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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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January 18, 2012
Newly weds Tony and his wife came all the way from Texas to come fishing on the 7am-1 pm charter. We started the morning out catching lots of live tinker mackerels around a freighteranchored off shore of Ft. Lauderdale. By the way, catching tinkers like we have been doing the last few days is unusual. There was no wind to fly the kites so after catching all the bait we needed we decided to slow troll the live baits. Within 15 minutes of having all six baits in the water we got a bite on the right long rigger. It was a nice sailfish and Tonys wife jumped into the fighting chair to catch this beast. After a good 10 minutes of reeling she was getting too tired, so we swapped the rod to Tony, but thats when the sailfish got away. We kept trolling the live baits and hour later we caught a nice 15lb kingfish. Fishing on the troll slowed down so we decided to try our luck wreck fishing. The first few shipwrecks we went to did not produce abite, but we kept on trying. At the last wreck we finally got a few bites, landing a big amberjack.Overall, the fishing was slow, but we didnt get skunked! Way to go Tony!
Brad and some business clients came fishing yesterday afternoon on a two boat charter here in Ft. Lauderdale. We went right out in front of Ft. Lauderdale to 140 feet of water where there was just enough wind to get the extra light kites up in the air. The wind was blowing south with a 1.5 knot north current. Good sailfishing conditions if we could keep the kites up. Pauly was running the boat and I was in the salon when I heard a lot of commotion in the cockpit. I ran out just in time to see a sailfish jumping into the horizon and we lost it before we could set the hook. I was a little mad, but no big deal, as it was early in the trip. We put a fresh rack of baits back out,waited right there, and another sailfish took the bait. This time the fish was well-hooked so Brad got into the fighting chair. This fish really put on an exciting show, jumping all over the ocean. Once it was landed we tagged the sailfish and let him free to catch another day. Pauly then ranthe boat back to the south hoping for another bite, but that was it for the day. Brad and his friendsstill had a trip that they will never forget. Brad said that growing up as a kid his dad had a big sailfish mount on the wall and that had he always dreamed about catching one himself. Now, after 55 years of coming to Ft. Lauderdale beach, he got to catch a sailfish, just like his dad.
Tight Lines,
Capt David Ide
954 761 8045
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 3:07 am: | |
January 14,2012
Today, the Hyatt family from Pennsylvania joined us for an afternoon of fishing. They had just flown in this morning and said it was 20 degrees where they just came from and were loving the 65 degrees here in Ft. Lauderdale. The Hyatts had never been deep sea fishing before so they decided they would try their luck deep sea fishing on the Lady Pamela II.
We left the dock around 2:00 pm and went right to an anchored freighter where we had previously caught tinker mackerels. After filling our live baitwell full of these prime but rarely seen baits, we went straight to kite fishing in about 200 feet of water as I had heard that a few sailfish were seen at this depth. Within an hour of getting all six lines set out we hooked a sailfish. This was one of the toughest sailfish I have ever caught. Andrew fought this fish for an hour and half, as it took us out to 700 feet water where the seas were huge. We finally tagged and released this bad boy sailfish though!
After the big battle we ran back inshore to a few shipwrecks trying to get a bite with our remaining live baits. We got a few bites from amberjacks, but none stayed on the hook. Thats the way it goes sometimes. Wreckfishing with live baits is generally very productive though, with amberjacks, groupers, cobias, and big snappers always a possible catch.
Tight Lines,
Captain David Ide
www.ladypamela2.com
954 761 8045
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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January 5, 2011
I usually run the Lady Pamela IV, operating the boat from the flybridge, but today, I was aboard the Lady Pamela I and worked the cockpit, while Keith ran the boat. We fished with Glenda and her husband on a six-hour, 10am 4pm charter, and we needed to catch Glenda a fish. We picked a few live baits up at the local Lauderdale Marina on the way out, and went trolling for the first two hours. I was confident that we would catch something cool today because the last 4 days of fishing had been slow, and I knew that a recent cold front that had moved through was going to bring the fish bite with it. We landed a couple of nice kingfish on the troll then decided to switch things up a little and go kite fishng. I cannot say enough about witnertime kite fishing as we can catch wahoo, mahi-mahi, sailfish, marlin, kingfish, and tuna. Our first set of the kites today was just specatcular. We were still setting out our first four baits when we hooked a monster sailfish. It was a 30 minute battle before finally bringing it to the boat. What a great catch! We put the baits right back out and hooked another one, but it wasn't long before it pulled the hooks. We freshend up the baits again and sat right in the same spot until close to the end of the trip. I was right in the middle of telling Glenda about times when you might never get a bite until you are reeling in the last baits, which we happened to be doing, when darned if we didn't hook up! We tied into another sailfish that we ended up catching and releasing just before heading home. Glenda said they have fished all over the world and this was their best trip ever. For me, it was just a great day to be in the cockpit with some fine anglers.
Tight lines,
Capt David Ide
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Mike Johnson (Captmike)
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Today on their Fort Luaderdale Fishing Trip Dennis and Jim from Wisconsin did some kite fishing in search of Fort Lauderdale greatest gamefish. Fishing had been a little slow the last couple days so we were hoping to get lucky on this short three hour trip. It turned out to be Jims lucky day as the sailfish came up and ate the perfectly presented live goggle eye fished out of the kite. We went ahead with the boat as the sailfish went airborne. After a twenty minute see saw battle Jim finally got the fish to the boat for a quick measurement and a clean release. Nice job Jim!
Fishing continued to pick up this week for Scott and his son Zach on the 5th who each caught their first sailfish! Zach who is about 14 did an amazing job on the rod and was able to coach his dad through his fish (lol). Great Job Zach! we also caught a nice kingfish and missed two other sailfish bites.
On the 6th Alex and his family from Russia fished with us in the morning and caught a nice kingfish and unfortunately could not stay connected to the two sailfish we on.
