Gil Coombes

We started out of Gvt. Cut and headed towards the south looking for working birds or something floating in the water to start on. We didn't have far to go as we hit 300' of water and birds were every place, we knew we had found some actively feeding Tuna. We started chunking over live Threads which in a matter of minutes we had the school of Tuna right on us. We immediately started hooking up and bringing fish into the boat. After getting 8 or so nice Tuna on the boat we decided to go in search of other species and went on the troll. After trolling less than 200 yards from the school of Tuna we had the first knockdown from a nice Dolphin wanting a freshly rigged ballyhoo. We continued Trolling and put a few more fish in the box before we had our first and only Sailfish decide to hook up. We continued with steady action for the rest of the day whether it be Dolphin, Tuna or a few mystery fish we never got to see. We returned to the dock with a nice catch of fish and happy clients. We stuck to methods that we have used in the Ft. Pierce area and went to a different area and still produced a great catch.

If you want to book a charter with Smokin EM Charters just give us a shout and we will be more than happy to book you on one of our boats either in Ft. Pierce or the Miami area.

Capt. Gil

Fish Species: Tuna, Dolphin, Sailfish
Bait Used: Live Threads, Gogs, tuna feathers
Tackle Used: Crowder Rods with Okuma Reels
Method Used: live baiting/trolling
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Gil Coombes

About The Author: Captain Gil Coombes

Company: Smokin Em Charters

Area Reporting: Ft. Pierce/Stuart/Miami/Key Biscayne

Bio: Capt. Gil has been fishing for over 20 years from the waters of Delaware to Florida. With a passion for the sport, not only has he strived to become one of the best Offshore Captains to fish the Treasure Coast area but also one of the top Inshore Captains. Running a 45' Trojan Custom Sportfishand 37' Luhrs Sportfish out of the Ft. Pierce are and a 20' Hewes Flats he continuously is placing fish on the docks. From Sailfish, Dolphin and Wahoo fishing Offshore to Snook, Tarpon and Redfish fishing the Inshore waters. Now with an added charter location in the Miami/Key Biscayne area fishing a 30' Ocean Runner CC is able to offer charters and his fishing knowledge in that area as well. No other charter service can provide the enthusiasm for the sport or knowledge like the crew of Smokin Em Charters.

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