Cant remember the last post I made but it hasnt been because we havent been fishing in between the weather breaks..winter pattern is still full and the fishing has been exciting..Got off the phone with Scott Leger today he had a 184# yellowfin and 4 other smaller yellowfins, 6 blacks and a wahoo..Capt. Bill had about the same yesterday less the big fish and wahoo the day before that..I took the last two days off still recovering form an overnight trip that yielded two swordfish at 100 and 60 pounds each..got a late start after Monday's charter in time to make 4 drifts with dead bait under a half moon..first fish came while retrieving the lines after drift 1..made a heck of a run..ran for a solid 10 minutes before we fianlly gave chase at 4 knots..came to the boat 45 minutes later; dead and stiff as a board, as it was snagged in the anal fin and hauled in the reverse gear therby suffocating it..we'll take it..
It was Scott L's first as an angler and he was just a little pumped..Next drift we set our shalow line at 75 ft and it was the first to run with 45 minutes soak time..this fish went deep and jumped right next to the boat going ape all down the side and around the bow twice..30 minutes later we stuck a gaff into it..made 2 more drifts with one short strike and a slashed bait but no run..We had been logging steady blackfin action in the last week..personally I havent seen a yellowfin in 3 trips but everyone else has been catching at least one..also non-existent for me have been the wahoo and not for lack of effort..we had logged more hours trolling that slopping chunks but from reports and conversations it think that stat is going to change when we get back to work in a few days..I have a few pics to post but for many of the days I had been running solo with no time for pictures....Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
