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| Doug Sease |
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| Boating And Fishing Expert |
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| Doug Sease began his career as a reporter in Jacksonville and spent 25 years with The Wall Street Journal. He retired to Vero Beach to sail and fish. Doug knows the state and is eager to share his knowledge of Florida boating and fishing. |
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| Doug's Blog |
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| Some Catty Thoughts |
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| May 06, 2008 |
| We finished our delivery trip of a 34-foot Gemini 105 catamaran from Bradenton, on Florida's west coast, to Vero Beach on the east coast. Despite sailing for nearly three decades, it was my first real experience on a cat big enough to go ... more |
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| Cruising the Backside of the Keys |
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| May 02, 2008 |
| I love the Florida Keys. The chain of islands extending off the southern end of the peninsula is one of the unique cruising grounds in the world and I’ve spent many happy days in those waters aboard Galaxie, our 46-foot ketch.
But Galaxie’s near-six-foot draft ... more |
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| Ding Hao Delivery |
| April 28, 2008 |
| There’s no better way to learn about a new boat than to take a long cruise on her.
There’s no worse way to learn about a new boat than to take a long cruise on her.
I realize that sounds contradictory, but there’s an elemental truth about ... more |
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| Are You 'Cool' or Are You Cool? |
| April 17, 2008 |
| It won’t be long now before the sultry summer weather sets in. I know that because all the fishing and boating summer catalogs that are flooding my mailbox contain one advertisement after another proclaiming the virtues of so-called technical fabrics that “wick perspiration away to ... more |
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| Getting Excited Again About Sailing |
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| April 08, 2008 |
| You don’t realize after more than 20 years of sailing how jaded you can become. I don’t even read Sail or Cruising World any longer. The articles have become repetitious and boring. Either I’ve been there, done that, or I don’t want to go there ... more |
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| Gropin' Grouper in the Indian River |
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| April 01, 2008 |
| Whenever I get tired of fishing for trout and redfish in the Indian River—which isn’t often—I break the monotony and go grouper groping. Most anglers think that to catch a good size grouper you’ve got to go offshore, finding a reef or wreck that hasn’t ... more |
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| Rules for a Safe and Happy Charter |
| March 28, 2008 |
| Forget now about the battle of clients vs. charter captains that I wrote about in my last post. Let’s turn our attention to more serious matters. Can we, out of the hundreds of postings that were part of that fight, discern any practical lessons ... more |
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| Charter Captains and Clients Duke It Out |
| March 25, 2008 |
| It’s always fun to take a little break from working and just troll the Florida Sportsman Forum website. You never know what you’re going to find. You can check fishing reports for wherever you happen to be in Florida and pick up some useful tips about fishing ... more |
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| Wilnd, Wind, Go Away |
| March 19, 2008 |
When will the wind stop?
I don’t mean for good, I mean just long enough for me to get in some relaxing fishing. I haven’t gone back and researched the climatological data, but March seems regularly to be windy time on Florida’s east coast. How ... more |
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| From Reef to Grill |
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| March 11, 2008 |
| I came home from a little bottom-fishing expedition a few days ago with a few yellowtail and mangrove snapper, some of the tastiest fish that swim the reefs. They’re especially great on the grill. They aren’t as strongly flavored as traditional grilling fish like salmon, ... more |
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Recent Q & A for Doug
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| Asked by Nicole on May 06, 2008 |
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Q: We will be visiting Anna Maria Island this summer. On their Chamber of Commerce site it says that residents need a fishing license unless they are fishing from land or a structure attached to land. Does this apply to non FL residents as well? If we do any fishing it will be off a dock or pier. Thanks.
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A: I was just on Anna Maria Island a couple of weeks ago. You'll have a grand time. But my reading ...read more
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| Asked by John R. Smith on April 25, 2008 |
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Q: Are you the same Doug Sease who used to work at Fla Times Union? in Jax?
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A: Guilty as charged! How did you know? Best, Doug ... read more
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