Fishing with the guys from Alabama aboard Hooked Up
June 15th, 2012
Today we had 5 guys from Alabama and 1 from Jasonville Florida that were ether best friends and or related but ether way you could say these guys were all family.
Once a year they all get together for what they call the boys weekend out and a nicer bunch of guys you would be hard pressed to find.
We had Keith, Jeff, Nelson, Toney, Michael and Bryant.
Now some of the guys wanted to catch some good eating fish while others wanted to try for that sea monster of a lifetime.
So we started out trolling the reef with 2 planner boards running about 45 feet down and 3 baits skipping across the surface. We started out with Keith landing a nice 10 to 12 pound kingfish and we figured trolling was going to be red hot. But as it turned out we only landed one other small king and trolling the reef turned out to be just plain old slow.
Ok lets see big fish and good eating fish? So I came up with a plan.
We brought in all the trolling gear and went out to about 400 feet of water and set out a couple of big shark baits and I figured while we were waiting for the big bite we all set down a chicken rig (5 hooks in a row with a lead at the bottom)
At first no bites at all so we picked up and moved and we must have moved to the right spot because once the shark baits were set and the chicken rig hit the bottom BAM the chicken rig rod started getting bites.
We started catching tilefish and let me tell you they are one of my favorite fish to eat. While they may not be a big fish (avg 3 to 4 pounds) Jeff managed to land a big 7 to 8 pounder.
We ended up with more than enough fish for dinner and while we never did get that big monster bite we wanted everyone had a blast and I'm sure we get another shot at the big one with these guys next year.
Thanks again guys and looking forward to fishing with you again next year.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free at (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com
Big Hammerhead Shark caught aboard Hooked Up
June 14th, 2012
Today we had Larry and his son Jack along with Ron out for some deep-sea fishing aboard the Hooked Up.
We started out trolling and landing a couple black fin tunas.
Than we brought in the trolling gear and started doing some deep drops with a chicken rig (5 hooks in a line with a lead at the bottom) once the bait hit the bottom BAM they started biting BUT while we were fishing the bottom we also had a shark bait out just in case!
So there we were just picking at the tilefish and we kind of forgot about our shark bait TILL BAM the big rod bent over and line started peeling off the reel. We Were Hooked Up!!
Jack jumped in the chair and the fight was on. Jack was doing all he could with this sea monster on the other end but there was no stopping this fish than Larry jumped in to give a hand. Back and forth the fight went on and on but at last they got this 98-inch hammerhead shark to the boat.
WOW what a great fight and a great big shark.
Larry if you guys could send me a couple of the pictures I would love to post them.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com
Fishing with the Adam's Family aboard Hooked Up off the coast of Ft Lauderdale
June 14th, 2012
Today once again our fishing reports for the last couple of days got wet and it is almost unreadable so please bear with me for any incorrect names or where everyone was from.
Today we had Justin and his wife Dena from Texas along with Radon and his wife Audrey from Nevada.
While I was not on this trip and I'm not sure who caught what I do know that Deena caught a shark and one of the guys caught a nice barracuda.
Thanks to our anglers today for fishing with us aboard the Hooked up and please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me with any corrections or any pictures.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com
King Fish, Black Fin Tuna and HammerHead caught aboard Hooked Up
June 13th, 2012
Today please bare with me because our fishing report notes all got wet and I am doing the best I can to read them. Bare in mind we fish everyday and some times it is tough to remember every tip but I believe we had Bill, Kevin and Sam from parts unknown trolling the reef and landing a couple of kingfish.
Afterwards we did set out our shark baits and did catch a hammerhead shark.
As we got back to the dock we had Serge and his son from Montréal Canada out for a few hours of deep sea fishing and once again trolled the reef and landed our limit of kingfish along with a couple black fin tunas.
Once again if I got some of the names wrong please don't hesitate to e-mail me and I will fix it. Also if any of our anglers today have any pictures of today's trip I would be happy to post them as well.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com
