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This year’s HSFC 2022 Lady Angler tournament wasn’t just a tournament for the Lo Key Sport Fishing boat, it was a monumental day for us! The morning of February 7th, 2022 one of our dearest friends and long time angler on the Lo Key, Elena Brandner, was involved in a life threatening car accident on I-95. An accident so horrific it is a miracle she is even still with us today. After being ejected from her vehicle onto the asphalt, going 80 mph, by the grace of a higher power she had no head injuries, however, did endure an extensive list of fractures, broken bones, bruises, cuts, a pinky toe amputated, and an exploded lower spine, that after surgery the doctors stated “looked like mush”. The doctor’s were certain she would probably never walk again. But if you know Elena like we do you’d know that would never work for her! Elena is the most relentless, determined, strongest, both physically and mentally, person you will ever meet! She inspires and impacts each and every person’s life she comes into contact with in the best way possible! Right after her accident she was medically sedated for a week to give her body time to recover and in this same time we started a GoFundMe that in just THREE days raised over $30,000, with donations still coming in to this day! This is only one way to show just how incredible Elena is!

Fast forward, to a month ago when the Lo Key decided we were entering this tournament, we went to Elena and told her no matter what she was going to be on this boat, because she was going to be the one to reel in our winning fish. Come tournament morning, Saturday, June 11th, 2022, still in a wheelchair, unable to walk we put her on the boat!

Our day started catching multiple Cow Mahi, still needing that Bull in order to win the tournament. That’s when Elena said she was ready to reel one in! Once our crew got her seated and locked into the fighting chair, it wasn’t even 5 minutes later she gets a bite!

It put up one heck of a fight, but it was no match for Elena! We get the fish in the boat and sure enough it was the bull we needed!

With a combined bull/cow combo weight of 40.6 lbs, the Lo Key won Lady Angler! A win we couldn’t have made possible without this incredible woman, Elena Brandner. She is living proof that no matter what you are told, your mindset trumps all! Anything is possible when you believe in yourself!

Elena is still unable to walk but making huge strides everyday, getting closer and closer to the day she is able to stand up out of her wheelchair and walk into the gym for leg day!

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The 34th Annual Lady Angler Fishing Tournament was held June 11th. The lady anglers braved the thunder showers and rough seas.

There were a lot of dolphin caught and the gals had a great time. But it was not just about a good time - it was about the money and bragging rights. Here are the final results: BULL AND COW COMBO: 1st Place - Lo Key 40.6 lbs.

2nd Place - Chubby Fish - 31.4 lbs.

3rd Place - Lori Marie - 27.2 lbs.

BULL DIVISION: 1st Place - Kokomo 29.5 lbs.

2nd Place - Reel Kracken 24.0 lbs.

3rd Place - Lo Key 23.4 lbs.

COW DIVISION: 1st Place - Reel Crazy II 21.8 lbs.

2nd Place - Lo Key 17.2 lbs 3rd Place - Reel Buzzed Babes 16.9 lbs.

SENIOR ANGLER Pat Hughes 11.9 lbs.

MYSTERY WEIGHT WINNER: Chubby Fish.

PANTY PARADE: 1st Place - Reel Riggin II 2nd Place - Wil Sea! The club is grateful to all the awesome sponsors and let us not forget the HSFC volunteers.... you serve this Club tirelessly!

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Summertime fishing is definitely one of our favorites. Despite the hotter than ever long days and the gnarly afternoon PublishedBy: thunderstorms. We push away from the Desiree’Harbster inshore fishing and focus more on the InLovingMemoryof RogerS.Harbster12/59~4/209 nearshore and offshore fishing.

