Had one of my nephews, Donen, come in town for the wknd. Despite the mediocre forecast he was fired up to fish. Took Donen, my Dad, Joe W, Sarah D, and Fleetwood on Friday. Fishing was slow. We jumped off a sailfish from my bridge pole in 320’ in the high 300s. Ran back out to 500’ in the low 400s and quickly had a blue marlin on the left squid chain. He was just paddling, never lit up. While he lacked in excitement, he made up for in curiousity. He wacked the left squid chain, right squid chain, pitch bait, left long, left short, right short, and my bridge pole 3x. Also was up in the dredge at one point. The hook didn’t find its mark on my first bridge bite, and he at the bait. They handed another rod up and he inhaled my bridge pole a few minutes later. When I came tight the rod double over twice and then I saw the bait come back out his mouth. Teased him back to it again and he inhaled it again. Down the gullet. Same result. Finally he faded off. When I pulled in the bridge bait the circle hook was in embedded in the eye socket. Oh well. Donen also caught his maui that day and about 10 others. Most were small. Unfortunately he didn’t get his first billfish, but he did get two see two eat and two jumps out of the sail.
Saturday we fished the members only. Donen was excited to catch a tuna, so we tried all day to no avail. Thought we had one, but turned out to be an bronze fin. Caught another bigger AJ and 10 mauis (+ 2 Awenday releases). Also caught a small king. Hopefully he will get an award for his junior angling feats. We will see tomorrow night. Lets hope the fishing picks up again before the doldrums.
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