David Ide

October 4th, 2008

Captain Paul and I loaded up our afternoon trip and headed out Shallow Harbor around 1:15. Right as we got out of Port Everglades, a few live bonitos were ours. Bonitos make great bait, so we dropped some bait hoping to get a bite. We hooked a barracuda right off the bat. Out angler Greg, from Ohio, had never caught a fish in his life. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the teeth on the cuda. Trolling gear was out with strips on the planners as we landed out first kingfish of the day, a solid 10 lb'der. We still had some bonito to spare for bait so we headed to a shipwreck. First few drops didn't do much for us, until our third drop when a monster amberjack ate the bait. We had quite the mixed bag of fish today. Awesome catch!

Tight Lines!

Captain David Ide

Fish Species: mahi-mahi, wahoo, grouper, sailfish, marlin, swordfish, sharks, barracuda
Bait Used: dead/live bait
Tackle Used: 30-130 Internationals
Method Used: wreck fishing, trolling, bottom fishing, kite fishing, deep sea fishing
Water Depth: 100ft - 1,800ft
Water Temperature: 78 degrees
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed: 10-15 mph
barracuda off fort lauderdale
barracuda off fort lauderdale

amberjack in fort lauderdale
amberjack in fort lauderdale


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David Ide

About The Author: Captain David Ide

Company: Lady Pamela Sportfishing

Area Reporting: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bio: My name is Captain David and I run the largest fishing fleet of professional sportfishing captains in the state. I always say we have the best crew in the industry because of our hard work ethic and passion for fishing including conservation of our oceans. Join me or one of our crew as we chase trophy Mahi, Sailfish, Tuna, Sharks, Wahoo and much more!

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