Jan 8th we had them AGAIN, Big Al, Linda and MAtt and this time they brought to friends Frank and Ivan. We started the morning catching some big pinfish to try and catch one of the couple Goliath Groupers that have been hangin in a certain spot. After securing a half dozen pinnies we made our first drop. The bite was so hard and fast it blew or sucked rather the pinnie right off the hook. The next one we hooked and I tried to pull the fish away from the structure and somehow managed to pull the hook. Licking our wounds we went off shore to begin some trolling. Reports on the radio were slow and not very encouraging, we picked up one king and decided to put the kites up. We had a sailfish up immediately but jumped him off as he got fouled in the leader on the bite. The next sailfish was not so lucky as Frank jumped in the chair and began battlem, he almost finished it too before he turned the rod over to IVAN, do the fish even have a chance with a name like that? Ivan finished the fish up pretty quick and we got some pictures and turned him loose. Thanks Guys! |
Captain Tom Zsak (Happydaytoday)
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Fort Lauderdale Fishing on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak
The Walker family from Rhode Island chartered the Happy Day Today to enjoy some Florida sun and to get away from the weather up north.
The conditions for the day were variable winds 3-5 mph, calm seas and blue skies, was the setting for our fishing charter as we left the dock.
With a distance of 1.8 miles to travel to the fishing grounds, in twenty minutes we were at the drop off in 120 ft. of water off of Fort Lauderdale with lines in the water. We had live Goggle Eyes in the bait well with the hope of the wind picking up enough to fly our extra light kites. But, with no winds or current, I decided to start trolling. Ray Walker said he would love to catch a Sailfish, so that was our main target. I headed towards one of my favorite artificial wrecks south of Fort Lauderdale that sits in 180 ft. of water. With no current, it is a good technique to fish around any structures such as artificial wrecks, drop offs and freighters anchored out in deeper waters.
We had one plainer out, with a double hook Bonito strip and a pink and blue sea witch in front of it. For surface baits we went with two Ballyhoos short, two Bonito strips long and a green and yellow jap feather on the center and a Ballyhoo dredge as a teaser. Our first strike came from the plainer rod which was a King fish in the 8 lb. class. From there we picked away at a couple of Mahi Mahis and a few Black Fin Tunas. With no wind or current in sight, I headed towards one of the freighters anchored in 160 ft. of water. As I got closer to the freighter, I could see bait fish by the surface near their anchor chain. With our first tack going pass the ships anchor chain, a black shadow appeared on the right short rigger, chasing our Ballyhoo bait, which sat behind the dredge teaser. It was a Sailfish!!!! With the dorsal fin out of the water and the bill swatting at the Ballyhoo, Ray became excited as he watched the action. Finally, the Sailfish pulled the Ballyhoo out of the rigger and the fight was on. With the Sailfish performing his acrobatic jumps and tail walking, everybody cheered Ray on. Ray brought the fish closer to the boat and Mitch, our mate, leaned over the side and grabbed the bill for picture taking. Afterwards the Sailfish was released to swim away and do battle another day.
With a good catch of fish on the charter boat Happy Day Today and the Topshotfishing team, it was time to start heading back from our offshore trip.
For a successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter in South Florida for Sailfish, Shark, Bonito, Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo and Grouper contact Captain Zsak. - 954-439-8106 or email us at www.topshotfishing.com. |
David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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December 8, 2011
Today was a fun day for me as I ran the cockpit while my mate Drew ran the boat during a full day charter. We ran north 20 miles and got to our fishing spot right at about 8:15 a.m. We had just gotten our first two baits on the kites when our client Mark hooked a sailfish! I quickly grabbed a spinning rod and bait from the well and pitched it towards a second fish for another quick hookup. It seemed like we released both fish within two minutes! I reeled in the second kite bait and we ran a mile south to get ahead of the moving fish. We set six kite baits back out and Mark hooked another saifish, releasing it in 5 minutes. A few mahi-mahi were boated during the next hour, then we got another sailfish bite. All of the fish we were catching were moving between 130 150 feet of water, and there was about a knot of north current. We ended up catching 6 out of 8 sailfish, 5 mahi-mahi and a silky shark. Not a bad day of fishing, and we were back at the dock by 2:00 pm!
Tight Lines,
Captain David Ide
954 761 8045
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Mike Johnson (Captmike)
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Fort Lauderdale Fishing
was great today for our anglers and guests. Adam, from Ft. Lauderdale, Rich from New York City, Tim from L.A., and Sandy from Fort Lauderdale joined us for what turned out to be a great day of fishing, despite some rainy weather. I blasted through the wind and the waves and turned to the north as Brendan my deckhand deployed the trolling baits. There wasnt a lot of chatter on the radio and reports were dismal at best. We continued to pound the reef in search of a bite. The beer and the BS flowed and finally we got a nice bite on the planer rod. Tim jumped into action and fought the nice size king to the boat and we put it in the box and broke the ice so to say.
We continued to catch a couple more real nice kings and some smaller blackfin tunas. The guys wanted to try some bottom fishing so we messed around with some tilefish and called it a day. Great time guys, see ya soon.
Capt. Mike
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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November 18, 19, 20, 2011
For the last three days or so the weather has been very calm, and boy have the fish been biting. We have been using several different techniques, including trolling, kite fishing and wreck fishing. While trolling we have been catching kingfish, wahoo and mahi-mahi using fresh bonito strips behind blue and pink sea witch feathers. The kite fishing has been productive using live goggleyes and threadfin herring for big mahi-mahi, kingfish and plenty of sailfish. On almost every trip we have caught a sailfish, and their acrobatics have been unbelievable! The wreck fishing has been hit or miss. The other day, using live blue runners, speedos and live bonitos we caught two amberjacks and a black grouper. The shipwrecks we fish are anywhere from 100 out to 450 feet of water. The cobia, many in the 40-50 lb range, will be migrating through here pretty soon and you catch them on the wrecks as well.
Day and Nighttime Swordfishing
Over the past few weeks I have heard of a few boats going out at night getting plenty of bites, but most of the fish are short; too small to keep. Still, they do put up a good fight! The nighttime swordfishing has been best in 1000 to 1400 feet, above the sea mounts. Both live baits and dead squid, when fished 100 to 400 feet down in these areas, have been the key to success. Also, attaching a light stick or an LP light 30 feet from the bait improves the chances for a hookup.
When the moon and the wind are right, and we have calm seas, daytime swordfishing is a great option. We have been fishing baits on the bottom, in 1650 to 2000 feet of water, with 8 to12 lb leads on electric reels. The daytime swords have been averaging 150 lbs, up to 550 lbs. Overall, some very nice swordfish are being caught.
