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1976 Woodruff Fishing Chart or Map of Bradenton, Florida and Tampa Bay
BradentonFishing-woodruff-1976$200.00
Title
Capt. Frank Woodruff's Bradenton Fishing Chart.
1976 (dated) 22 x 33.5 in (55.88 x 85.09 cm) 1 : 40000
1976 (dated) 22 x 33.5 in (55.88 x 85.09 cm) 1 : 40000
Description
This is a 1976 Frank Woodruff fishing chart or map of Bradenton, Florida, and Tampa Bay. Filled with practical information for anglers, the map is oriented to the east and depicts parts of the Manatee River, Tampa Bay, Palma Sola Bay, and Anna Maria Sound. Short paragraphs scattered throughout provide tips and tricks for catching redfish, trout, snook, grouper, and other fish. These tips include the types of bait and hooks to use and what time of day or which season to fish each spot. Depth soundings, buoys, and navigation aids are noted, but large black type alerts the viewer to the fact that this chart is not meant for navigation, only as a fishing aid. Another warning appears on the right and states that no one should go out into the Gulf of Mexico without the proper experience or a guide.
Publication History and Census
This map was designed by 'Captain' Frank Woodruff and published by the Seneca International Corporation in 1976. We have been unable to locate any other surviving examples.Cartographer
Frank Woodruff (19xx - 19xx) was an American newspaperman, author, journalist, filmmaker, and avid fisherman. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Woodruff started his professional life as a filmmaker. He apprenticed under Hal Roach in Manhattan, New York for eight years before returning to Pittsburgh to make documentaries and industrial films. In 1956, he went to Tampa, Florida on assignment and loved it so much that when he got back to Pittsburgh he quit his job and moved there. He made documentaries for the state wildlife and fisheries commission until he caught the fishing bug. Then, Woodruff gave up filmmaking, bought a boat, and started a charter fishing business. That enterprise took him from Nova Scotia to Colombia and his charter business also landed him a job as a fishing columnist for a Sarasota newspaper. Not long after he started at the paper he began a fishing lecture series up and down the west coast of Florida every winter. During these lectures, he distilled his years as a journalist into practical tips and tricks for people interested in fishing. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Good. Exhibits wear along original fold lines. Varying levels of soiling and foxing throughout. Verso repairs to fold separations. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Text on verso.