Susan Boiling holding a nice Sheepshead!
Danny Jeffcoat, Susan Boiling, and Dudley New (all part of the family fishing team!)
Steve Howell and Captain Judy holding her first caught convicts aka Sheepshead!
Little Miss Judy’s Believe It or Not!
Who are these three fishermen? I need some help…this picture was taken many years ago…let me know!
Christmas at my house in the fifties!
If you have been reading my Little Miss Judy stories you might have already read this one. However, every time I read it, I do so with a big smile on my face! It seems that what’s so true last longer than those things that are not!
I will never forget Christmas in the Fifties my dear old Captain Dad!
As a child, like most, I loved Christmas. I knew that Santa Clause was the real thing and that hopefully he was going to visit my house. Every year my father would tell all of us children that he was going to set a trap so as to catch old Saint Nick. In this department I wasn’t too popular with the neighborhood kids. This was due to the fact that Daddy was a great hunter and could possibly set a trap that just might work. So as you can see we were all in a dilemma at Christmas time.
We would talk about it among ourselves and came up with some pretty convincing reasons why we shouldn’t worry too much about Daddy’s old trap. The number one reason was that we knew for a fact that Santa was very smart. So therefore he would see right through any trap. The other and best reason was that we knew for a fact was that if Santa could get into houses without chimneys he could easily escape.
After a few minutes us six year olds would get tried of worrying about this and basically forgot about it. At least until Daddy brought it up again, which was quite often on Christmas Eve!
As an only child I was very fortunate to get a lot things during the year. So therefore when Christmas arrived I needed more. After all a child needs lot of things to survive. Back in the old days we received only a few catalogs. Not like today where your mailbox is packed full everyday for months before the big event. I would always be anxiously waiting for the “Levy’s” catalog to arrive. This was my Christmas list in picture form. My father would tell me that I could circle what I wanted and he would pass it on to Santa. Now this is the funny thing. He always told me not to spend anymore than $25.00 on all of my gifts. So the process began. Picking the presents, then adding their costs up with the hopes that what I wanted wasn’t over the designated amount.
Until I got older I didn’t understand what money and Santa Clause had in common. After doing all of this work and making my final decision I would hand over my picture Christmas list to Daddy. He would hopefully as he promised, pass it on to Santa Clause. However, I never forgot for one moment that he might catch the rascal before he got to our house. I wasn’t the only child worried about this.
Finally Christmas morning arrived. I jumped out of bed, ran into the living room, and got a big let down. There wasn’t any presents or toys to be found. I couldn’t believe it Daddy had actually caught Santa Clause. I ran to daddy’s bedroom almost in tears and woke him up. He rose up half a sleep and asked, “What’s wrong?” I replied, “Santa didn’t come!” He quickly replied, “Oh Santa and I got to talking about fishing and he left all of your presents in my closet!”
Once again my father saved the day with just a few words putting Christmas morning back into motion!
Hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season!
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Captain Judy Helmey
912 897 4921
www.missjudycharters.com
It’s time to sign up for 2015 Captain Judy inshore and offshore fishing schools. Here are the dates:
2015 Inshore and Offshore Fishing Clinics
Inshore Fishing Clinics
February 21, 2015 Saturday in classroom
$90.00 per person Continental breakfast and lunch included
Place: Tubby’s Tank House 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt, Georgia 31404
Time: 8:00 AM till 2:00 PM
February 22, 2015 Sunday on inshore boats in the water
$125.00 per person
Time: 8:00AM till12:00 NOON
Snacks and drinks provided by Captain Judy
Place: Miss Judy Charters dock
202 Wilmington Island Road Savannah, Georgia 31410
Offshore Fishing Clinic
On the boats only
March 7, 2015 Saturday
March 8, 2015 Sunday
$125.00 per person
Time: 8 AM till 12:00 NOON
Place: Miss Judy Charter dock
202 Wilmington Island Road
Savannah, Georgia 31410
Snacks and drinks provided by Captain Judy
To make reservations please contact Captain Judy Helmey
912 897 4921 office
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