Rolled outta Dewees yesterday at 3:30 with Tommy Shannon, Capt. Corey Hexter and Jim Shannon on Houdini II. At 38 knots, we were trying to beat the sunset and arrived right on time. Deployed the spread and got our first hit after an hour or so. Fought a real nice fish for about ten minutes and pulled the hook. Next fish was within an hour and had him jumping five or six times 30 yards behind the boat lit up in the moonlight! Too small, so let him go. Next fish was a keeper. Let another pup go after that.
Not much sealife swimming around and the temp was 75.5, two degrees cooler than the previous trip. Next fish, Tommy fought him about five minutes and while clearing lines, a swordie came up to the boat, attracted to the hydroglow, and Jim and Corey teased him with the bait and hooked him beside the boat. Doubleheader!! Pulled him off within a minute, but pretty awesome hooking him boatside and watching him tailwalk a few times. Stuck Tommy’s fish and reset our drift.
Within another hour, hooked a pup and pulled him alongside in about three minutes. Tough little guy though. Really kicking at the boat trying to get away. After another couple of hours, it was midnignt and we prepared for the Midnight Bite. It didn’t come, so at 12:15 we reeled 'em in. Jim was pulling up the last line when he said,“I had a hit!”. He stopped the retrieve, we all watched the rod - it got hit again - he left it there - and a minute or so later, “He’s on! He’s on!” And the rod doubles over and Jim fights the biggest fish of the night and we throw him on ice! Rolled back at 12:30 in the moonlit sky on a 4-6 inch ocean at 36 knots! Flattest ocean I have ever been on in the dark. Tied up at 3 am. Unbelievable! In two days, we go 11 for 14 off Charleston. I could not believe we didn’t see another recreational boat out there. This was the second time in a row that we had a commercial(longline?) boat come within three miles of us from offshore. I thought the area was off limits to commercial swordfishing boats??
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Incredible!!!
Keep it up guys!!
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Eff the turkey…I will take fresh swordfish any day. Keep killin’ them, Mel…
“Never argue with an idiot…he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.”
Another phenomenal trip, and great report! Capt. Corey may not miss Florida so much anymore.
Excellent. Nothing like ending a successful trip with a quality fish being caught on the last line in the water.
That is amazing! Keep up the good work.
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I fish alot more than you.
Freshwater is for drinking.
nice report
Luke 8:22-25
Mel is a Greek GOD!!!
This is not a chawade…
We need total concentwation…
only 3 letters in the alphabet describe it…F’n’A.
I’m jealous. Wish I could get my crowd to go. Teased them with some pumpkin steaks from Miami, hopefully it will work.
WD
great job… mind if i have those numbers…
pretty wurk
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Congrats! Are you planning on going for the sword again. We hope to try this pext week. Would like to know if you are needing another boat for the drift. Give me a call 843-592-1457. Tight lines, Capt Kevin.
Awesome report ! Congradulations to the Capt & Crew !
Does everyone report these Swordfish landings nowadays per the new regs as of October 17th, 2007?
“Reporting Recreational Swordfish and Billfish Landings
Effective October 17th, 2007, a new internet based reporting system for recreational non-tournament landings of North Atlantic swordfish and billfish will be available. All recreational non-tournament swordfish and billfish landings, including those from Charter/Headboats, must be reported by the permitted owner of the vessel landing the fish, or their designee, within 24 hours of landing. A landed fish means a fish that is kept and has been brought to shore. Vessels landing swordfish or billfish in North Carolina and Maryland must report their landings through the state landing card programs. Vessels landing swordfish or billfish in all other states, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, must report their landings using the new internet reporting portal at http://www.hmspermits.gov or by calling the 1-800-894-5528 reporting line.”
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/News.asp
This fishing thing gets more and more complex all the time!
The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.