Tight Lines,
Captain David Ide
www.ladypamela2.com
954 761 8045
Ladypamela2@bellsouth.net
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Tom Zsak (Topshotfishing)
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A group of business men affiliated with Bank of America from all over the Southeast came down to Fort Lauderdale FL for an offshore fishing charter aboard our 46 Hatteras the Happy Day Today.
With blue skies, wind direction out of the east, north east and the winds around 12-15 mph and temperatures in the low 80s, made for an nice day on the water. As we untied the lines and departed the dock, I placed an order for a dozen live Goggle Eyes from the bait boat, Gogs make for a great bait kite fishing for all palegic species. We left the jetties heading for 120 ft. of water on the drop off at the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale FL, the sea buoy is and has been a great place to live bait fish for all species (Sailfish, Mahi, Kings, Amberjack, Cobia, Sharks among other species).
The day before produced a double header Sailfish at the sea buoy, therefore, there was no reason not to go out to the same spot over the wreck located 135 ft of water just outside of the sea buoy. As I got close to the wreck, I could see schools of flying fish exiting the water. We put out two kites and four live Goggle Eyes from the kites and one live Goggle Eye from the outrigger. To make it more inviting for the Sailfish, we had a bait well full of Finger Mullets. By throwing a dozen or more live Finger Mullets over the side (chumming with live bait), attracts more predators - we repeated this every 15 minutes.
As we sat there waiting for the Sailfishs arrival, a Mahi Mahi ate one of our live Goggle Eyes, the angler brought it to the boat and the mate gaffed the Mahi Mahi and put in the bait box. We threw over more free swimming live Finger Mullets, more Mahi Mahis appeared. It is very unusual this time of year to be catching Mahi Mahis in the 20 lb. class, which we have been catching - this is more of a Summer time fish. Next, a Hammerhead Shark appeared and ate our live bait from the right short kite. Thirty-five minutes later, the Shark was brought to the boat, pictures were taken and it was released. With an hour left in our charter, our Atlantic Sailfish appeared, eating our left kite bait. What a spectacular show this Sailfish put on tail walking that seemed to go on forever but was only a minute long. Patrick was our angler on the Sailfish and he brought this magnificent fish to the boat. We lifted the Sailfish out of the water to take its picture and then quickly release.
A great day fishing for the guys and got lucky with a nice bag limit of fish, it was time to head back to the dock.
To reserve a fishing charter, please give us a call or email to inquire about a charter or reserve a fishing trip for Sailfish, Shark, Bonito, Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo and Grouper.
Captain Zsak. - 954-439-8106 or email us at www.topshotfishing.com. |
David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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November 13, 2011
Today was a special day for me, as I got to take my dad Peter out fishing. We dont get to do that very often because we both always seem to be working on boats, instead of enjoying them. Not today though, as we took a day off and went fishing on our 36 foot Invincible center console boat. The night before, we had informed a few of our friends about our plans, and Bill, Russell, John, and Darin quickly agreed to round out our crew. That night I also put together two dozen live bait leaders, snelling VMC 5/0 circle hooks onto 16 foot sections of 30 lb Sufix Invisiline fluorocarbon leader.
In the morning, we picked up six dozen goggleyes from T & T live bait and ran north 30 miles to just offshore Boynton Beach inlet. We put up the kites, and as soon as we got the baits in we hooked up a double header sailfish, landing one out of the two fish. By 10:00 a.m. we had released another four sails and lost one. The outgoing tide had the current running at the inlet by this time so we reset the kites right in front. It didnt take long before we hooked another sail, then another. We now had released six sails and lost two. Every time we set back up in front of the inlet we got a bite, so we kept jumping and catching sailfish. We ended the day with 10 for 12 on the sails. We also caught 10 nice mahi-mahi up to 20 lbs, a couple of blackfin tunas, a king mackerel, two silky sharks, and a barracuda. We ended up catching over 30 fish. Not too bad!
Tight Lines ,
Capt David Ide
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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November 2 and 3, 2011
The last few days we had a nice cold front move through, and when that happens, you can expect first rate fishing in Ft. Lauderdale. We have been live bait kite fishing pretty much every trip for the past several weeks. On November 2nd we had a morning trip with Reggie and his friends from Washington, D.C. They caught a few 20 lb. mahi-mahi, and then missed a sailfish first thing in the morning. Later, Reggie hooked up a sailfish that we almost lost. The fish jumped straight at the boat, landed on the covering board, then fell back into the water. My mate Pauli said the fish was teetering like a seesaw! I got a good laugh when I heard that Reggie jumped out of the fighting chair because he thought that the fish was going to hit him!
On November 3rd we had two half-day fishing charters; one from 8 a.m.-12 noon, with the other running from 1p.m.-5p.m. On the morning trip we caught some nice mahi-mahi and 10 Spanish mackerel. The mahi-mahi weve been catching the last few days have all been over 12 lbs, with a few fish of 20-25 lbs thrown in. We also missed a sailfish in the morning.
Anglers Bob, and wife Terry caught a nice sailfish in the afternoon and missed a few other knockdowns off the kites. They also caught three 20 lb mahi-mahi and six Spanish mackerel. They sure boated a nice group of fish in four hours. Youve gotta love the fishing this time of year!
If you ever wanted to catch a sailfish or a swordfish, this is the time of year, and those are not the only abundant species. We also see plenty of kingfish, snappers, mahi-mahi, wahoo, tunas, and sharks this time of year. Come on down to Ft. Lauderdale and let the Lady Pamela crew show you the fishing trip of a lifetime.
Tight Lines,
Capt David Ide
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954 761 8045
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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October 10, 2011
Jeffery and his wife from Washington, DC, fished the 1-5 p.m. charter this afternoon, aboard the Lady Pamela II. The weather was blowing 25 mph out of the northeast which made the seas a little big, but we could still go fishing. We had to go slow on the way out so there was plenty of time to rig a nice trolling spread. The baits were put out as soon as we cleared the inlet and once we got to 60 feet of water two 15 lb mahi-mahi slammed the lines. Captain Paul was yelling at the mate Peter to get Jeffery into the fighting chair. As we were fighting the two mahi-mahi Paul got a bite on the high line bait. This bait is trolled from high up on the fly bridge and it was a huge sailfish. Jeffery sure had his hands full while all this was going on but somehow he got it done! He was reeling in fish the whole entire trip. We ended up with 7 mahi-mahi and that huge sailfish. What a great trip.
