Best Bet Sport Fishing Charters – Catching Bait with Captain Jason Long

What an adventure we had catching bait with Captain Jason Long of Best Bet Sport Fishing Charters! Captain Jason definitely knows these waters. He has grown up here in the Florida Keys and has been fishing his whole life.

Who knew bait fishing could be so much fun. Watch as we follow the Pelicans; when they start to dive for fish you know the bait is just below. Best Bet Sport Fishing catches fresh bait daily.

Watch the video here.

Did you know the Middle Keys, Marathon Florida and Key Colony Beach have some of the best fishing ever? With 3 vessels to choose from, a 25ft center console, 30ft Island Hopper and 35ft Trawler, Best Bet Sport Fishing Charters offers everything. Whether you are a beginner, fishing with kids or are a seasoned angler, Captain Jason Long will take care of your needs. Best Bet Sport Fishing Charters does ½ day fishing out on the reef and tournaments.

Stay on your own historic island

Wow, what an experience having the chance to stay the night or a week on your own island. And, to top it off, it’s Pigeon Key, one of the most historic islands in the Florida Keys halfway across the amazing Seven Mile Bridge!

Check out the video of the beautiful cottage which overlooks the backside of the island with dockage and a tiki bar overlooking Florida Bay.  Sleeps 6-10 people and has a full kitchen.  It’s more than just a house, it’s the WHOLE island, including the museum, complimentary kayaks and relaxation!

Pricing starts at $1000 a weekend, or only $1500 for a whole week!  What a deal to be able to snorkel right off the back porch!

Call MarathonVacation.com at (305) 735-4095 to reserve your Florida Keys Real Estate vacation of a lifetime.

The Turtle Hospital Release of Karsten

Last Tuesday, MarathonVacation.com and Jo Ann Cook had the opportunity to film the release of Karsten, a 100-pound loggerhead sea turtle, after rehabilitation at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida.

Karsten was under the supervision of Dr. Doug Mader of the Marathon Veterinarian Clinic for the past five months, and was finally deemed a good bill of health.

View video of the release, as well as listen to how The Turtle Hospital Founder Richie Moretti started his journey of rescuing sea turtles.

Check out The Turtle Hospital for more information on their programs, or if you need to report a hurt sea turtle.

 

By Air…

“It was like being in a convertible with the attitude of a Harley Davidson” Jo Ann Cook, the broker at MarathonVacation.com, said of her flight on Monday in Paul  Goodwin’s open air Wako bi-plane. “It was one of the most unique flying experiences I have encountered.”

Jo Ann has over 225 hours in various Cessna airplanes between her flight training  and Pilot in Command time, but she said nothing compares to the grace and elegance of the bi-plane. “It changes in one second from floating like a butterfly to an aggressive tiger, quick and accurate on every maneuver,” she said.  “I still have the smile on my face and the bugs in my teeth!”

Also joining Jo Ann on the trip was Marathon Resident Dag Dorph.  Forty-five years ago, he was in the Navy and used to ride around in small planes all the time, but Monday was a different story.  “I haven’t been in a small plane since my Navy days, and I have never been in an open cockpit,” he said.  “With all the dipsy dos, it was more fun than a commercial flight, that’s for sure.”

His pulse was racing when they finally stepped foot at Marathon Airport.  “I’ll do it again in a heartbeat,” he chanted.  “Man, I can’t wait to see that video!”

Dag enjoyed seeing Marathon from a bird’s eye view. It was a completely different perspective to enjoy the beauty of the water from above for him.  “It was very exciting, exhilarating is a better word,” he said.

Pilot Paul Goodwin has over 90 dog years of flying experience.  He found this addiction after he saw one flying around Key West and thought “I can do that.”  He goes out whenever someone shows up and has seen everything from a whale shark in Vaca Cut, sharks chasing turtles and rays, and pods of dolphins. “I try not to fly by the Dolphin Research Center because the dolphins stop what they are doing,” he joked.  Thinking about an exhilarating ride call Paul at (305) 395-1117,  or check out his website http://www.conch-air.com/.

MarathonVacation.com also has two Cessna airplanes for your Florida Keys Real Estate viewing piloted by Broker Jo Ann Cook.  There is no better way to see your future home, call her if you are interested in checking out Florida Keys Real Estate in the Florida Keys.  We’ll post video on YouTube as soon as it is edited.

Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lihtinen Interview

We spent an amazing day with Mr. Marathon Mike Puto and the Honorable Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen while she was in the Florida Keys.

She is very proactive in Monroe County and pays attention to the infrastructure and education.  She spent the day looking at Florida Keys and Marathon businesses and is very happy to see so many companies hiring around our town like the new aquarium.

She also talked about getting up close and personal with dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center (and she wasn’t afraid to get up close and personal with Mike Puto at the beginning…)

To see the video, check out MarathonVacation.com YouTube Channel.

Welcome Gidget Jackson to the Team

The Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate team is proud to welcome Gidget Jackson.  With over 24 years of residential and commercial real estate sales, she is excited to use her extensive background and experience to help her clients with their Florida Keys real estate goals. Jackson is certified in luxury home marketing, a distressed property expert and a foreclosure and short sale specialist.

For a more complete list of her qualifications and certifications please visit her on line at marathonvacation.com to see how she can help you with your real estate needs. Gidget can be contacted directly at 305-900-217 or stop our offices at 10055 Overseas Highway and visit with her in person.

She also is a certified SCUBA diver and loves boating, fishing and traveling.  “I’ve lived in Florida my whole life, and enjoy the fun and sun and all that it has to offer,” she said.

Working Very Hard to Become #1… after Just a Few Months in Business!

MarathonVacation .com Real Estate, a Florida Keys Real Estate Company, serving the Middle Keys Real Estate market, was the selling or listing agent on 30% of the single family homes sold in the month of September – from Marathon to Long Key…WOW!!!!

Since July 17th, we have gotten over 30,000 hits to our website.

Why the great success?

  •  Video presentations of our listings are film quality.
  •  Our website is in 53 languages, so potential buyers from all over the world can view what we have to offer easily.
  • We offer Free Video Commercials to the local community to promote their businesses on our website.
  •  We help maintain cash flow for our investment listing clients while their properties are on the market, so that they can hold out until the right buyer comes along.
  •  We have superb references.  .  .  .

“For the first time in my life I feel like I got what I paid for,”
Ten Diamond, client  Watch the video

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If you haven’t visited MarathonVacation.com  yet – Watch what people in the Middle Keys are buzzing about.

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We welcome everyone to be part of our success.  Let us know what you are looking for us to help you do:

  •  sell real estate
  •  buy real estate
  •  rent property
  •  have your investment property managed

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We promise you that,

Jo Ann Cook, Broker/ Owner
Brenda Symonds, Realtor
Cy Eastlack, Realtor
Debbie Roseberry-Odom, Broker Associate
Gidget Jackson, Broker Consultant
Joe Townsend, Broker Associate
Laura Goodman, Realtor
Paulette Thompson, Vacation Rental Specialist, and

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Save the Old Seven

Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate, a local Florida Keys Real Estate company, has posted on www.MarathonVacation.com  their video production of “Save the Old Seven” to help the Friends of Old 7 promote their cause.

The Friends of Old 7 Foundation is comprised of a group of individuals highly dedicated to preserving the Old Seven Mile Bridge.

Anyone with any interest in saving the stretch of the Old Seven Mile Bridge from Knights Key in Marathon to Pigeon Key, MUST view “Save the Old Seven” by going to www.MarathonVacation.com.

Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate supports local businesses and local attractions in the Middle Keys of Florida. . . . . in the Heart of the Florida Keys, because it believes in the cause of the Friends of Old 7.

Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate sells, leases, and has vacation rentals throughout the Middle Keys which extends from the Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon to mile marker 68 in Long Key.

The Owner/Broker of Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate is Jo Ann Cook.  Jo Ann has sold lots of real estate throughout the entire Middle Keys of Florida for the last 10 years – and in June of 2011, Jo Ann Cook opened up Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate, specializing in client satisfaction by marketing Florida Keys Real Estate using “Unique and Innovative Ways to Market Real Estate”.

Jo Ann Cook, along with her sales staff at Marathon Vacation.com Real Estate, sells and rents single family homes, duplexes, condos, commercial property, vacant land, boat slips and business opportunities throughout the entire Middle Keys of Florida.

Check Out the Video by Clicking Here!