The boys were back in town this week!  Jeff was back from vacation, Capt. Kevin was back from tournament madness, and Capt. Kirk was just back...and was great to have him back!  With all the guys back in the saddle, there was a lot to talk about, and a lot people wanted to check in to say hello.  Lots of good stories, lots of laughs, lots of fun...everything you've come to expect from the Outdoors Show.

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This is the time of year when charter captains start to lose their marbles.? Capt. Kevin and Capt. Scott have been runnin' and gunnin' for weeks and weeks now, and between all the charters and the tournaments (and all that Captain's Choice Tackle fun), they hardly know what day it is anymore.? So they started the show with a great announcement - to help cover everything, they've officially made Capt. Ricky a member ...

So, here's what happened...Capt. Kevin was out fishing the Ancient City.? Jeff was smack dab in the middle of family vacation (and doing a whole lot of OSR).? Capt. Kirk was feeling a bit under the weather (praying for you, buddy!).? So it was up to Moe's Southwest Grill Fishing Forecast host Capt. Scott Shank and Producer Chris to bring the show home and talk about all the silliness happening - from Elsa to snapper season ...

Capt. Kevin said it best at the beginning of this episode when he proclaimed, "We're gonna need more than an hour to talk about everything going on this week!"  Truer words were never spoken...

Considering the fishing BEFORE the Elsa Effect, the multitude of tournaments going on this weekend, snapper season this weekend, and everything else...this episode could have been as long as the Outdoors Show.  And Capt. Kevin an...

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Capt. Kirk was out of the office this week, doing some OSR during his vacation.  So Capt. Kevin and Jeff held down the fort and talked about whatever came up.  They were also joined by legendary South Florida charter captain Capt. Bouncer Smith, and Erin Johnson checked in to talk about the ACGFA Kingfish Challenge.

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Capt. Kevin, Capt. Scott, and Capt. Ricky got together in studio to chat it up for this episode, and they were pretty happy campers!  It's amazing how a charter captain's mood can change when bait show up, right?  Then, when you throw in the fact that the weather was actually cooperating, they got downright giggly!  All in all the guys had lots of fun telling stories, and there was some pretty cool boat hull discussion thro...

Historic low tides?  Maybe.  But historic or not, everybody agreed the low tides were TERRIBLE.  Dangerously bad.  So what was the fallout?  The guys talked all about the mess the tides caused, along with the silver lining they found in it all.  Honestly, it wasn't all bad, because inshore, as tough as it was, still yielded some really nice fish!

Capt. Dave checked in, and during the conversation, he mentioned a gadget called &...

Capt. Kevin and Capt. Scott sat down for this episode scratching their heads, as was the case for everyone fishing for the past few days.  What was going on with the tides?  Kevin mentioned a 9 ft swing (yes, 9 FEET), and Scott talked about parts of bridge supports he's never seen before.  But what's the most important part about a big tide?  Big current, which could cause you all kinds of trouble.  Listen as the guys talk ...

The gang was full-force in the studio this week (most likely because Tera baked a venison quiche for everybody in honor of Father's Day), and they all had a bunch of fishing stories to tell.  With the Old School Kingfish Shootout in the rearview, and the Kingbuster coming up...from the bait to the wind to the sharks, there were plenty of things to talk about!

Michelle Caldwell-Smith and her daughter Grace checked in to share al...

Capt. Kevin, Capt. Scott and Capt. Ricky were feeling a little bizarre, as it seemed like there were captains popping out of the woodwork that they don't know!  Is it an influx of new blood...or are the old guys just starting to forget people?  You can be the judge of that as you listen.

In the fishing world, the guys talked about kingfish, and how they were strapping on their wings and taking to the air chasing after bait.  It...

It's Old School Kingfish Tournament Weekend here on the First Coast, and the guys were all geeked up about it.  The two-day tournament had already experienced a great Friday, and Saturday promised to be spectacular as well.  Everybody was talking about kingfish, telling stories about kingfish, asking questions about kingfish...and having a great time.

Throw in a hilarious story about Scotty driving a beast of a boat, a surprise...

Ooooh boy, the captains are giddy.  After some downright crappy wind issues, things are finally turning around.  Specifically the wind sock is turning around, because it's beginning to blow southwest and west over the weekend.  Now that's typically good news, of course, but the truth is that it's ESPECIALLY good because the wind is going to be perfect for the Old School Kingfish Shootout -The Sequel.  Hope you're re...

In case you didn't know, summer is officially here.  It's hot outside, the wind and rain is coming and going, the water's warming up, and the fish are biting (well, most of the time, anyway).  With Jeff on OSR in Georgia once again, Capt. Kevin and Capt. Kirk talked it up with Fishing Forecast co-host Capt. Scott Shank.  Of course, the OS faithful checked in to spice things up as they always do!

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June has finally arrived...let summer fishing begin!  Capt. Kevin and Capt. Scott got their game on, but the Great Bait Chase continued...this time for Capt. Ricky, who wound up going all the way down to Flagler to get some in his boat!  The guys got quite a chuckle out of that, but they all had stories to tell, including the usual suspects.  Get all the details, and get the latest forecast so you can plan your angling adventures f...

Jeff was doing a little OSR up in Georgia this week, but being the trooper he is, he hung for the entire show anyway while Capt. Kevin and Capt. Kirk held things down in the studio.  The big talk this week, of course, is that the bait came on full-force all over the First Coast and the fishing was ON everywhere.

This went sideways when Rick called in to give a Vilano Ramp report, and wound up talking science.  Yeah, you read that r...

Things really are heating up, and we're not just talking about the weather!  Capt. Kevin, Capt. Scott and Capt. Leon (and everybody else, for that matter) have all been experiencing some increased activity in the waters offshore and inshore...and people are saying the surf fishing is coming on strong, too!  In this episode, the guys explore the reasons for the boom, and as they share the forecast, you can figure out if the boom...

It was a busy episode with a couple great guests and LOTS to talk about.  Out of the gate, the guys were joined by Butch White, President of North FL Archers.  Butch was live in-studio to talk about the organization and an exciting event coming up - an Archery Shooters Association State Qualifier.  After talking with Butch, the guys talked to Brian Rehwinkel of FWC Outreach and Education.  It's Boater Safety Week, and Brian sha...

No, we're not trying to be dirty, rotten, filthy, stinky, rude, crude, course or common...the weather for the past several days has BLOWN.  The wind has been going and going, and it hasn't stopped.  It's been making everything difficult, and the guys talk all about it.  It kind of sounded like an episode of Hee-Haw for a minute ("Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me..."), but it was understandable; misery loves compa...