Hello fellow anglers November in S. W. Florida waiting for the cool fronts to start coming down from the north. This makes it tough for those long runs offshore in search of those grouper and snapper. Before the fronts get here the wind blows from the south and when the front passes it starts blowing from the Northwest. In our area S.W. Fla. you need to run thirty miles to get in the one hundred foot range where there are some nice fish. So with the state of Florida changing the regulations on different species make sure before you get ready to run out deep check that what you want to target actually is in season. The wrecks and reefs out there can be holding yellow tail snapper, blackfin tuna and amber jacks. I am old school I still use an anchor. I know that the anchor lock trolling motors are becoming very popular no pulling the rode. But to me the jury is still out whether the trolling motor running keeps the snappers down on the bottom. When I fish the reefs and wrecks I like to anchor close to the edge of the structure and chum the snappers away and up to the surface. This is when all you need is a hook on your line and to match whatever you are chumming with and let it float down with the chum. And when you watch your line coming off your spool when it picks up speed flip your bail and wait for it to come tight and FISH ON. The amber jack and tuna will come up in your chum slick too. And the man in the grey suit will come to collect taxes, and cudas. So when you are dun playing that game on your way back to shore look for anything floating and you may find some tripletail hiding to ambush any baits that swim by. In October stone crab season opens and there are plenty of buoys all down the coast to check out for these hard fighting good eating fish. They will eat most any small live baits, and they will eat most of the artificials like the DOA shrimp. Also when you get into the fifty to seventy foot range you can find those lanes and mangrove snappers. They like the natural ledges the best with just a little relief and or grass on the high side of the structure. I start with frozen baits, Spanish sardines frozen shrimp, squid.  When you get the bite going good and when it starts to slow down then is when you start with some live baits like shrimp and greenbacks if you brought some live stuff. This excites the bigger fish that have been laying back. And with the cold fronts starting this is when the migration of the bait and the pelagic fish. Yes Spanish and kings will start heading south for the winter. And it is Turkey season yeah Thanksgiving. Okay if you would like to have me come on your boat to help you shorten your learning curve. With a training session this is to show you where you can take your boat and teach you how to use the tackle you already have. We can do this inshore or offshore. I have been boating and fishing in S.W. Florida for fifty years, where I SCUBA and fish. I got my Captains license in 2005 and started chartering then. So give me a call to schedule a trip on your boat or mine. Call Capt. Bart Marx 941-979-6517 or email me.   captbart@alphaomegacharters.com  Always remember singing drags and tight lines make me smile. <*(((((>{