Tight Lines,
Captain David Ide
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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Fishing Florida
September 29, 2011
Today was our all day dolphin fishing trip on the Lady Pamela III. A total of 14 anglers were on the boat and they enjoyed one of the greatest all day trips we have ever had. We started the morning out trolling with fresh bonito strips, and in no time we had limited out on kingfish. Then one of our anglers, Aaron, and his 4 year old daughter, hooked up and landed a sailfish. After catching all of these fish, we tried some snapper fishing, and limited out on the vermilion snappers! Next stop was gray tile fishing and we caught our limit of those as well. It was nonstop for Captain Adam. Oh, by the way, we also boated 5 blackfin tunas and four bonitos. What a stunning day out there on the water.
September 30, 2011
Today Andy and friends came fishing from Kansas City. They were 45 minutes late this morning as they had lost their car keys and ended up taking a cab to the boat (sounds like it was a good night in Fort Lauderdale for the boys!). Anyway, when they got to the boat, they showed me (Capt. David) the car ring with the missing key. I took one look, grabbed the black thing on the key ring, pushed a button and the key appeared. The anglers and crew started laughing so hard we could barely get away from the dock! We finally got out the inlet and immediately started trolling on the reef from 100 -300 feet of water. We had a spread of four surface baits and two deep baits on planer boards. We were ready to fill the boat with fish, and thats what we did. We were catching one kingfish after the other, along with a few blackfin tunas mixed in. The weather was beautiful, with a nice swell running along with about a 1 knot southerly current and southeast wind. Prime sailfish conditions. With about one hour left on the trip, angler Brad hooked a monster sailfish in 240 feet of blue water. It took him a good 20 minutes or so to reel it in on the 15 lb test and thirty lb leader, but we caught him. What a way to finish the charter! This was one of the funniest charters I have been on in a long time, all because of the way it started.
Tight Lines,
Captain David Ide
954 761 8045
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Emails us ladypamela2@bellsouth.net
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David Ide (Ladypamela2)
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September 17, 2011
Paulie and I are just a few days back from giant bluefin tuna fishing. We had two guys with us this morning, Edward and John from New York. I was running the cockpit and it was good to get back down there for a change. Normally, I am just running the boat, so today was great for me. Paulie cut fresh bonito strips before we left the dock, and I sharpened all the hooks and got the baits ready on the way out. Just outside the inlet I put out a great looking bait spread. It wasnt long before we started getting a few kingfish, as well as a few blackfin tunas. We were trolling in 100 to 350 feet of water for that first hour. We even had a pesky sailfish on the right long rigger. I had a few shots at him before the fish finally faded away. I re-sharpened all the hooks and put all fresh baits back on top. It wasnt 15 more minutes before I had a sailfish on one of the top baits. Just as I was getting Ed into the fighting chair, my left planer tripped, and I hooked up sailfish number two! I cleared all the lines so Paulie could start to drive the boat on the two fish. It was a tricky little struggle, but it all worked out, as we landed both fish. We sure ended up having a fantastic day.
September 20, 2011
This afternoon the Lady Pamela and Lady Pamela IV both had afternoon trips. We headed offshore for dolphin and wahoo for the first three hours of both trips. Fishing was slow, with only a bonito and a few rainbow runners landed between the two boats. That is until the Lady Pamela found a cargo pallet floating in 500 feet of water. A quick radio call brought the LP IV in on the action! The Lady Pamela caught six wahoo and 10 nice dolphin up to 15 lbs., while the Lady Pamela IV caught four wahoo and four nice dolphin. Thanks to that pallet, what looked like a slow day, ended being two great trips!
Tight Lines,
Captain David Ide
954 761 8045
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Tom Zsak (Topshotfishing)
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Fort Lauderdale Fishing on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak
The wind this morning was out of the west at 3-5 mph with light to no chop, 30% chance of rain in the early evening with blue skies.
John Scause, a retired U.S. Coast Guard Serviceman, from Dallas, Texas and his two sons, Jack and Darin, chartered the Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing for some deep sea fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL. We left the dock this morning with the intent to target Bonitos, King Fish, Black Fin Tunas, Barracudas and later in the day do some deep water wreck fishing. As we started off trolling at the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale FL, a report came in over the radio of a 30 lb. Wahoo being caught. We put out two Bonito strips, two Ballyhoos and a ounce blue and white jap feather for surface baits. The two deep trolling rods consisted of two plainers, one with a #4 blue reflector Drone spoon, the other with a purple and black sea witch with a double hook Bonito strip, hoping to hook up a Wahoo.
We trolled towards one of the artificial wrecks in Fort Lauderdale FL sitting in 230 ft. of water. The wreck consists of barges, a 97 tug boat surrounded by concrete pilings from the old 17th Street Bridge that was sunk in the mid 90s, and Chris Craft molds. This artificial wreck is a favorite haven for numerous predators that feed on the bait fish which congregate here. As we trolled in a figure 8 pattern, the two sons and John took turn catching Bonitos and King Fish. One of the plainer rods bent over and the line screamed off the reel. We hoped it would be a Wahoo, but fifteen minutes later, Mitch, our mate, leaned over the side to bring into the boat a 4 ft., 25 lb. Barracuda. Well, hopefully we would catch a Wahoo next.
I headed north off of Fort Lauderdale FL to another favorite artificial wreck that sits in 320 ft. of water, only to find more Bonitos and Barracudas. We switched over and made a drop on the wreck with the Bonitos for bait. We waited ten minutes and finally the rod bent over. The two boys took turns reeling in the fish at the end of the line. As the fish appeared, Mitch leaned over the side to gaff a 25 lb. Snowy Grouper, which is an excellent eating fish.
With a good catch of fish on the charter boat Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing, it was time to start heading back from our deep sea fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL to the dock at Bahia Mar. This ends another successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter on the Happy Day Today/Topshot Fishing with Captain Zsak.
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Fort Lauderdale Fishing on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak
The day started off with a gentle southeast breeze at 3-5 mph, blue skies and with a 30% chance of rain for early evening. The weather pattern here in Fort Lauderdale FL has been repeated for the past 2 weeks sunshine, blue skies until 6-7pm and thereafter rain.
