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Miss Judy Charters
“Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!”
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921or 912 897 2478
912 897 3460 fax
Happy Thanksgiving to All!
November 25, 2019 Captain Judy’s inshore offshore fishing report and A Thanksgiving story
Fishing statement: To try to insure that fishing stays in the hearts of those that love it and to help the
ones that are going to!
While inshore fishing or should I say, “Catching with Captain Garrett Ross of Miss Judy Charters!” Dan
Sikes Savannah Tim Rider black sweater shirt Mack Sikes, and Chris Vincent (All from Savannah, Captain
Garrett Ross in the back) had a great time catching, keeping, and releasing!
Inshore Bite Plight!
Well, you can definitely tell that our inshore fishermen are dealing with cold water conditions! Why?
The fish are doing exactly what they normally do when trying to get ready to survive the winter time
blues. What the winter time blues? Well, I will tell you..It is when you have an amazing fish bite and
then it stops, but some fishermen are still catching while others are not. My theory is fish know colder
water conditions are on the way. So therefore when a food sources happens by a gorging event takes
place! During this time of the year everything down under is trying to get ready, but these happenings
take place in stages. So therefore you might find strong bite in one place and not in another. Fishermen
find this time of the year very frustrating especially those that happen up on a school of fish that already
have their bellies full! The best way to combat this is to keep moving from spot to spot until you find a
hungry school that hasn’t already gorged themselves!
Captain Judy’s 15 minute rule!
Coming up with a plan when dealing with these sort of feeding habits is one you should stick with, but
only if you want fish for dinner. I suggest already having in mind the area you want to fish and go to the
closest place first. During this time of the year approach the area slow while being as quiet as you can.
Fish seem to hear and see better when the water the colder and clearer. Once set up I suggest that you
use my 15 minute rule. If you haven’t caught a fish in 15 minutes I suggest moving. If you catch a fish, I
suggest waiting 15 minutes and if you don’t have any more action, well it is time to move! I suggest
fishing 360 degrees around your boat, fish the mid-water column, and close to the bottom. Another
way to find out if you are close to the bite is to let the tide take you float down the bank as far as you
can. I like starting the first drift about 10 feet off the bank and then the next situated about 20 feet off
the bank.
While inshore fishing with Captain Matt Williams of Miss Judy Charters Danny Kennedy, Cliff Hendrix,
Ricky Prince, and Jim Davis (all from Metter, Georgia) had a wonderful time! Danny, arranger of this
fishing trip, shared some very interesting old time pictures with me, which I will be writing about soon!
A date with bait!
Always if you can purchase live shrimp I suggest doing so. That will take some of uncertainly out of your
fish day. Heck, if you have to catch your own shrimp and you can’t find any, well, you most likely have
been here done that before! No matter what always have some sort of a bait plan in place. If nothing
else, don’t forget to bring some frozen bait such as shrimp or squid or finger mullet. Most bait
houses/tackle stores carry this especially during cold water times. And of course, later on, when it really
gets cold there is always the seafood counter at the grocery store! You don’t have to tell anyone you
got your bait there! It will be our secret!
The best fishing team ever! David Miller and his son David (Blue Ash, Ohio) visit us (Savannah, Georgia)
a lot! The fact of the matter is we just happen to be on their list of things that they like to do best,
which is fishing fishing fishing! Yahoo! While plain old bottom fishing with a live pinfish David caught
this big trophy red fish! His son Christopher is assisting! Job Well Done!
Christopher Miller Blue Ash, Ohio is holding a nice black sea bass that he caught while doing a little
bottom bumping! What did he use for bait? Cut smoked mullet! Heck, we all liked it! and as it turned
out so did the fish!
Artificial Reefs
It is that time of the year where anything is possible. Last week we caught some really nice cobia and
this week we caught some nice large black fish. I didn’t see any cobia this past week and didn’t catch
any shallow water grouper. However, I am going to keep trying, because it is time to snag a shallow
water gag! (Grouper) As far as bait when targeting grouper under these conditions, I suggest trying
small pin fish, blue fish, tomtates, sand perch, or rock bass. Actually any sort of live hardy baits will
work. Just think about this...your bait has to lure the grouper out of it hiding place, which is the
structure. As far as rig I suggest a beefed up Carolina rig type with a 4 foot 80/100 pound monofilament
leader. I like using a 13/0 circle hook! However, use what you are comfortable with! Believe me if the
fish is there it is coming out to get your bait! Why? Because, they are there to do some heavy feeding so
that they can move on!
