David Ide

Fort Lauderdale Sport Fishing

Catching the Big One

July 7, 2011

We stared the trip out by catching a few live baits like speedos and hard tails so if- we decided to go wreck fishing we had the right bait to produce fish. As we trolled north from 90- 200 feet of water we caught some fish many bonita upto15 lbs. and a few kingfish up to 12 lbs. Brad and Chad wanted to try some different kinds of fishing so we went wreck fishing. Our first two spots we hit one in 245 feet and the other in 168 feet we had no action. So we ran a little further north to a wreck in 300' and the other in 200' we got some nice bites. Chad's son was the first one up using a live speedo, Brads son landed a 60lb. Warsaw grouper. After seeing that Chad's 14-year-old son catch that, Brad said it is my turn so we made another drop. This time I could tell it was a different kind of fish so Brad had a little battle in front of him the whole time. Brad was fighting it and he was yelling and screaming, but him caught himself a nice amberjack about 60 lbs. We were already late getting back to the dock if we left right then. But I really wanted to catch Chad a fish, so I told Paul, let's try one last time. In addition, it was worth it. As soon as the bait hit the bottom, Chad was in the fighting chair battling with a big fish from the deep. Another big grouper. What a day, and a very lucky group that we had on the boat today and it made for a good trip.

Tight Lines!

Captain David Ide

www.ladypamela2.com

954-761-8045

Fish Species: mahi-mahi, wahoo, grouper, snapper, tuna, sailfish, swordfish, marlin, barracuda
Bait Used: dead/live bait
Tackle Used: 30-130 Internationals
Method Used: wreck fishing, deep sea fishing, bottom fishing, swordfishing, kite fishing, trolling, deep dropping, drifting
Water Depth: 100-1800 ft
Water Temperature: 80's
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David Ide

About The Author: Captain David Ide

Company: Lady Pamela Sportfishing

Area Reporting: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bio: My name is Captain David and I run the largest fishing fleet of professional sportfishing captains in the state. I always say we have the best crew in the industry because of our hard work ethic and passion for fishing including conservation of our oceans. Join me or one of our crew as we chase trophy Mahi, Sailfish, Tuna, Sharks, Wahoo and much more!

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