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We decided to make a quick day trip today and were fortunate enough to have Woodley and Wes aboard with us. We left the dock around 630 and headed just north of the nipple. The trip started off with a little snag. The starboard rigger tip was fouled, so Woodley was kind enough to take a little swim to start the day. We lowered the rigger, and Woodley quickly remedied the situation....lines in!
A few minutes after we put the spread out, we had a whitey on. Thought it was hooked well, but hooks pulled. Kept heading south, and found some fishy water. We quickly put a few dolphin in the boat. Shortly thereafter, we had some fun with some nice phins on spinning tackle....what a blast catching 30-40# dolphin on light tackle. After the crew was wore out we continued trolling back north, and managed to find a nice whitey to play with. Tagged that fish, and trolled back up to the nipple. We had a couple more knock-downs, but were not able to convert.
Overall, it was a beautiful day on the water. We enjoyed the company of friends, and were fortunate to find a few fish....we even stopped to put a triple tail in the boat for dinner. Marlana spotted a floating plank around the edge on the way in and there was a decent cobia on it. Woodley hooked it up, and that thing jumped like a billfish. He fought it for a bit, but it spit the hook on one of its acrobatic leaps. Oh well...fine day, and full fish boxes....headed to the dock.
Finall tally....box full of nice dolphin, a nice hoo, and mama got another billfish. Can't wait for the next trip. Thanks guys!
Will post the video of the white marlin as soon as I figure out how to do it!
Tight lines,
Dave
A few minutes after we put the spread out, we had a whitey on. Thought it was hooked well, but hooks pulled. Kept heading south, and found some fishy water. We quickly put a few dolphin in the boat. Shortly thereafter, we had some fun with some nice phins on spinning tackle....what a blast catching 30-40# dolphin on light tackle. After the crew was wore out we continued trolling back north, and managed to find a nice whitey to play with. Tagged that fish, and trolled back up to the nipple. We had a couple more knock-downs, but were not able to convert.
Overall, it was a beautiful day on the water. We enjoyed the company of friends, and were fortunate to find a few fish....we even stopped to put a triple tail in the boat for dinner. Marlana spotted a floating plank around the edge on the way in and there was a decent cobia on it. Woodley hooked it up, and that thing jumped like a billfish. He fought it for a bit, but it spit the hook on one of its acrobatic leaps. Oh well...fine day, and full fish boxes....headed to the dock.
Finall tally....box full of nice dolphin, a nice hoo, and mama got another billfish. Can't wait for the next trip. Thanks guys!
Will post the video of the white marlin as soon as I figure out how to do it!
Tight lines,
Dave
