Fishing Reports by Captain Luis Perez

About The Author: Captain

Company: Taco's Hooked Up Sportfishing

Area Reporting: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Bio: My name is Taco and I run the best Fort Lauderdale fishing charter in South Florida! Heck, you won't have a better time on any fishing boat from West Palm to Miami. Why, because you get a sport fishing captain who has fished the waters of Fort Lauderdale for over 20 years. I know where to fish and how to fish for sailfish, marlin, tuna, dolphin, barracuda and just about anything that has gills.

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Great start to December off Ft Lauderdale (12/12/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] WOW what a great way to start off December and the cold fronts are coming and along with that comes some great sail fishing. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
End of Nov Fishing Ft Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (12/07/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Heres a summary of some of the fish caught off the coast of ?fort Lauderdale aboard the hooked up. We did have some problems with our camera so very little photo's but problem has been fixed so December will be full of great fishing pictures. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
Sailfish and Mahia off Ft Lauderdale Hooked Up (11/16/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] WOW what a great way to start out Nov fishing Fort Lauderdale. The sailfish are showing up in good numbers and the Mahia Mahia are here along with the kingfish and bonitos makes for some great fishing aboard the hooked Up. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
End of Oct Off Fort Lauderdale (11/06/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] This is a summary of some of the fishing trips aboard the Hooked up off the coast of fort Lauderdale the end of Oct. Cold fronts are coming and we are looking forward to some more great fishing here off the coast of Fort Lauderdale with the winter months coming up fast. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or tacohookedup@aol.com
Sharks Tilefish Kings and more aboard Hooked Up (10/17/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Here a look at some of the fish and the rock band we've fished with the last couple of days off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344
Mako Shark off Fort Lauderdale (10/15/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Well Summer is behind us and the bigger fish are already showing up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Looks like it is going to be another banner year of fishing down here. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
Great Start to Oct Fishing off Ft Lauderdale (10/10/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] WOW what a great way to start out Oct if fishing keeps getting better like it does toward the end of Oct we are looking forward to some killer fishing) 764-4344
Sailfish Are Showing Up In Fort Lauderdale (10/09/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Heres a tast of some of the great fishing off the coast of fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up. And with Nov right around the conner the sailfish are already starting to show up. Give us a call and lets get you Hooked Up. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
Fishing Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (10/08/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Heres a few of the fun fishing trips aboard Hooked Up off the coast of fort Lauderdale. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
Tons of FUN and a Tiger Shark off the coast of Fort Lauderdale (9/16/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Tons of FUN and a Tiger Shark off the coast of Fort Lauderdale August 15th, 2013 Today we had a ball fishing with Bill and Angee along with their son Luke and 2 daughters Claire and Sydney all from Michigan.
WOW Great Day of DEEP SEA FISHING FORT LAUDERDALE (A must read) (9/16/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] August 12th, 2013 WOW that's all I can say about this fishing trip with Rob from Toronto Canada. Rob had booked this trip a day or 2 before and told me he really wanted the boat to himself so he could increase his odds of catching fish. Well as you can see by the pictures Rob got a LOT more than he or even us for that matter expected. We started out trolling and ended up kite fishing and Rob caught; 3 kingfish, 1 bonito, 2 barracudas, 1 monster 30 pound plus black fin tuna and 2 sailfish.