Today we had a convention group from Bank of American in Pennsylvania charter the Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing to do some deep sea fishing off of Fort Lauderdale FL. The six anglers on board mixed business with pleasure by deciding to incorporate a six hour fishing charter as part of their agenda. Departure was set 7 am - the sun had risen a half hour ago and by now we could see the glitter of the rising sun on the waters.
We left the docks heading towards the sea buoy off of Fort Lauderdale FL, which is 1.8 miles from shore, and sits in 120 ft. of water, and within 15 minutes, we arrived to see bait fish swimming around the sea buoy. For surface baits we had two Ballyhoos and two Bonito strips and for our deep lines, we had a #6 plainer with a 3 1/3 blue reflector drome spoon and a #8 plainer with a double hook Bonito strip with a chartreuse color sea witch. We trolled around the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale FL, catching Bonitos, King fish and Black Fin Tunas.
I decided to change to wreck fishing so I told Mitch our mate to get the tackle prepared to make a drop on one of the local wrecks. Using a live Goggle Eye for bait, I positioned the boat over one of our 34 artificial wrecks in Fort Lauderdale FL. We dropped the bait down over the wreck that sits in 185 ft. of water. This particular artificial wreck, which was a 97 ft. tug boat, was sunk in 1986. With the bait swimming down close to the wreck, you could see the rod tip bouncing up and down, which is a tell-tale sign that the predator is close by. All of a sudden, the rod bent over and John Miller, the angler, proceeded to fight the fish. Fifteen minutes later the fish appeared to the side of the boat and Mitch gaffed the 28 lb Cobia.
With a good catch of fish on the charter boat Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing, it was time to start heading back from our deep sea fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL to the dock at Bahia Mar. This ends another successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter on the Happy Day Today/Topshot Fishing with Captain Zsak.
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August 11, 2011
Today was the big corporate charter that we have every year with a local insurance company here in sunny Fort Lauderdale. We had 10 boats booked from 8-2 p.m. It was like our own mini-tournament! My buddy David, the event organizer, fished on the Lady Pamela IV with mate Pauli and I. I should note that at the dinner party the night before, David stood up and said if no one catches a fish he would pay $400.00, at which time he turned around to me a said he would be talking it from my end! I was praying that everybody was catching fish, and they were. Most of the boats started trolling right off the bat, with the bonitas and king mackerals demolishing the baits. On the Lady Pamela IV we trolled the entire morning trip on the reef, then went Mahi Mahi hunting out in 800 feet of water. We had a sailfish on the right long rigger bait for a few shots and then he swam to the center rigger bait and Pauli missed him. Oh well, that's fishing! On the Lady Pamela, Darrin took his party shark fishing after after wearing them out on kingfish and bonitas. They waited for 45 minutes before hooking and releasing a 7 foot hammerhead shark. Another one of the boats caught a beautiful trophy sailfish. The pictures we got should be in a magazine. Long story short, all ten boats each caught 10 fish plus. The fish are biting: dont miss out on some Fort Lauderdale fishing!
August 12, 2011
The Lady Pamela III, Fort Lauderdale nicest drift fishing boat, had 14 people on board the 7-11 p.m. trip. On these night trips we anchor up and chum for snappers, groupers, kingfish, and what ever else bites. This night, the weather conditions where perfect and the fish where biting! We ended up catching 69 keeper snapper, mostly the best eating yellowtails and mangroves. Most amazing was that one person even reeled in a 3lb. spiny lobster! Lke I said, everything was biting that night! Hook em' up!
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August 5
Max Pacioretty, left wing for the Montreal Canadians, and his family fished with us today. We bought a dozen goggleyes in the morning, on the way out, and started the trip trolling the reef. The fishing action was nonstop for two plus hours. We caught 5 kingfish and 10 bonita. The bonita were swimming north in 100' of water, in schools of thousands. It was a sight to see for the whole trip. Maxs' mother in-law was getting a little seasick so we tried some shark fishing for about an hour, with no bites. Max said lets reel them up and go home because everyone was getting a little seasick.
As the last shark bait was being reeled in, I saw three huge mahi mahi swim by the boat. I ran up in the tower and started yelling at my mate Pauly to grab some spinning rods. As I was re-positioning the boat to find the fish Pauly was getting a goggleye out of the live well. I pointed out the fish to Pauly, he pitched the bait, and the fight was on with a 25 lb. mahi mahi. I told Pauly there were more fish there so he grabbed another spinner, and pitched a goggleye. It was another hookup and Rod Sergay , Max's father-in-law boated a 30 plus lb'er. What a great way to end a morning fishing trip in Fort Lauderdale! Come join us!
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August 1
Today I ran the Lady Pamela with Justin as the mate and Vinnie as our new mate in training today was a good day for Vinnie because the action was none stop we had four on a shared charter Larry and his nephew Charlie along with mike and roger it was a great crew. We stared the trio off by catching live bait at one of the anchored ships. Then started to troll north fishing five rods with fresh bonito strips and Stan ruer sea witches the bontia and kingfish were chewing it was one after the other we also caught a barracuda on the troll that morning I told Justin to reel every thing in because I wanted to try some wreck fishing with the live bait that we caught that morning. As Justin was reeling everything in I saw a war bird low to the water a mile in front of the boat so I told Justin to put all that baits back out for a min so we keep trolling north till we got to were the bird was a we raised a sailfish on the left long rigger bait as Justin was reeling the bait away from the fish to make the sailfish mad I was reeling another bait to get it in position as soon as I got my bait there Justin hooked the fish Charlie jumped into the fighting chair as the sailfish jumped all over the ocean it was a 15 min battle and we landed the sailfish tagged and released. Then we ran to the ship wrecks from 200 to 400 feet our first drop was in 260 feet of water with a live blue runner the rod bent over and mike jumped into the chair and fought the fish in took 10 min to reel it in and mike said to me I couldn't reel any longer I am wore out the 45 lb alamco jack was a nice fish.
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July 28
Gary and Victor from New Jersey came out on the Lady Pamela IV for three days in a row. The first day we went out in the afternoon. We went right to 350 feet of water and put out three shark baits, one on the kite, one on the bottom and one in 150 feet of water. We sat there for three hours before we finally got a bite, about a seven foot shark on the kite bait. But it didnt last too long, the fish fell off and the four hour trip was up but Gary really loves shark fishing so they booked another trip for the next afternoon. Gary told me, David I dont want to catch bait for sharks, I want to get on the boat and shark fish the whole trip he said I dont care if I catch a fish, but all I want is sharks so that what we did.
