mrGeeze
Well-known member
Summertime's here and its hot.
The fishing's been pretty good.
Our spring gaffer season is pretty much over. we did see lots of nice quality fish.
there are still a few big ones around but fewer and further between.
A few bailer schools have been found.
Fortunately the wahoo have shown up.
And there are some billfish out there.
Bad Betty released her first billfish of the year about 2 weeks ago.
A 350# blue one hit the left flat- one of my homemade purple & black jet heads with a ballyhoo.
Unfortunately it was 80# leader attached to a TLD 25 strung with 40#. We got lucky and an hour later got the release.
He did get my lure. Such is life.
The day before yesterday we caught a few nice gaffers, 2 wahoo & went 1 for 3 on sails aboard Betty.
We were pretty happy.
Yesterday was a bit harder fishing. We managed one wahoo & a blackfin. Threw back a king. A good billfish bite turned on in the deep but we just couldn't get one hooked. Missed a couple of good bites on quality fish.
That's it for now. Winds coming up this weekend.
8/1/2013
Fished yesterday & the day before on Bad Betty.
Fishing is a bit scrappy but you can get a catch.
Wednesday I fished to the southern & managed 3 wahoo and a small dolphin
Yesterday I stayed south & we got 6 dolphin and 2 wahoo.
One of them weighed 48#, earning a citation.
It was great to catch a fish that would not lay flat in the new giant cooler.
We raised a sail yesterday but couldn't get him hooked.
Attached photo of Wednesday's catch.
8/15/2013
Went out the other day. Slow Start.
Finally found a wahoo in 25 fathoms.
Worked a pretty edge & found a few dolphin including a 32#.
He fit fine in the box
Not sure a 50 pounder will lie flat
Photo enclosed
The fishing's been pretty good.
Our spring gaffer season is pretty much over. we did see lots of nice quality fish.
there are still a few big ones around but fewer and further between.
A few bailer schools have been found.
Fortunately the wahoo have shown up.
And there are some billfish out there.
Bad Betty released her first billfish of the year about 2 weeks ago.
A 350# blue one hit the left flat- one of my homemade purple & black jet heads with a ballyhoo.
Unfortunately it was 80# leader attached to a TLD 25 strung with 40#. We got lucky and an hour later got the release.
He did get my lure. Such is life.
The day before yesterday we caught a few nice gaffers, 2 wahoo & went 1 for 3 on sails aboard Betty.
We were pretty happy.
Yesterday was a bit harder fishing. We managed one wahoo & a blackfin. Threw back a king. A good billfish bite turned on in the deep but we just couldn't get one hooked. Missed a couple of good bites on quality fish.
That's it for now. Winds coming up this weekend.
8/1/2013
Fished yesterday & the day before on Bad Betty.
Fishing is a bit scrappy but you can get a catch.
Wednesday I fished to the southern & managed 3 wahoo and a small dolphin
Yesterday I stayed south & we got 6 dolphin and 2 wahoo.
One of them weighed 48#, earning a citation.
It was great to catch a fish that would not lay flat in the new giant cooler.
We raised a sail yesterday but couldn't get him hooked.
Attached photo of Wednesday's catch.
8/15/2013
Went out the other day. Slow Start.
Finally found a wahoo in 25 fathoms.
Worked a pretty edge & found a few dolphin including a 32#.
He fit fine in the box
Not sure a 50 pounder will lie flat
Photo enclosed