Catching a sailfish and a big hammerhead shark while the rest... (9/16/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Catching a sailfish and a big hammerhead shark while the rest called out for some guy called RALF!! August 11th, 2013 Today we started our day fishing with Brain and his son Brain, Dan, Edward, Paul and Zachary from Pittsburg, Chicago, and Arizona. Now I will say that while we did have a banner day of deep sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale some of our anglers had a fishing trip of a life time while others well lets just say had a fishing trip they will always remember. (LOL)
Fishing in the Bahamas for 10 days and loving every min of it!! (9/16/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Fishing in the Bahamas for 10 days and loving every min of it!! August 1st, 2013 Sorry we have fallen a little behind on our fishing reports BUT we've been fishing off the coast of Bimini in the Bahamas from July 28 till the 3rd of Aug. Every year we get chartered by a battery company called East Penn and we
Old Bull Smokes Young Bull again off the coast of Fort Lauderdale (7/06/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Old Bull Smokes Your Bull again off the coast of Fort Lauderdale June 29th, 2013 Today was a very interesting trip with Nick the Greek and his sons Anthony and Ari not to mention his daughter Katarina. Now there was a couple reasons that made this fishing trip so interesting first and foremost on our other boat the Hooked Up 2 we had Lou and his good friend and their kids and it just so happens that Lou is Nick's twin brother. And secondly
Paul catches first Hammerhead shark off Fort Lauderdale (7/06/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Paul catches first Hammerhead shark off Fort Lauderdale June 27th, 2013 Today we had one of our regulars Greg along with his close friends Anthony and Heather all from West By God Virginia but now living in South Florida. We also had Mitchell and her son Paul from West Chester New York. We started out trolling and while trolling was not red hot we did manage to catch every one some bonitos.
This is a must read fishing off Fort Lauderdale (7/06/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] This is a must read fishing off Fort Lauderdale June 24th, 2013 This is a must read fishing story with one happy ending. We set out fishing with Brendan from P.A., Corey from Lake Meyers and Samantha from parts unreadable. (LOL) We went right to kite fishing and fishing was good. We had caught a big barracuda than soon after we hooked into a hammerhead shark. After a good 30 min battle we got the ham
Giant Sailfish off Fort Lauderdale aboard Taco Hooked Up 954.764.4344 (7/06/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Giant Sailfish off Fort Lauderdale June 17th, 2013 Today we had a father and son team Greg and Greg out of West By God Virginia. We started out trolling and trolling was good with 1 kingfish, a bunch of bonitos and a couple Mahia Mahias. Ok skunk out of the box and time to go for the big one.
Dad and sons have a great day Fishing Fort Lauderdale (6/17/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Dad and sons have a great day Fishing Fort Lauderdale June 10th, 2013 Today it was not just that we had a banner day of fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. It was that we had a banner day while fishing was slow. Little to no fish were caught by the other boats. We fished with Brain and his sons Konnor and Garrett from Plantation Florida.
Fishing the farmers from Florida off Fort Lauderdale 954.764.4344 (6/17/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Fishing the farmers from Florida off Fort Lauderdale June 8th, 2013 Today we had a 2-boat charter with Hooked Up and Hooked Up 2. Aboard the Hooked Up today we fished with David, Shan, Josh, Terry and Dave all from Florida. We started out trolling our way to the south and landed a few kingfish and bonitos.
Mahi are here off Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up Sportfishing (6/17/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Mahi are here off Fort Lauderdale May 28th, 2013 Today we started out today fishing with Scott, Paul and Destiny all from Canada. We went right to trolling on the reef with 2 planner boards running about 45 feet down along with 3 baits skipping across the surface.
Great Spring Fishing Ft Lauderdale Hooked Up (5/28/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Wow what else can we say fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale may have gotten a slow start this year BUT spring is here and fishing is great and we are looking forward to a great summer too. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344
May 1 through 9 off Fort Lauderdale (5/28/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Heres a few of the fishing trips we were out on in the beginning of May off the coast of fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
April Fishing Off Fort Lauderdale (5/27/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Heres a few of the RED HOT Fishing Trips off the coast of Fort Lauderdale this past April
Fishing Ft Lauderdale April 23 through 27 aboard Hooked Up (4/23/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] WOW fishing just keeps getting better down here off the coast of Fort Lauderdale and just wait till April and May the best months of the year. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
March Madness off ft lauderdale Hooked Up (4/21/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Wow March is here and so are the big sails, Sharks Dolphin and much Much more. Captain Taco
Fishing with Brian off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up 954.764.4344 (2/28/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Fishing with Brian and the one that got away February 28th, 2013 Here we are on the last day of the shortest month and WOW what a way to end February. We fished with Brain from New York and from the second Brian got on board we knew this guy wanted to catch a SEA MONSTER!!