The next afternoon Gary and Victor showed up around 12:30. We got on the boat and untied the lines and stared shark fishing in 150 feet of water at the whistle buoy. It took about 45 minutes before we got a bite on the bottom. As soon as a 100 yds. of line was off the reel the fish fell off. We put the baits back out for 30 minutes and I decided to reel everything up and run 8 miles north. Leo put the baits out in 135 feet of water as soon as we stopped the boat. It took 20 min and we had a fish on Victor got into the chair took 30 turns on the reel and the fish got away. I felt bad for Victor because this was the third shark we lost in two trips. I was determined to catch Victor a monster shark.
Just as it was time to reel in all the baits, the last rod in the water (before Leo had a chance to reel it in) bent over to the bottom and I gunned the boat ahead to set the hook. This time Victor was going to sit in the fighting chair for almost two hours and fight a fish that some people only dream about. It was a very long battle and took a lot of strength form both Leo and I. We finally got the monster 400 lb. bull shark tied up to the boat and there was a 35 lb cobia swimming around the monster bull shark. So I quickly grabbed a spinning rod and a live ballyhoo and pitched it several times before the huge cobia finally ate the bait. Then Victor didnt get a break, he had to reel in another fish. This cobia didnt take long maybe 10 minutes before I gaffed the cobia and threw him in the box. I told victor to sit on the box to keep them in it. I am sure this is a trip that Victor and I will never forget.
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July 19, 2011
Today we had Dino from Ft. Myers, Harold from Kentucky and Tim from Connecticut. We stared a few minutes late getting off the dock but that didnt stop the Lady Pamela 4 from catching fish. Every morning when the Bonitas are around we cut fresh trolling bait, which is key this time of year. We trolled for the first two hours of the trip catching a few King Mackerels and some Bonitas. The trolling wasnt red hot so I decided to try shark fishing in 350 feet of water right off the coast of Fort Lauderdale Beach. Leo rigged three big Bonitas with two 11/0 hooks in each bait and the three 130 lb. rods. He sent one down 350 feet, the second 150 feet down and one on the surface. There was 2.5 knots of north current and it looked pretty good for getting a bite so we waited it out. After 50 min went by, I was talking to Leo on the bridge of the boat when the 150 foot bait started bouncing. Leo stared reeling and I gunned the boat ahead to set the hook. At the same exact time, there was a hammer head on top chasing the top bait, it was chaos, but very exciting. Leo dropped back the bait and hooked the fish, we now had a double header with two giant hammer head sharks. Tim fought one, Harold fought the other and they ended the day with a great catch and an awesome story for their friends.
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July 13, 2011
On July 13, I had a half-day fishing charter in the morning with William, Greg and their two sons. We caught some live bait on the way out at a ship and then stared trolling to north to try some shark fishing and wreck fishing. The trolling was a little slow. We caught one bonito and a kingfish after trolling 5 miles north with a light north current. Shortly after, we decided to do some shark fishing in 150 of water off the steeple. We put a few live ballyhoo out on spinning rods and the Bonita was biting! The action was nonstop, so after an hour and a half of shark fishing we decided to try some wreck fishing. We got the 80 lb. rod out with a drop rig and a circle hook. I ran one mile to our destination as Paul rigged a live Speedo and dropped it two hundred and fifty feet before hitting the bottom. By the end of the day, we made 5 drops on shipwrecks and Williams son caught a nice Almaco Jack. William and Greg where very happy we stayed out extra time just trying to get some more fish. It ended up being another fantastic day on the water in Fort Lauderdale.
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Fort Lauderdale Sport Fishing
Catching the Big One
July 7, 2011
We stared the trip out by catching a few live baits like speedos and hard tails so if- we decided to go wreck fishing we had the right bait to produce fish. As we trolled north from 90- 200 feet of water we caught some fish many bonita upto15 lbs. and a few kingfish up to 12 lbs. Brad and Chad wanted to try some different kinds of fishing so we went wreck fishing. Our first two spots we hit one in 245 feet and the other in 168 feet we had no action. So we ran a little further north to a wreck in 300 and the other in 200 we got some nice bites. Chads son was the first one up using a live speedo, Brads son landed a 60lb. Warsaw grouper. After seeing that Chads 14-year-old son catch that, Brad said it is my turn so we made another drop. This time I could tell it was a different kind of fish so Brad had a little battle in front of him the whole time. Brad was fighting it and he was yelling and screaming, but him caught himself a nice amberjack about 60 lbs. We were already late getting back to the dock if we left right then. But I really wanted to catch Chad a fish, so I told Paul, lets try one last time. In addition, it was worth it. As soon as the bait hit the bottom, Chad was in the fighting chair battling with a big fish from the deep. Another big grouper. What a day, and a very lucky group that we had on the boat today and it made for a good trip.
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June 29
Drew and his family came fishing today with Captain Paul & I we started the trip out trolling. Using planners and top baits we managed to catch a few bonitas and kingfish fish started out a little slow but once trolling up to our spot 8 miles north of port everglades we had a live bait well full of bait so I knew working hard at it we would catch some fish and we did our first two shipwrecks we went to the fishing wasn't that great but we caught one nice barracuda so we keep hitting the ship wrecks and we found a spot that was working in 280 feet of water when it was time to go home we started catching fish. Drew son reeled in a nice Alamo jack and drew reel in another amberjack then all of a sudden we hooked a sailfish on a live ballyhoo that we had behind the boat it jumped five times and fell off but it was cool to see. Another good day on the water.
June 30
Today I ran the Lady Pamela 5 and Paul ran the Lady Pamela 4 the trolling was as good as ever in the morning and died in the Afternoon I went wreck fishing in the afternoon before the rain storms came. Paul on the other hand went shark fishing in 150 feet of water using fresh bonitas with a two hook rig it took two hours before the balloon went under the water and Paul gunned the boat ahead to set the hook Robert jumped into the chair to start the battle on the fish it didn't talk very long the fish was 5 foot Sandbar shark and caught the fish on a 130 Penn international. I had a live well full of speedos so when I ran north. I saw we only had minutes before the rain showed up and I wouldn't be able to fish. Our first drop I got Morgan all set up and ready to go I dropped the bait to the bottom and went to reel up 20 and I had a huge fish on 50 lb. tackle. As I got the belt around Morgan and strapped him in he had a long fight ahead of him it took Morgan a good 15 min to land the fish. We got the Hugh Amberjack into the boat and I ran right back to the wreck and dropped another bait down because it already started raining. This time brain and his 7 year old son where up so another speedo on the bottom and this time it took 5 min before the rod bent over and Brian was reeling as fast as he could then we gave his son the rod it was a nice 20 Alamco jack. This Hugh rain storm came the wind was 50 MPH and raining like you never seen it. We end up running 8 miles towards home I still had one guy Martian that didn't catch a fish so I stopped at one last wreck in 220 feet of water. This took 5 min and no bite so as I was reeling the bait back to the boat a school of Mahi Mahi came up with the bait I grapped three spinners and threw chunk bait out and we caught 6 Mahi Mahi to end the trip every body was happy.
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June 19th
On Sunday, Steven and his grandson came fishing aboard the Lady Pamela IV with John, Jose, Rick and Rob from 1-5PM. Steven was from Texas and had been deep sea fishing a few times before, but no luck with catching any big fish. We wanted to put Steven on the fish so we started the trip trolling two planers and four top baits. There was a lot of seaweed around and it is hard to troll when the conditions are like this. We started to catch some bonitas and had a few kingfish bites. I got tired of cleaning all the seaweed off the lines so we got the kites ready with some big shark bait rigs to switch things up. Steven and Jose helped reeling the trolling stuff in and we stopped in 150 feet of water right in front of Port Everglades and popped two kites up with live cigar minnows and threadfin herring that we caught in Miami a few days before. The wind was blowing south east at 15 MPH as we got the spread out. All of a sudden a little storm rolled in from the west and I had to position the boat around and head into the wind. We sat like this for 30 minutes before I reeled in the kites because the wind was up and down. We kept the big shark baits out, I told Dave, the mate, to get the snapper rigs ready, and we were going to catch our people some eating fish because the fishing was a little slow. While Dave was inside I saw our bobber go down and I gunned the boat ahead to set the hook. Dave came running out to see what was going on and I was telling everybody to reel in the other bait so they wouldnt get tangled in the rod that we had the fish on. Steven jumped into the fighting chair, got all strapped in, and went to battle. I have been fishing for many years out here I have never seen so much line pull off the reel in one shot. We hooked the fish in 110 feet right off Fort Lauderdale beach and the fish ran to 650 feet of water. For one hour we never saw the fish, when we did in was a true sea monster. It was a 12 foot Great Gray Hammerhead Shark. Steven was very tired and so was the shark. The shark was dead when we pulled it through the transom door into the boat. It took all six guys to do so and I threw my back out in the process. The fish weighed close to 750 lbs. It was awesome.
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June 17
Today we had to run to Miami in the afternoon around 3pm because we had a fishing tournament on Friday morning so our three boats the Lady Pamela 1, 3 and 4 along with two other fort Lauderdale charter boats headed down that afternoon on the way down we all stop an caught lie bait like cigar minnows and threadfin herrings with some small blue runners mixed in there. Once catching all this live bait we headed to Stiltsville which are houses in the middle of Biscayne Bay five miles from the mainland and tied the boat up and cooked a nice dinner.
June 18
This morning we all woke up around six and got the boats running and ran 6 miles to dinner key marina where there were 30 charter boats all pulling in at the same time to pick up our clients. It was a little busy trying to find our people because everybody was schedule to a pacific boat once getting all this started out we were off to the races. We ran out of fishermans channel and started fishing as soon as we got to a 100 feet of water. We where fishing six lines with fresh Bonita strips and sea witches. The Bonitas were solid we must have caught 25 Bonita that day trolling an a few short king mackerels that we had to throw back. Then around 1 PM we had a nice bite on the long right rigger bait the line was scream in off the reel the girl Sam jump into the fighting chair and reeled in a 40 lb wahoo a reel nice fish. The wind was out of the south east at 5 mph an fishing was a little slow for the fish we want to catch so we decided to go into the shallows witch are 15 to 30 feet an get up into the tower of the boat that is 30 feet above the water an look for cobias because they counted in the tournament. Its a little late for them to be in there this time of year but it was worth a shot it wasnt a hour an we saw a 50 lb cobia but we lost him in the grass flat and when we were trying to find the cobia we saw a sailfish in the sand so we threw every type of live bait we could sardine, threadfin, ballyhoo, pilchard, goggleye the fish would not eat we started to pick up an run to make the weight in and my friend walle saw a nother sailfish 100 yards off my bow we caught get there before him he hooked the fish an caught him it is cool to see the sailfish in that shallow water like that.
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June 13
Today my friend john an his sister Pamela chartered the Lady Pamela 2 for a half day fishing charter in the morning off of fort Lauderdale beach. We cut fresh Bonita strips in the morning so we would have the best bait possible to catch a lot of fish. Once getting all the lines out two down deep and four up top we were ready to catch some fish the fish two hours were slow no bites at all. We end up trolling 8 miles south to a wreck once getting to the shipwreck we keep trolling in circles around the wreck every pass we were catching kings and Bonita an a cero mackerel. John an Pamela were catching fish for the last part of the trip when I told Dave to reel all the lines in we got one last strike a atlantics sailfish it was great john had never been deep sea fishing before an the last two hour of the trip were great up until this point john an Pamela thought it was boring. It turned out to be a great day for john an Pamela now there going to expect a sailfish on every trip they told me when they left .
June 14
Fort Lauderdale Drift-Fishing Lady Pamela 3
Tonight the lady Pamela 3 had 8 people on the night snapper trip. Every night we anchor up and chum for yellow-tail snapper, muttons, grays, vermon, an schoolmasters tonight the yellowtail fishing was pretty good in 50 feet of water we caught 30 yellowtail snappers up to 19in and two legal muttons as well a good snapper trip for 8 people.
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June 4, 2011
8-12 morning
This morning Paul an I had 6 guys down in fort Lauderdale for a bachelor party. They never really had been deep sea fishing before so we had some fresh bonitos in the morning that we cut up into strips. This time of year have fresh bonito strips is key for trolling. Our first pass in a 150 feet of water we had a triple header on. One kingfish, Bonita, and a small black-fin tuna. Evan couldnt believe it for the three hours we where trolling it was as fast as I could work every time I turned around we had another fish on the line bonitos, king fish, black fin tunas we also caught a few small mahi - mahi that we had to let go because they where to short to keep. Evan and friends got sea sick so we came in early but the fishing was red hot we ended up catching seven kingfish, 6 bonitos , 3 mahi- mahi , 3 black-fin tunas. And we came in one hour early.
1-5 Afternoon
On the after noon trip we had Doug an Kevin an some of there business clients they took the afternoon trip because the fishng has been a little better. And it was we started trool as soon as we got to a 100 feet using two planners down deep around 60 feet under the surface and four baits on top as soon as we got all the lines in the water we had 2 bonitos on one doug in the fighting chair an one guy standing up with a belt on. The next two hour strait we couldnt keep a bait in the water it was unreel at one time the Lady Pamela 1 had a sailfish on right next two us we keep circleing the Lady Pamela 1 an Paul yell there he is on the right long rigger so I picked the rod up and hooked the sail we cleared all the other rods and backed down hard an it took 1 min or so but we landed a nice 6 foot sail fish and the Lady Pamela 1s sailfish was 5 feet the trooling has been as good as it get the last couble of days. So after that two hours of none stop action Doug an his friends want to try some shark fishing.
FORT LAUDERDALE DRIFT FISHING
This morning our DRIFT FISHING boat the LADY PAMELA 3 went out with 18 people. Fishing between 90 an 180 feet of water using fresh sardines and ballyhoos with three hook rigs an 1oz lead. They caught 18 Bonitas, 2 big Mahi Mahi, 5 big kingfish, and a few yellowtail snapper. Thats a great catch for the drift boat this time of year every day on the lady Pamela 3 for the last two weeks the drift fishing has been great.
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Chuck and family from a small HOME TOWN of Mitchell, South Dakota came fishing aboard the Lady Pamela 3 on our daily drift fishing trip yesterday. The fishing was excellent the boat caught some big trigger fish, a few 8-12 pound bonitos and a big kingfish. At the last moment of the trip, we had to reel in and head back home. Right at this time Chuck hooked in to a monster fish. He fought the fish for a while and when it came up to the surface, Joe, the first mate on the boat shouted, monster kingfish. The deckhands rushed to grab the bigger gaff and ran to the corner of the boat to gaff the king. Good job Chuck on catching the biggest fish of the trip, a 30 king fish. May is a good month for catching a wide variety of bottom fish and surface feeders on the drift boat. On the Drift fishing we are also catching kingfish, mutton snappers, yellowtail snappers, grouper, bonito and black fin tunas. There is some good deep sea fishing out there these days.
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David,
Thanks for the great fishing experience. May 2011 to see Mike Miller of The Heat, take in a couple of great basketball games and do some fishing. Mike Miller is from our small "hometown" of Mitchell, SD pop. 14,500. As you can see from my pictures that our prize fish was the 51" King that I caught, as well as some other fine catches by my brother Mike, my dad Chuck Sr. and Uncle Tony. Thanks again!
Tight Lines,
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May 19
Today Lamar Scott and bob came fishing aboard the lady Pamela IV. We stared the trip out trolling using fresh Bonita strips and new sea witches with a 80 foot leader the fishing was great. The first few fish were 15-20 lb kingfish Scott and Lamar both caught the first two our next couple of bites where black fin tunas around the 5- 8 lb range in 200 feet of water is where we are catching the black fin tunas . Next all of a sudden a nice sailfish on the right long rigger I was in the cockpit and I told paul to put the boat in a turn well I feed the fish now I yell I've got him and it was jumping all over the ocean it makes one great trip if you catch Atlantic sailfish.
May 20
Today ran the boat and Paul was in the cockpit working hard as normal. We were on a big convention and the group we had only wanted to catch big sharks so we spent the whole trip using 200 lb test 130 penn reels and big kingfish head on the bottom four rods it took a few hours but once we got the bite the fight was on. It took a good 30 min and we had a rare Cuban night shark. The first one I had ever caught in the daytime it was a great trip.
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MAY FRIDAY THE 13
Lady Pamela 2
Darin and I headed to Bimini Bahamas to go yellow fin tuna fishing with Gary and Greg.
The Friday morning we got there we cleared customs and got are gear off the boat and ran 35 miles north east of bimini Bahamas and started looking for birds it didnt talk very long before we found the bird I stared pitching live pilchards every where but never got a bite. It was a good two hours before I saw another patch of tunas birds. This time we got the tunas well I was throwing live baits darin, Greg, and Gary where all hooked up on yellow-fin tunas. This particular time we Caught four tunas two around 50 lbs and 1 around 70 lbs, 1 30 lber. Not bad to start since we left the Bimini Harbor at10:00 am in the morning it was 1:45 P.M at this time. We kepp looking for the tuna bird darin and I were on watch the whole day Gary and Greg called us the bandits or outlaws because we love what we do and were the best at it. We didnt stop catching fish the rest of the day there mighthave been a few 30 min sessions where we didnt get a bite for the most part we were on the fish. There is no fishing like Yellow-Fin tuna fishing in the Bahamas its the finest thing I had ever done. We go every April, May, June, July there is nothing like it in the world. Around 5:00 P.M that day Gary an Greg could not reel in any more fish or they just didnt want to I could understand because the next day my whole body hurt. So we returned to Bimini harbor at 6:00 P.M and started to unload or fish we had 13 Yellow-Fin tunas and the smallest one being 20 lbs and the biggest 80 lbs it was a great day.
May 14
The next morning getting to the boat drain told me the live bait died over night witch wasnt good because finding the pilchards in bimini could be hard we looked for three hours caught some live googleyes and some blue runner Gary an Greg made the call to mutton snapper fish because the full moon the snapper are spoaning an to try some grouper fishing so we anchored on a wreak in 90 feet for hours not one bite. So we picked up the anchor and went to a wreck in 76 feet where we using catch the muttons.
We stared catching amberjacks we end up catching 5 up to 50 lbs abd two nice yellowtail snappers and two smaller grouper we had a few big black grouper bite but they got away not bad fishing for two days in the Bahamas.
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May 8th, 2011
What a great way to spend Mothers Day; on the water, sport fishing in Fort Lauderdale. All of our boats had full day sport fishing charters today (Lady Pamela I, Lady Pamela III, