Set out this morning from Shem at 5 with Kut08 and a friend of his. We were welcomed by amazingly flat seas, and was able to run 30 kts. without touching the throttle once to the Southwest Banks. As soon as we found 71 degree water, we were in 150 feet, we started to drop lines.
Within 10 minutes of putting out the spread we had a hit on our long line, the way back. Kut’s friend pulls up a nice Wahoo. I should mention that along with the cedar plug chain, Lynnmcd lent us some tuna rigs with skirts made from mono. I thought for sure this was a tuna at first because it hit this line with a mono tuna rig. Turns out this Wahoo just had great aim! THE GAME IS ON!
After that, the day wasn’t constant I would say but consistent. We never sat too long before something happened.
The highlight of the day came when we had two poles go off pretty close to one another. First we had one knock down which was a dolphin who was putting on a great show of jumps for us. We get that one near the boat, then another rod goes off and it seemed like a Hoo. As we get the dolphin near the boat first, another rod goes off. This is the one we are pulling a cedar plug chain on! Guess what that one had on it? LOL!! So I gaff the dolphin, get her in the box, go over to the pole, give it to Kut’s friend, and then proceed to gaff the Hoo. We then get our BF Tuna next to the boat and gaff it. A TRIPLE SLAM on the hook ups!! It was a blast.
My Hoo was the largest of the day. She hit, tore off a bunch of line, then nothing. I remembered what y’all have coached me on, and what Kut and I have seen work, so I dropped the lure back, and sure as shootin’ she came back to the bait and re-hooked up! The fight was on. She was a fat pig of a Hoo, too.
I lost an even bigger one as we decided to leave the SW Bank’s area. This one peeled 2/3’s of my line off the TLD 25’s before slowing down. I ended up with the drag full up and still this thing took line. We know it was a Hoo because we saw the gaping mouth ab
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Thanks guys. No, today I won’t forget. Kut08 and I have learned to be happy with just having something in the boat. Let’s face it, we are still both rookies at this. But today we got to enjoy catching a fish we have rarely seen . . . . 4 TIMES OVER!!! Then the good Lord gives me a Tuna, and throws in a Mahi for good measure . . . . I just feel so blessed to have had the chance today to come home with what we did.
First off Reybann, let me compliment you on your choice of quotes . . . . “You can’t shoot the ‘Shoots’ Pauly.”
Secondly, thanks. Kut and I have been getting out on my boat for a few years now, and this trip it felt like all the pieces finally came together. We felt like we knew what we were doing (well almost) and really worked well as a team to bring those fish in. I still have a TON more to learn, but I almost felt that “I’ve arrived” feeling on the way back in. Felt good.