Christopher Miller Blue Ash, Ohio is back at his offshore assisting job! He is holding yet another fine
trophy red fish that his father David Miller caught fought and landed!
While plain old bottom fishing with cut fish and squid we caught some really nice black fish. The
artificial reefs are holding some really nice black sea bass; blue fish, trigger fish, white grunts, flounder,
trophy red fish, and other bottom biters. The secret to fishing the artificial reefs areas is too: Don’t drift
the same area too many times. Engines noise scares the fish and frequent drift scatters them. Know the
area you are going to be fishing and keep moving from spot to spot! The best news is that our artificial
reefs have plenty of potential places for a fish to hold up and feed. Capitalizing on this situation of
having lots of areas to move to and from is going to put you on the fish more often than not!
Terrell Gooding (Tybee) and Captain Deidra Helmey Jeffcoat of Miss Judy Charters are both sporting gag
grouper catching smiles! I would like to have reported that this big fish hit live bait on a Carolina bottom
rig. However, I cannot! However, here’s what I can report! Terrell dropped his two hook bottom rig,
which was baited with small pieces of squid! As soon as Terrell’s bait rig hit the bottom this large gag
hit it and the rest is catching history! So therefore I can honestly say, “Terrell snagged a gag!” and he is
having grouper fingers for dinner sometimes this week!
Savannah Snapper Banks
Yep, we got fish!
This is the area that all fishermen and potential charter customers should consider especially at this time
of the year! Why? The bottom fishing is great for black sea bass; trigger fish, vermilion, porgy, as well
as other biters. The top water bite is also pretty interesting. The past week we caught king mackerel
and little tunny. The bait used was the most simple. We rigged ballyhoo on light tackle king mackerel
rigs and trolled 3 ½ inch silver Drone spoons. And we also some nice keeper grouper and this season is
open unit the last day of December 2019! What does all of this mean? You still got time! Give us a call
912 897 4921 for more information! And what’s left? Your boat or mine?
Check this out! Captain Deidra Helmey Jeffcoat of Miss Judy Charters is holding up a nice knobbed
porgy, which Captain Steve “Triple Trouble” Howell caught while doing a little bottom fishing at the
snapper banks in about 100 feet of water! We used to catch quite a few of these fish back in the nineties
while bottom fishing at the Gulf Stream! Check out the water it is as blue as the water at the Gulf
Stream!
Christopher Miller Blue Ash, Ohio and Alli “The Kid” DeYoung are both sporting a wonderful
fishing catching smile! Yep, that is a nice cobia that Christopher caught while plain old bottom
fishing at the artificial reefs!
2020 Captain Judy’s Inshore/Offshore Fishing Clinics
February 22, 2020 Saturday and February 23, 2020 Sunday
On inshore/offshore boats in the water
$150.00 per person for inshore $150.00 per person for offshore
Morning departures
Time: 8:00AM till12:00 NOON
Afternoon departures
Time: 1 PM till 5:00 PM
Snacks and drinks provided by Captain Judy
Place: Miss Judy Charters dock
202 Wilmington Island Road, Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 for more details!
We will be offering classes on the water in the boats:
Inshore fishing
Proven Inshore light tackle techniques revealed!
Red fish, spotted sea trout, and flounder!
And
Offshore fishing
Proven offshore techniques that took years to modify!
(Artificial reefs, Savannah Snapper Banks, and Gulf Stream)
On the freshwater side...we have
For those of you that want to do a little fresh water fishing I highly suggest giving
Mickey Holbrook owner operator of MAD GILLZ Fishing Guide Service a call.
(470 262 6035) There are two things that we know for a fact ...and what is that?
Our new fresh water connection is Mickey Holbrook! And I approved this
message!
Little Miss Judy’s Believe It or Not!
The Helmey Clan was tailgating way before it became popular!
From left to right: My father Captain Sherman Helmey, his older brother Randall Helmey (Randall’s
wife Mamie, and my father’s younger brother Mac Helmey! Here’s short recap: My father was married
eight times and never stopped dating. Randall and Mamie were married for 60 years plus and only dated
each other. Mac Helmey was married to Frieda for many many years. Randall always told me that the
reason he was the smallest was because his brother Sherman made him do all of the work! The truth of
the matter is my father and Uncle Mac on one hot summer day when the brothers were very young
suggested suggest something to Randall! What was that? Well, there was this rattlesnake in a ditch. The
brothers told Randall, “I bet you can’t jump over that snake!” Well, Randall made the leap, in mid air the
rattler jumped up and bit him, which altered his childhood greatly! Now you know the rest of this story!
