Florida’s Gulf Coast – Fishing The Local Waters by Jim Hoskins #JimHoskins

Posted on April 25, 2022 by fundinmental

Fishing the Local Waters: Gulf Shores to Panama City

Fishing the Local Waters is a great introduction to fishing on the Gulf Coast: the types of fish, prime areas to fish, equipment to fish with, the different methods of fishing and delicious recipes to cook those fish. Includes, maps and GPS coordinates. I do enjoy fishing and would recommend this tacklebox size book packed with useful information.

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Two local fishermen share their favorite spots and special techniques in this tackle-box sized guide to angling in Florida’s gulf coast waters. From inland jaunts to shore fishing to a day trip on a boat, the chapters cover everything a tourist or curious local needs for a fruitful outing. Information on the best bait, tackle, and methods are included, as are important safety tips, maps showing choice fishin’ holes, and local recipes for cooking up the catch of the day. LORAN coordinates to more than 50 proven spots to drop a line are included, and a directory of fishing businesses on the Emerald Coast completes this angling guide.

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Tag Team Event Giveaway – Deadly Catch by E Michael Helms @EMichaelHelms

Posted on August 23, 2016 by fundinmental

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Welcome to the Tag Team Tag Team Event & Giveaway!

This is where myself (Sherry at fundinmental) and Laura at fuonlyknew tag team authors and their books. We share our reviews and giveaways, giving you two perspsectives of the book and two chances to win!

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Today, we will be sharing E Michael Helm’s Deadly Catch, a mystery novel set on the Gulf Coast of the United States.

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MY REVIEW

Everything about Deadly Catch by E Michael Helms talks to me, from the cover to the title to the setting on the US Gulf Coast to the murder mystery inside.

Mac McClellan had retired from the military and as he sat in the boat, fishing, and thinking, is this what my life will be like now…

“Thought I’d finally hooked my ‘gator’ trout…”

Kate, his love interest, works at the marina and knows her fishing.

Sheriff Bo, what other name would he have in the south, is a bully with a bad attitude. I can see him now, smirking, drawing his own conclusions before the evidence is even collected.

In a small town, everyone knows everyone and all their business, but Mac’s peeps love him and stand by him.

Small fishing villages, oysters, romance, lighthouses, gators, fried green tomatoes, drugs, corruption, murder and mystery are only a few of the things this story will share. I love that E Michael Helms mentions the stingray shuffle. I also have done the dance and anyone who has visited the Gulf Coast will know what he means. It’s those small details that make me want more of Mac.

I loved riding the waves with him, feeling the warm sun on my face, the wind caressing my body, having cocktails at the Green Parrot. Actually, I believe I live this life, so it’s very easy to walk in his shoes, except when it comes to murder. I haven’t hooked a dead body…yet. 😆

I thought I knew where this story was going, but planned on enjoying it anyway. Just because it’s predictable, doesn’t mean it can’t be a great read. I figured this was a cozy mystery, fun and easy reading. BUT…E Michael Helms caught me offguard when I was only a quarter of the way in. The direction of the story changed and it isn’t so cozy any more.

Summer is the perfect time to read this fantastic mystery series…so come one…let’s take a ride on Highway 98. Just follow the dead bodies…

I received a copy of Deadly Catch from E Michael Helms in return for an honest review.

4 Stars

GOODREADS BLURB: “The first cast of the day turned my dream vacation into a nightmare. . . .”

After twenty-four years in the U.S. Marines, recently retired Mac McClellan is happy to be a civilian again. He is enjoying a leisurely fishing vacation in the Florida panhandle when he hooks a badly decomposed body.

Then, when a bag of rare marijuana is discovered stashed aboard his rental boat, he realizes someone is setting him up to take the fall for murder and drug smuggling. Mac’s plans for a more laid-back life must be put on hold while he works to clear his name as the number one suspect.

Mac launches an investigation with the help of Kate Bell, a feisty saleslady at the local marina with whom he has struck up a promising relationship. Along the way he must butt heads and match wits with local law enforcement officials, shady politicians, and strong-armed thugs from the Eastern Seaboard to sniff out and bring the real smuggler and killer to justice.

ABOUT E MICHAEL HELMS

I was born in Georgia way back in the last century but grew up and lived most of my life on the Gulf Coast of Florida in Panama City (beautiful beaches, girls galore–ah, the memories!). In 2004 my wife and I moved to the Upstate region of South Carolina in the shadows of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, a land of stunning vistas and numerous waterfalls.

I’ve been traditionally published since 1990 when my Vietnam War memoir, The Proud Bastards, launched. TPB chronicles my time as a combat U.S. Marine in 1967-68. It’s still in print after all these years, currently with Simon & Schuster/Pocket. I’ve since written a few novels in different genres. I’m also working on a collection of “Dinger, PI” short stories that are being published on Motive Means Opportunity, a crime/mystery blog I share with two other writers of the same ilk. Currently I’m writing the Mac McClellan Mystery series which is set along the coast of the Florida Panhandle where I grew up.

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GIVEAWAY

Michael is offering a fabulous giveaway and we will have 7 winners:

1st Prize – $20 Amazon GC (International, where legal)
2nd & 3rd Prize – Print copies of DEADLY CATCH (U.S. only)
4th – 7th – .pdf ebooks of DEADLY CATCH (International, where legal)

To enter, simply answer the question and leave your email, letting us know if you are US or International:

If you could be on any beach in the world, which one would you choose?

For another entry and review perspective, hop over to fuonlyknew and say hi to Laura.

Giveaway runs from 8/23/16 – 8/31/16.

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My Adventures – 2016 Spring Break

Posted on May 2, 2016 by fundinmental

Spring Break 2016 has begun. Mr Wonderful works for a state college, so he has a week off for Spring Break. Hmmm…what will we do to entertain ourselves?

Spring Break is a sign…a sign that summer is just around the corner and our spring break started off with a bang. A thunderstorm arrived and while the wind blew and the rain came down, a rainbow appeared. It spanned my backyard and seeing that it is right after St Patrick’s Day, I wondered if the leprechauns were looking down on us, rewarding us for our love of our little piece of paradise. Alas, I found no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

As I looked out the front door, our azaleas are a riot of color and I marvel at their beauty. I love that I get so much enjoyment from something so simple as the flowers in my yard… Some yard work is on the honey do list, but so is some fun.

Pensacola is the home of the Blue Angels and we went downtown to welcome them home on Monday. I never tire of their aerial display and we were not the only ones to herald their return.

If you would like to check out more videos of our adventures, go HERE.

On Tuesday, the sun was shining and we knew rain was coming, so it seemed like a great time to head to the golf course for a round. I love to play and even a bad day at golf is better than a day at work…or working around the house. That will still be there tomorrow and I’ll get to it then.

Mr Wonderful had a busy day of his own on Wednesday, with errands to run and a cloudy sky, I passed on the Blue Angels practice that he went to and I cleared some email…a lot of email and wrote a couple of posts and reviews for next month. With spring, comes baseball season and Mr Wonderful was training his fill in guy for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He does a lot of games, but all work and no play makes him a dull boy.

Thursday…we expected a thunderstorm, so we knocked off a big to do job on the list. I had let the edging around the driveway get away from me, so I need to call in the big guns. That means my baby rototiller/edger and electric trimmer just won’t get the job done. But Mr Wonderful’s gas powered monster did a great job. As I sit here writing this, I hear the rumble of thunder, see the flash of lightning and marvel at the pouring rain. I enjoy a good storm every now and then. It washes the air clean, gets rid of the mess in my driveway from trimming and rids of the trees of the last of the dead leaves, allowing the new spring growth to thrive, but now there are seeds to add to the mix.

This time of year I spend a lot of time cleaning the pool. I have never seen as much pollen as I have this season and have battled it since early February, a small price to pay for a warm winter. I am out there every day, skimming and sucking up the leaves as I watch the temperature rise and the water call out to me. It’s looking good to me now.

I love it when the air is cooler than the water and the sprites dance on the surface. So calm and inviting that it is time to jump in, relax for the rest of the week and prepare for our next adventure. Hope you will join me.