Hide Your Honey Hole!! It's the 2019 Mini-Lobster Season! They're Out There and They Are BIG!

Tickle Stick...Check...Net ...Check...Gloves ...Check ....Secret GPS Lobster Spots (AKA Honeyholes) Check!
OK! It's time for Mini-Lobster Season!!!  Get The Butter!

Your Conchquistador With Tonight's Dinner!

For 2019 the Bugs are out and they Are Big!!

Yes it's that crazy two days in July here in The Keys where boat gas prices soar, and Johnny Law is just itching to cite violators who don't measure or exceed their catch.

Hoards of marine hunters motor down here boats in tow, like pilgrims to Mecca to hunt for our tasty crustations and catch a post dive buzz at the Tiki Bar.

Come and Get 'Em!!! Photo courtesy of Capt. Matt Bellinger of Bamboo Charters

For the uninitiated, Lobster Mini Season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July.  
That gives recreational harvesters an edge on the commercial guys who can't start fishing until August 6th. 

It's time to get out your gloves, masks, nets, gauges and tickle sticks....( Why does Lobster Season sound like bad porn?? Honeyholes and tickle sticks?? Go figure!)  and head out into the briny for your quota of some of the most delectable fare the ocean has to offer.


It's also a great weekend for real estate, as many people, especially mainlanders finally say, "I need a place down here!"  And that, my friends is when your Humble Conchquistador springs into action!  With all the great deals down here, there is something for everyone.

From Mobile and Manufactured homes to Oceanfront Estates, The Florida Keys offer you your own customized Island Oasis.

Everyone Is in Mini-Season Mode!

So come on down, know the rules, grab some bugs (local slang for Lobster), grab a beer, and then call me to grab a slice of paradise.

Oh yeah and since you read this far, I am going to share with you, my faithful reader, one of my favorite spots! Trust me this is a Major Gift, as Spots are super secret!!! But hey...I am a benevolent Conchquistador.
Try Hog Rocks off Key Largo GPS  N24 59.550 W80 27.440.  7-15 feet down under the rocks.

Ready to stop paying for a Hotel during Mini Season and have a place of your very own?? Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Looking For A Job In The Fabulous Florida Keys? How About This??

How Cool is this??
If your humble Conchquistador wasn't busy being ...well...your Conchquistador, then, this sounds like a super cool gig that I would certainly enjoy, and find challenging.
How about you??
Ready to ditch the cubicle and "Lumburgh and his 'Yeah.. about those TPS Reports'", cold Taco Bell burritos or limp McDonald's fries for days out on our pristine reefs doing something really productive??

This spar buoy is used to warn vessels that they are approaching a shallow reef

Then, Check this out from the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary:

"Looking for a job? We have a position open on our Key Largo buoy team. This is a year round, full-time position with benefits. Apply by November 20 for position 508762 on-line through Florida International University at http://hr.fiu.edu/pshr/"



Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Lowest Priced, Available 2-Bedroom Condo in the Upper Keys. I've Got It, and's It's Waiting For YOU!

Landings Of Largo

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!! Get Your Condos Here!!
Beautiful Nice Condos, Great Amentites, Florida Keys Sunshine.  Lobster.
Step Right Up!!

OK, enough Carnival style hawking, let's talk seriously about a FANTASTIC Opportunity.

I have been privileged to list, what is currently the lowest priced, 2 bedroom condo or townhouse in the Upper Florida Keys.

Marina Entry

Located in the idyllic and gated Landings of Largo, this residences is perfectly situated to be a great weekender, vacation home, or even full time Keys Escape.

Landings of Largo offers super amenities and is excellently positioned Bayside in Key Largo, close to Tavernier Creek for Boaters looking to cross over to open water.

Now, to the details:




98222 Overseas Highway
Landings Of Largo

2 Bedrooms - 2 Bathrooms

List Price - $219,900

Description: Exceptional Opportunity for your own taste of the Florida Keys Lifestyle!