DorothyF.Harbster3/1796-4820 Everybody wants to tug on big fish and put meat in the freezer! Chasing COVERPHOTOS shrimp boats for sharks and tarpon is always on the bucket list for most people Devon Spicer 20 years old with a 54” traveling through the Shark Bite Capital of the World. Summertime Flounder redfish caught in the Edgewater area. are pushing in good this year. Using finger mullet and shrimp on jig heads and PhotoC/OBillFisher. knocker rigs is the easiest way to target them on the bottom. Big Mangrove Troy Hood caught this bass out ofsnappers the are starting to bite good from nearshore to offshore. Of course the Redfish and Snook are still biting good around the inlet. Lots of Tarpon in the HarrisChainofLakes. river and nearshore. we are trolling for Kingfish Atlantic Red Snapper days July Offshore 8th & 9th. Yep 2 days that’s it. Send your and Bonita. Bottom fishing for all the catches to sfandginc@yahoo.comsnappers to and triggers. Every other be considered for the next issue of trip we’re getting a cobia and last SSFHMagazine. but not least we have Red Snapper Season opening for a whopping 2 days. July 8th & 9th so make sure to get your rods and tackle ready. Be safe and courteous to other boaters and fishermen all trying to get their one fish each day.

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MEMBERSHIPDRIVE

The Halifax Sport Fishing Club will have its annual Membership Drive on July 21st at the club. The club will be providing chicken and everyone will bring in a potluck dish or dessert. There will be games and fellowship. Also come out and meet the crew of the New Smyrna Beach Shark Hunters. They will talk about the techniques to catching sharks from the beach.

If you’re interested in what the club is about now is the time to check it out. If you join in July you are a member through the end of the club’s fiscal year September 2022. More information on the club visit website hsfc.com or Facebook.

August 18th will be a fishing event featuring Fishbites. Fishing will be at the pier next to the club.

The Halifax Sport Fishing Club is located at 3431 S. Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange. For more information contact Charlie Bird at membership@hsfc.com.

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Descending devices are tools with weights that attach to a fish and help take the fish back to the appropriate depth. There are various types of descending devices but the most common are lip clamps, inverted hooks and fish elevators. It is important to find the device that works best for you.

Before you go fishing, be sure to have your selected descending device ready for use. To properly descend a fish with a lip clamp or inverted hook, attach the descending device and weights to a heavy-duty rod and reel that is designated for descending or use a rope to handline the device and weights down and back up.

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A good goal is to use 1 pound of weight for every 5 pounds of fish being descended. Use a combination of loop knots, swivels, snaps, clips, etc. to Naut ica attach the weights and device to your Gifts l line. Be able to quickly and easily add or remove weights as needed, based on the size of the fish being descended and the water conditions. Unless you use a pressure-sensor device that releases fish automatically, you’ll

need to jig your device to release the fish once the weights have brought it back down to depth.

To descend a fish with a fish elevator, simply send down the fish in a weighted container using a rope. This weighted container could be a crate, box or net that is turned upside down with an open top, so the fish can swim out on its own when it is returned to the bottom. For short video tutorials on different types of descending devices, watch FWC’s Descending Devices playlist on YouTube.

Venting tools are sharp, hollow instruments that treat barotrauma by releasing expanded gas from the swim bladder, which enables the fish to swim back down to depth.Items such as fillet knives, ice picks, screwdrivers and gaffs are not venting tools and should never be used to vent a fish. Ventingafishincorrectlycancausemoreharmthan To properly vent, lay the fish on its side (on a cool, wet surface). Venting tools should be inserted 2-3 inches behind the base of the pectoral fin, under a scale at a 45-degree angle, just deep enough to release trapped gasses. Never insert venting tools into a fish’s belly, back or stomach that may be protruding from the mouth. Learn how to vent properly by visiting Youtube.com.

Descending devices and venting tools should be used when fish show one or more signs of barotrauma. It is essential to work quickly when using these tools and return the fish to the water as soon as possible to give the fish the best chance at long-term survival. Studies have shown that the longer a fish is out of the water, the higher the mortality rate.

Therefore, it is important to minimize handling time when descending or venting a fish with barotrauma. Anglers should choose the device and method they are most comfortable with that best fits the situation, and that follows reef fish gear requirements.

Reminder: When fishing for reef fish, descending devices and/or venting tools are required to be rigged and ready for use in Florida Gulf federal waters and descending devices are required to be on board and ready for use in Atlantic federal waters. Stay up to date with what is required in federal and state waters by visiting MyFWC.com/ReefFishGear and downloading the Fish Rules Fishing app for iOS or Android.

