Lots of action on the surface this weekend..jhad a crew of marines in the Ledbetter/Pearson party.. We saw alot of fish blowing up but couldnt set up on them..bait and birds all over the green water on the shelf but so are the sharks..made a quick stop in familiar territory on Friday and were eaten alive by sharks..I think they were following the humm of the engines because we couldnt shake them..lost 4 baits and 2 jigs before bailing..bluewater moved out about 5-10 miles from earlier in the week..took a while to get in the rhythm but when we connected the first fish of the day was a stud..fought it for 20 minutes when expecting a 60 pound fish we werent prepared for the 150 pound fish that swam right to the boat and stuck its chin up for the gaff..I wasnt running a deckhand at customers request..so when my biggest guy hit the fish perfectly in the head with my favorite gaff - guess what happened..lost my favorite "Rod Shop of OBx" gaff..we would spend another 55 minutes chasing it down until the death spirals brouhgt in to the surface again and ending with two of us dragging it through the door..its been a while before we have had a fish to be nervous over but we were rewarded for our patience in the end..great weather too..managed another 3 smaller fish but none of the same caliber..Capt Scott Leger had 4 yellows as well, he was fishing right next to us..and all his action it would seem took place while we were fooling with the big boy..
Did alot of running Saturday with the Rahman's Andy, Dwight and Carolyn from ATL..This crew are regulars and no strangers to fishing trips..we had a fishing trip today..target species was amberjack/tuna and with a hot tip on a hot bite we ran out of the normal beaten path only to bust..should have been there yesterday kind of deal...set up behind a trawl boat and yep got sharked!..had a heck of a time finding bait too - we wouldnt really get down to fishing until 11am..made 4 stops before we finally put a decent 60 pound yellowfin in the boat..Bite wasnt insane but steady..we were too far and it was too late for jacks so we hung in on the yellowfins..added 2 more fish, these a 20 and 40 pound fish to with the 60 pounder in the box before quitting time: also lost a wahoo at the transom..pulled out all the stops Saturday..live bait, kite fishing, chumming and trolling..its was one of those days and in comparison to alot of other fishing trips we heard about on the VHF, we were pleased with our result..was looking to make a run of trips before the holday but it looks like goose hunting instead..never been before so I am bringing my kids to share the newness of it..guess were having goose on Thursday, and hoping to watch Tigers eating Hog roast Friday...Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