Sunset Deck

This spacious, Landings of Largo, two-bedroom condominium is ready for Keys living. Updated baths with custom cabinetry and granite countered vanities, delightful view overlooking the pool, accordion shutters, and utility room are just a few features that make this residence special. Boat storage and Dockage are available in the marina with its own boat ramp and custom fish cleaning station. Secure, gated Community with Clubhouse, two tennis courts, refreshing pool, and Sunset Pier. The perfect vacation getaway or the ideal spot to call home.

View Detailed Brochure with Photos and mapped location here.

Ready to find your own great Keys deal?? 

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Hide Your Honey Hole!! It's the 2014 Mini-Lobster Season! They're Out There and They Are BIG!

Tickle Stick...Check...Net ...Check...Gloves ...Check ....Secret GPS Lobster Spots (AKA Honeyholes) Check!
OK! It's time for Mini-Lobster Season!!!  Get The Butter!

Your Conchquistador With Tonight's Dinner!

For 2014 the Bugs are out and they Are Big!!

Yes it's that crazy two days in July here in The Keys where boat gas prices soar, and Johnny Law is just itching to cite violators who don't measure or exceed their catch.

Hoards of marine hunters motor down here boats in tow, like pilgrims to Mecca to hunt for our tasty crustations and catch a post dive buzz at the Tiki Bar.

Come and Get 'Em!!! Photo courtesy of Capt. Matt Bellinger of Bamboo Charters

For the uninitiated, Lobster Mini Season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July.  That gives recreational harvesters an edge on the commercial guys who can't start fishing until August 6th.

It's also a great weekend for real estate, as many people, especially mainlanders finally say, "I need a place down here!"  And that, my friends is when your Humble Conchquistador springs into action!  With all the great deals down here, there is something for everyone.

From Mobile and Manufactured homes to Oceanfront Estates, The Florida Keys offer you your own customized Island Oasis.

Everyone Is in Mini-Season Mode!

So come on down, know the rules, grab some bugs (local slang for Lobster), grab a beer, and then call me to grab a slice of paradise.

Oh yeah and since you read this far, I am going to share with you, my faithful reader, one of my favorite spots! Trust me this is a Major Gift, as Spots are super secret!!! But hey...I am a benevolent Conchquistador.
Try Hog Rocks off Key Largo GPS  N24 59.550 W80 27.440.  7-15 feet down under the rocks.

Ready to stop paying for a Hotel during Mini Season and have a place of your very own?? Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Captain Matt Bellinger - Keys Guide and Renaissance Man, Now a Bizarre Foods America Guide May 26!

You've got to hand it to my friend Captain Matt Bellinger of Bamboo Charters in Islamorada.

Besides being a fantastic Captain and Fishing Guide in Islamorada, who was just honored by The Conch Republic's Northernmost Territories as "Best Back Country Guide", Captain Matt owns and Operates a winning fleet of fishing boats under the Bamboo Charters moniker, and has been featured on the National Geographic TV Channel.

Add to this, he IS the Voice of Florida Keys  Fishing...literally.  With several live broadcasted reports daily on both Sun 103 FM and Thunder Country 100.3.  Matt gives insights to the hot catch of the day, and who is reeling in what. 

Now, Matt has a new venture that I am proud to Sponsor. "Soundtrack for the Sandbar", is a super cool radio show hosted by Captain Matt on Sun 103 FM locally and worldwide on Iheartradio at Sun103.  Saturdays and Sundays from 2-7PM, Captain Matt takes to the airwaves with great music, local insights, up to the minute fishing reports and wraps it in a great Keys Vibe.  The perfect Soundtrack whether you are here in the Keys or REALLLLLY wishing you were. Grab an Island Libation, put your feet in the water, tune in and ....Relax.  Or grab a beer, put your feet in a plastic Kiddie pool and wish realllly hard.

Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods America and Capt. Matt

AS if all of those activities are not enough, Captain Matt will now be featured on an episode of one of my Favorite TV Shows, Bizarre Foods America.  Yes, That show with Andrew Zimmern, where he eats all kinds of weird stuff, but also showcases the region and lifestyle of the locales he visits.  Well, on May 26, he's gonna grab a taste of our Florida Keys!! And who will he be hanging with?? Yes, that Keys overachiever Captain Matt Bellinger.  They will be doing some great fishing and grilling of such things as Lionfish, Lookdowns, and Iguana!!  Tune in to the Travel Channel for all the fun.