Remember to obtain your FREE State Reef Fish Angler designation before heading out!

If you plan to fish for or harvest certain reef fish species in Gulf or Atlantic waters from a private recreational vessel (includes anglers over 65 years of age), you must sign up for this free designation and renew it annually. Learn more at MyFWC.com/SRFS and sign up today at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com or anywhere you can purchase a Florida fishing license.

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The Florida Everglades is an extraordinary ecosystem unlike any other in the world! It is home to a variety of rare and unique wildlife including a diversity of native birds, mammals, fish and reptiles.

However, some reptiles, like the invasive Burmese python, do not belong in this ecosystem and pose a threat to native wildlife. The Florida Python Challenge® is an exciting conservation effort which helps protect the rare Everglades habitat and the animals that live there from these invasive, nonnative snakes.

The python removal competition begins at 8:00 a.m. on August 5, 2022 and ends at 5 p.m. on August 14, 2022.

RequiredOnlineTraining Burmese pythons, though large animals, are notoriously difficult to find. Because these snakes can be tough to spot and require specific handling guidelines, all participants in the Florida Python Challenge® must take the Required Online Training which will help them more effectively identify and remove these constrictors from the wild.

We learned from previous events that participants with more experience and/or training are more effective at locating and removing pythons from the wild.

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Prizes are awarded in tiers to encourage harvest even for those who cannot compete to win. The more lionfish you harvest, the more prizes you win! Grand prizes are awarded to the top 3 competitors in each division. Once your reach Tier 1, you are automatically entered into our monthly raffles.

Timeline

May20,throughSeptember6,20

**The Challenge typically ends on Labor Day; we have decided to extend the tournament until the day AFTER Labor Day this year to accommodate those who may be diving that day.

Registration ▪ Participants must pre-register for the tournament at FWCReefRangers. com. You will be given a registration number upon successful completionplease keep this number for your records.

▪ Participants may only qualify for one category (recreational or •Breakfast7am-10am commercial).

•Lunch1am-3pm • Participants with an active Saltwater •Dinner5pm-10pm Products License and commercial •SundayCajunBrunch 9am-2pm lionfish sales within the last year must register for the commercial category.

▪ After registering, you may begin harvesting lionfish.

HowtoSubmitYourCatch Instructions for Commercial Divers: ▪ After harvesting your lionfish, sell them to a licensed wholesale The best place in Florida to see dealer and get a copy of your trip what the St. John’s River is all about.... ticket verifying the commercial sale.

Contact us for a list of wholesale 120 Georgetown Landing Road dealers currently purchasing lionfish.

Georgetown, FL 32139 ▪ After obtaining your trip ticket, IdleAwhileResort.com complete a Commercial Trip Ticket 386-268-1374 Submission - Trip ticket submission is completed 15RoomHotel•35BoatSlips•BoatRentals•BoatRamp through an online form on our website Restaurant&BarOpen7daysaWeek (similar to the form you filled out when registering for the Challenge).

- The online form will ask you information about when and where NG OPENI your lionfish were harvested and will JULY20 ask you to upload a copy of your trip ticket.

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- You may submit WE FOUND THE PERFECT SPOT! either a photo, scanned copy, or online screen Introductory Price grab of your trip ticket. $45 & $65 Things to note: per night!

• Please complete an online submission form for each trip ticket • Only lionfish sales with species code 460 will be accepted • Lionfish sold with tails removed are NOT eligible for this competition.

If we have reason to believe a participant is selling fish with tails previously removed, they will be disqualified from competing.

InstructionsforRecreationalDivers: ▪ After harvesting your lionfish, remove tails leaving a bit of meat attached and place in a plastic sandwich bag(s) ▪ Label bag(s) with harvester name, phone number, date of harvest and number of tails ▪ Bring tails and a tail verification 110 Georgetown Landing Rd. Georgetown, FL 32139 form to a local Checkpoint for (Ovce)386.524•(Cell)305.98624 verification of harvest www.portcoveresort.com - The Checkpoint will count your tails, sign your verification form, and return the form to you.

