We made it back out again yesterday to perfect conditions once again. Friday was very windy so I cancelled my offshore trip and Capt. Bob took the Ragland group redfishing which was productive for the most part, catching bull reds and a ton of sheephead. Yesterday I took out the Grier party. They booked this trip counting on good weather five months ago and it couldn't have been any better. It was an exciting day and the fish cooperated for the most part. The first fish they had on screamed out the drag and shortly went into circles. After about a 30 minute fight and still no sign of the fish I was sure he was going to be a good one. He circled the boat at least 5 times before we got color, after 1 hour into the fight we stuck a gaff in him and game over. The fish weighed about 70lbs.
Yesterday was one of those days that the fish fought a lot harder than they normally do. The current was a factor in the fight. Second fish on was about an 85lber., same tough fight, third fish on, 110lber. this one took almost 1.5 hours, 4th fish on was the big of the day and didn't come in easy. 1st run was almost an immediate spooling but we were able to catch up with him. Then he decided to run straight towards two boats where we had to pass the rod off to them and then come around and grab the rod from the other side of the boat. Luckily the seas allowed us to do this and thanks to the capt's who knew exactly what to do in this situation. We've all been there before so it definitely helped out. After all of that he went down and that is where he stayed for about two hours. The guys were so whipped from the three earlier tuna that deckhand Britan had to fight the fish and did a great job. The fish weighed 170lbs. on the scale at the marina. They wanted no part of this fish. After the first tuna came into the boat he said, "I read reports that capts. were only coming in with 4 or 5 tuna and he said he now knows why." Not many people understand the power of these fish that do not give up. It was a good day of fishing for Capt. Bob as well. They ended their day with 3 Yellowfin and 1 black. Their largest was right at 106lbs. Back at it tommorrow.
Capt. Damon Mcknight/Super Strike Charters/1 800 318 1720
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