What a BLAST today fishing Off the coast of Ft Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (2/21/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] What a BLAST today fishing Off the coast of Ft Lauderdale February 21st, 2013 Today we fished with Glen and Mary from Sandwich M.A. along with Sandy and Virginia from Philadelphia P.A. Today we went right to trolling with 2-planner boards running about 45 feet down and 3 baits skipping across the surface.
Fishing with old friends in Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up 954.764.4344 (2/20/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Fishing with the YOUNG Penny (Bennie) and friends in Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up February 20th, 2013 Today was not only a great day of fishing aboard the Hooked Up but I think we had a guy on the boat from the movie The Green Mile? These guys were all originally Michigan. We had Gordon, Rod, Stan and 94-year old Penny I mean Bennie (LOL)
More Great Fishing in Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (2/19/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] More Great Fishing in Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up February 19th, 2013 Today we had a couple from Idaho Ken and his wife (sorry never got her name) I will say we had one heck of a great fishing trip off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. We went right to kite fishing with 4 live baits suspended from our kites and the trap was set.
Sail Fishing off Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up 954-764-4344 / 877-SEA-4344 (2/18/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Sail Fishing off Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up February 18th, 2013 Today we fished with Alex and Germaine from Quebec Canada. We started out trolling the reef and landed 3 blackfin tunas and 2 bonitos.
A Day for the kids fishing Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up 954.764.4344 (2/17/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] A Day for the kids fishing Fort Lauderdale February 17th, 2013 Today we went out on a short 3-hour trip with John and his 3 kids Wyatt, Zack and Ginger all from El Paso Texas.
Deep Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale 4 KINGS aboard Hooked Up 954.764.4344 (2/15/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Deep Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale 4 KINGS February 15th, 2013 Deep Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale today we fished with Jack and his son Jack along with Jalapeo and Citrus from parts unknown.
88 inch sailfish off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (2/04/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Alexander saves the day with an 88 inch sailfish off the coast of Fort Lauderdale January 29th, 2013 Today we fished with Alexander and I am sorry to say that we never did get the names of the other anglers aboard today but what I can tell you is that finally fishing is getting better and better everyday with the cold fronts starting to move through and with the full moon gone.
Amber Jack & a nice smoker kingfish aboard Hooked Up 954.764.4344 (2/04/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Slow day on the rip but we still managed to catch a smoker king and a Amber Jack off Fort Lauderdale January 28th, 2013 Fishing with Jim and Ed from New York and Meagan, Marisa and Matt from Holly Wood Florida. Once again fishing was on the slow side today with the lack of winter cold fronts and now with a full moon to boot fishing has just been tough the last few days.
Fishing with the LUCKY FAMILY from off Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (2/04/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Fishing with the LUCKY FAMILY from Michigan off Fort Lauderdale January 20th, 2013 WOW what a fun day on the water off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up. Today we took Dave, Mary, Sara and Nick out fishing or should I say catching. Talk about our lucky day. We started out Kite fishing and before you knew what was going on Sara was fighting a big Sailfish and I do mean a big one because after a good 20 min fight she had her 89-inch sailfish to the boat!
Aboard Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale 954.764.4344 (2/04/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Mike, Mike and Dan having a ball fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale January 11th, 2013 Today we fished with Mike and his 2 sons Mike and Dan. We started out kite fishing with live baits suspended from the kites and 1 dead bait also suspended from the kite. Ok so now the trap was set and now all we needed was for some big sea monster to come along and take a bite!! And that's just what happen when this big sailfish popped up
Great Day 4 the kids fishing aboard Hooked Up (1/20/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Wow what a great day for the kids fishing aboard the Hooked up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale with Captain Taco. (954) 764-4344 tacohookedup.com
Great Day Of Fishing 4 the kids (1/20/2013)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Wow what a great day of fishing all these big fish were landed by kids aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of fort Lauderdale. Captain Taco (954) 764-4344
Hammerhead Caught (7/08/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] 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 we
The biggest fish ever caught aboard Hooked Up caught 877.SEA.4344 (7/08/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] The biggest fish ever caught aboard Hooked Up caught by Steve and Wyatt June 11th, 2012 Today we had a farther and son team Steve and his son Wyatt from Wichita Kansas out for a little deep-sea fishing. Today we went right to fishing for big sharks or sailfish so out went the kites with 3 live baits suspended from them
Catching Fish aboard Hooked Up even while fishing was slow (6/08/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] rod bent over and line was screaming off the reel. At first all these guys could do was to hang on to the rod as this sea monster was just taking line at will. But after 10 min the fish settled down and the back and forth fight began. Take a little then gain a little back and forth but 30 min later up popped this big 6 to 7 foot
WOW Action Packed Day Of Fishing aboard Hooked Up off Fort Lauderdale (4/24/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] WOW Action Packed Day Of Fishing aboard Hooked Up off Fort Lauderdale April 17th, 2012 Today we started this great day of Deep Sea fishing aboard the Hooked up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale with; Jim from Organ and Ken from South Carolina.