Lookdowns as prepared by Andrew Zimmern

Yep, We have some really cool characters here in the Keys.  Pirates and Poets, Philosophers and Dreamers, and Captain Matt?? Well he's one of our Stars!

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Starting Tomorrow, The Pirates Take Back The Waves ...Air Waves That Is.

I cannot tell you how jazzed I am about this!

Our main local radio station here in the Upper Florida Keys, is changing it's format...a bit.
Good Bye Corporate Homoginized, Stale Milque-Toast, Clear Channel, and Hello Florida Keys centric, grab a Conchtail, it's 5 O'Clock Here, here's what's going on, and the trop-music you (and our beloved Tourists) want to hear, Local programming!!

Starting tomorrow, the Pirates take back the waves ...  air waves that is.

Sun 103.1 FM has been purchase by a group that is committed to local programming and locally preferred music.

As a sponsor of two of the stations long running talk shows, I and many others have been pushing for this type of change.  Including playing more trop-rock and Key'z tunes,  YES that means MORE Jimmy Buffett!!! Butch up!!

Ok, yes, some of are locals are fed up with Buffett et al and trop-reggea tunes.  BUT!!! The guy and his family escaping from Cleavland or Chicago, or Pittsburgh, WANTS to tune on the radio and hear THAT!! when their cruisin' in the Keys.  And since their tourist $$$ keep our property taxes low, may I suggest Son of A Son of a Sailor??

No more stale AEROSMITH!! and I like Aerosmith, hell I Sing Aerosmith, But we are the Keys...Let's Sound like the Keys.

Maybe I am a bit hyper about this, but you must know that when I was a Kid in Miami, I used to listen in at night to the then local station, WXOS and revel in the Keys-z music they would play and even get off on the local commercials BECAUSE it gave such a great TASTE of the Keys.  That...Essence was there.  And I can tell you many of my Customers who are out of the area seek the very same thing.
That is why they revel in Captain Matt's Fishing reports.

To those who do not embrace the change, may I suggest an iPod.

Here is what Local Radio personality, my friend , and architect of the transition, Joey Naples had to say:

"Big changes start tomorrow morning! SUN FM is now owned by Florida Keys Media.....No more Clear Channel! This is going to be incredible for all of us! We will be live and local! We will be covering our local High School sports live! As always, we will be playing all your favorite classic rock songs! The line up goes like this......K.C. Stuart in the morning....6 am till 10....he'll not only be rocking it out for ya, but he'll be bringing you all the info you need to know to start your day in paradise! Then at 10 am it's the King of Cool (yours truly!) for Joey in the MidDay! Fun, Classic Rock, weather, fishing, diving.....you name it!
Then at 2 pm it's Bill Hoebee for the Hoebee in the Afternoon Experiment! the funniest guy on the radio! So please join us tomorrow morning starting at 6am......This is going to be fun! .......one more thing...we are going to be so local that if you lose your dog, call me and I will put it on the air! Love you guys!"

How's THAT for Local programming!!
 
Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Captain Matt Bellinger's Fishing Report for the Last Day of February... Go Fish!!

Get your slickers on, cause it's time to fish!!
Even on a potentially rainy day in the Florida keys, the fishing is great!
Take a listen to Captain Matt Bellinger, of Bamboo Charters, give us a great fishing report for the last day of February.

Click on the image below.

Talking about Blacking Tuna, Wahoo, Kingfish, and today's opening of Snook Season.

As Captain Matt says..."Get out on the water...Go Fish!"

Captain Matt Bellinger of Bamboo Charters

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Captain Matt Bellinger's Upper Keys Fishing Report for November 1

Get Captain Matt Bellinger's Upper Keys Fishing Report for the First Day of November.

Bonefish

Get Today's Report  Here

Today, talking about Redfish, Bonefish, Sailfish, and Blue Water fishing.

As Captain Matt says:
"Get Out on the Water...Go Fish!!"

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.