- Checkpoints will keep the tails for • Offering 74 RV sites along the St. John’s River our records.

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▪ After verifying your tails at a Checkpoint, you may complete a Recreational Tail Submission.

- Tail submission is completed through an online form on our website (similar to the form you filled out when registering for the Challenge).

- The online form will ask you information about when and where your lionfish were harvested and will ask you to upload a copy of your completed verification form.

- You may submit either a photo or a scanned copy of your completed verification form.

Thingstonote: • Please complete one verification form and one online submission form for each trip you take -- if you harvest lionfish 5 times throughout the tournament, please complete 5 verification forms and 5 online submissions.

• Please do not bring any smelly fish to your Checkpoint. Checkpoints have the right to deny any rotten or otherwise uncountable tails!

• Please keep all verification forms until the 2022 Lionfish Challenge as ended

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SEMINOLE-ORANGE COUNTY Secondtaggedbasscaught forTrophyCatch’s10-Tag Celebration!Eightremain swimmingacrossthestate The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch 10-Tag Celebration continues with big fish worth big prizes!

The second tagged bass was caught on Newnans Lake on June 11 by RJ Crawford, an angler from High Springs. Crawford was taking out his new boat for the first time and got lucky. He said they were coming back from a day of boating and fishing and decided to drop one last line.

“I have only went fishing a couple times in the last three or four years; I am a bit rusty,” said RJ Crawford, the second angler to catch one of the 10 pink-tagged bass this season. He has had three TrophyCatch approvals already since 2015 so he was already familiar with the program and the required bass-on-scale photo needed to document his catch.

“The fishing was better there (at Newnans Lake) than it had been in years,” said Crawford. “I would go out and fish there again.”

FWC’s recent work on aquatic habitat restoration and bass stocking efforts on Newnans Lake contributed to the good fishing conditions Crawford noticed. Also, the naturally high water levels due to plentiful rain helps keep fisheries thriving.

TAG! You’re it! Will you be the next lucky angler to catch a pink-tagged bass? Each pink tag wins a $5,000 gift card to Bass Pro Shops, $1,000 to shop at AFTCO and a chance to win an additional $10,000!

Two out of ten tags are already caught with the first tagged bass caught in May.

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Eight more pink-tagged bass are still swimming in: Lake George; Lake Talquin; Lake Walk-in-Water; Tenoroc Fish Management Area; Lake Trafford; Lake Istokpoga; Lake Rousseau; and Johns Lake. The 10-tag Celebration ends on Sept. 30 and must meet the requirements for TrophyCatch submission.

For more information about the TrophyCatch program or the 10-TAG Celebration, email KP Clements at Kp.Clements@MyFWC.com

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MARION-CITRUS COUNTY

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ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, is the premier showcase for the latest innovations in gear, tackle, accessories and apparel.

ICAST is the cornerstone of the sportfishing industry, helping to drive recreational fishing product sales year round.

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HOA fee is $592 a quarter. Salt Springs is a and completely fenced with 3 double gates. Lake boat ramp to Little Lake Kerr. Walking distance nice quaint area located in the Ocala National Forest to restaurants, shopping & the springs. Perfect for thatouerslakesATV & trailsforyourenjoyment.access to Little Lake Kerr through community lot that provides beach/swim area, boat ramp, and weekends or full time residence. HOA fees are $592

community building for $75/year. Price reflects a quarter. Salt Springs is a nice quaint area located $45,000 home needs TLC. $125,000 in the Ocala National Forest. $75,000

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Welcome to THE TAVARES DOG HOUSE on Ruby Street in Tavares.

My grandson and I had lunch there this past week. Their chili cheese dogs are delicious. Good service, good food and fun events. Stop in and say “Hi”.

BASS N GAL GUIDE SERVICE are catching a few bass on the Harris chain using topwater, swimming worms and crank baits. A slow falling sinking weightless worm or a chrome blue or green Rat-L-Trap reeled in as slowly as possible, are both working quite well. For the fishing trip you’ve dreamed of call @ 352-267-0062.