A Thanksgiving story
My Aunt Hattie’s Brown bag theory
My Aunt Hattie, which was my father’s older sister always cooked the best
Thanksgiving dinner! Her cooking abilities were unbelievable. She would cook
along with the help of Bertha doing almost everything from scratch. Aunt Hattie’s
Thanksgiving dinners took days to prepare. In fact during my younger years, if I’m
not mistaken, all ingredients including the bird was raised or grown on her big
farm. However, the fruit that she used to make that unbelievable ambrosia was
probably purchased from a stand right out there on Highway 17. I know that the
pecans that went into this particular dish were picked from the farm, because
quite often I helped with the gathering.
Child Cheater also referred to as a rubber spatula
Bertha of whom worked with my Aunt for a long as I can remember was always there to help with the
“Thanksgiving Cooking Bonanza.” I was always interested in how they made everything look and taste so
good. Her personally grown vegetables were always the “prefect vegetable color.” They baked a
coconut cake that was 6 tears high. It never leaned or anything. The bad news is I wasn’t always around
for the mixing of the cake, because this is one bowl I would have loved to lick. However, my aunt had
this kitchen utensil that I later called a “child cheater.” This reason was a simple one. Whenever I
happened to be around when baking she used this utensil and it would remove almost all of the tasty
ingredients from the walls of the mixing bowl. There was always a little left, which was only enough to
get a short taste.
The turkey was always browned to perfection. Her secret was certainly a one of a kind at least in my
book. She cooked the turkey in a brown grocery bag. The bird was put in the bag much like you would
have put one in a state of the art “plastic browning in bag.” The drums always stuck out a little, but not
enough to let them be exposed to direct heat. There was another weird cooking method that Aunt
Hattie used, which I am still scratching my head about! The turkey was wrapped in a sort of gauze that
pretty much look like some sort of a bandage. When the bird was cooked and un-wrapped it also came
out golden brown with skin and everything. However, when it was first put in the oven it looked like a
real bona-fide “turkey mummy.”
The food wasn’t the only highlight of the Thanksgiving Day. My Aunt Hattie always set the
prettiest dinner table I had ever seen. She would always use her best china and silverware for
this special occasion. The Table was huge. It would seat at least 12 guests. There were high
back chairs with big arms rests. When you sat in them you knew for a fact that you had to be
someone special just to be invited. The good news about my Aunt Hattie was that my father
and I were always invited. It was a family tradition to spend Thanksgiving Day at her house.
This particular dinner was always served at 2:00PM sharp. You could tell when dinnertime was
approaching, because everyone would start showing up. My father and I always arrived early
so that we could all watch the televised New York Thanksgiving Parade. It was as I said part of a
family tradition.
When it came time to eat everyone was gathered for a prayer. As a small child, I am sorry to admit, I
always opened my eyes just to watch what every else was doing. Most of adults were standing very still
with their eyes closed. However, all of us kids basically did the same thing watched and semi-listened as
what seemed to be the longest prayer ever said in the world. At least it seemed long to us 7 year olds.
At the end of the prayer all adults reached for their chair and proceeded to sit down. The children were
all escorted to the kitchen where a special table waited for us, which fit our size perfectly. However, we
would always talk about the day when we all would be sitting at the grand dinner table.
However, now that I think about it when I finally graduated from the kitchen to the main dining room it
hasn’t been all that I thought it would be. I had to fix my own plate and wait for others to start eating.
Our tea glasses were sitting in crystal holders, which were supposed to keep any sort of wet stains off the
starched white tablecloth. Trying to eat and drink at the same time could be tricky especially if you
missed putting your glass back in the holder. The food sure didn’t taste any different. Don’t get me
wrong it was still delicious, but somehow it wasn’t the same. This goes to show you that it takes a
lifetime to realize that in some instances “change and all that implies” certainly isn’t all that it’s cracked
up to be! However, “family traditions” are what Thanksgiving Day is all about! Although in my case,
moving from one room to another didn’t seem like a big step, but it certainly was!
Thanks for reading! Happy Thanksgiving! Captain Judy Thanks for reading! Happy Thanksgiving! Captain Judy Thanks for reading! Happy Thanksgiving! Captain Judy Thanks for reading! Happy Thanksgiving! Captain Judy