Having been offshore fishing for almost 50 years, this was the second best trip I have ever had. (Best was East Coast Blue Fin 25 years ago. Went out for 3 days, came back in one cause there was no room left for fish.)
We lost more fish that we should have, as it took us a while to really regain our sea-legs after 14 months of no-go covid, but we still managed to land 31 sailfish!!!! Again the two of us landed 31 in 1.5 days!!!!!
Still not sure how the barracuda got into the mix but it was cool to see something different.
We always alternate hook-ups, but we had one hour where we were arguing over who was up. It not my turn its yours. :-) There was just no break.
The fact that the bite was insane wasn’t what made this the 2nd best trip. Sometimes your on fish, sometimes your not. That’s why it’s call fishing. (Although to be honest, day one wasn’t fishing…...it was catching. Day one saw 25 on with more loses than I’ll admit to, and day 2 was a 1/2 day at our request with 6 on and none lost.)
The thing that was so amazing was the way the two deck hands and captain worked. This isn’t a paid political announcement….....I have never seen a team work so well as Anthony and his two mates did. I wish I knew there names, but asi es la vida.
Day one was totally over the top, but when we got back to the dock we learned that most boats had a fair to average day. Day two was slower but our six fish in a half day beat many boats that stayed out all day.
All I can say is, thanks guys for a trip we’ll be talking about forever!!!!!
Joe D.
Having been offshore fishing for almost 50 years, this was the second best trip I have ever had. (Best was East Coast Blue...