Gordon at BROOKER BAIT & TACKLE said they are starting to catch shellcracker using crickets and worms.

Gordon and Natalie went to Mosquito Lagoon last week and caught some nice trout up to 24 inches and some nice reds, including two giant ones.

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Stop in and say “Hi” and have a friendly drink or meal.

HARRIS OIL offers 100% non ethanol gasoline for your boats, mowers and chain saws. They also have gated self storage. Stop by and check them out!

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Heidi of LAKESIDE BAIT & TACKLE t ells us bluegill and shellcracker are on fire out of Dead River and Haines Creek, using grass shrimp, redworms and crickets. Bass are being caught using DD6’s and other deep running crank baits in the shell beds. Medium shiners are producing lots of stripers just outside of the Dora Canal on the Lake Dora side.

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Be sure to stop in at FISH CAMP onLAKEEUSTIS They are offering an ½ pound Shrimp Fest fixed your way with 3 sides for only $13.99 on Saturdays. Sundays they have a ½ pound Mahi Feast with 3 side dishes for $13.99.

Jim from FISH CAMP ON LAKE EUSTIS tells us they are now open from 11 to 8 daily and 11 to 9 on Fri. and Sat. and have live music on Saturday from 1 to 4. They carry local produce, local meats, local craft beers and wines. You owe it to yourself to stop in and check them out, they are located ¼ mile East of Dora Canal right on Lake Eustis.

Ethel of J & S CYPRESS WOODCRAFTS would like to invite you all in to shop for a cypress swing and/or a rocking chair for your front porch.

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The boats are docked at Capt Hirams Resort located off Indian River Dr. in Sebastian.

Capt. Todd has made a career out of fishing up and down the East Coast from Maine to Key West and now has settled down in Sebastian for it’s fantastic fishing.

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Brad with his dad Tim killed his first hog and he had a friend coiled up on the blood trail. This is what happens when deer hunting season is closed at Collins LowCountryHunts in South Carolina.

Book your hunt the publisher of this magazine and her family have been hunting here for years.

Congratulations Brad!!

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DEER HUNTING SEASON August 1st-January 1st 3 DAYS HUNTS $1,295.00 5 DAY HUNTS $1,995.00 Meals & Lodging Included with all pricing!

We have the longest deer season in the US August 15th-January 1st , with weapon of choice for the entire season. The velvet hunts last through Labor Day weekend and the rut is throughout the months of October and November. We hunt seven days a week and allow two bucks per day, only with one small (under 12" wide) per hunter, per season.

We have open areas where first timers can take a buck, Long Managed Trophy Areas where bucks must be a minimum of 15" outside spread. Then we have our special Big Trophy Area, where the bucks have been on strict management for only mature bucks for the past 13 seasons, the bucks there have to be 16" outside spread of 110 Boone and Crockett Score. That area will be for very serious Trophy Hunters only.

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Mention this ad and receive 100 offHog, Deer & Turkey Hunts! www.collinslowcountryhuntingclub.com • 803-267-2825 • 10640 Ehrhardt Road Ehrhardt, South Carolina

Spring Turkey Season March 20th-May 5th 3 Days $1,395 Meals & Lodging Included with all pricing!

Turkey Season opens on March 20th each year and runs through May 5th.

We have 5,500 of prime turkey woods with a mixture of river bottoms, pine ridges and lots of food plots planted with chuffas, the turkey’s favorite. Our seasoned guides are very familiar with our properties and are very personable and experienced. While on your turkey hunt , if you would like to sit for a wild hog in the afternoon, you are allowed to take one hog during the three day hunt for no extra charge. We have lots of them and some really big ones.

iW ld Hog Hunts Year Round 3 Days $1,095

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We can hunt hogs year round and some of our most productive hunts this past year took place in May, June and July. We have plenty of land now with hogs to be able to hunt large groups, up to 10. We can even accommodate bow groups that large. Hogs are very smart animals, don’t come thinking they are just dumb farm animals. This is a fun hunt for all who just do not want to quit hunting after their deer season closes.

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