Sharks, Sailfish, Tunas, Kingfish, Mahia Mahia aboard Hooked Up (4/24/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Sharks, Sailfish, Tunas, Kingfish, Mahia Mahia and boat load of Fun Aboard Hooked Up April 15th, 2012 Today we started out fishing with Mike, Tahoe, Daizy, and Morgan from Miami Florida and Sang from Wyoming. Good eating fish is what we were looking for so we started out trolling the reef looking for kingfish but they just were not biting.
SailFish, HammerHead Sharks & Tunas aboard Hooked Up off Ft Lauderdale (4/22/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] SailFish, HammerHead Sharks and Tunas aboard Hooked Up off Ft Lauderdale April 22nd, 2012 Today we started out fishing with Kalb and his wife Jessie from Colorado. We started out trolling and caught 4 bonitos and 2 black fin tunas. Once we had a few fish in the box so we switched from trolling to kite fishing with live and dead baits suspended from the kites and a couple more shark baits down deep.
Fishing with the Vikings from Detroit aboard Hooked Up (4/21/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Fishing with the Vikings from Detroit Michigan April 21st, 2012 Today we fished with a father and his 2 sons that had to have some Viking Blood in them because we seemed to be the only boat that stayed and fished the whole trip. It Was Rough and Rainy!! All the same these guys were fine with the weather so off we went for a little deep-sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale with David and his two sons David and Jayson from Detroit Michigan.
Another Day of Great Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up (4/19/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Another Day of Great Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale April 19th, 2012 Great Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale WOW what else can I say fishing has just been red hot for us aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale and today was no exception. We set out on our day of deep-sea fishing with Dave, Chad, Troy and Joel all from Grand Rapids Michigan.
D & J get whipped fishing the bottom aboard Hooked Up (4/19/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Dave and John get whipped fishing the bottom off the coast of Ft Lauderdale April 10th, 2012
13 Year old Kyle Lands Big Sea Monster aboard Hooked Up (4/11/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] This afternoon we had a regular angler who has fished with us in the past and has landed some big fish aboard the Hooked Up. Today Shawn brought along his 13-year-old son Kyle along with his wife and daughter Lynette and Shalyn from New Fond land Canada. Last year they had caught a big sailfish fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up so this year we were looking for a BIG shark. As you have heard in the past be carful what you hope for!!
Spring is Here and so are the Sailfish off the coast of fort Lauderdale (4/11/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Today we fished with Bob from Tallassee Florida, John from Tampa Florida, Larry from parts unknown and Joe from Houston Texas. Today we had good north current and crisp blue water and off the coast of Fort Lauderdale this time of the year with these great conditions it can mean SAILFISH. So that just what we were after with 2 kites flying high and 2 baits suspended from each kite. The trap was set and from there it wasn't long till we got our first bite.
Sharks Sailfish Barracudas & Fishing w/ Vin the Chin (4/11/2012)
[Fort Lauderdale,FL] Sharks, Sailfish, Barracudas and also Fishing with Vin the Chin aboard Hooked Up March 31st, 2012 Here we are on the last day of March and what a great way to end the month!! We started out fishing with Brain, John, Matt and Bart all from Missouri. We were looking for BIG fish and we had a smoking north current so we started out a bit south of our inlet and set out both kites with 3 live baits suspended from the kites along with one shark bait also suspended from the kite.
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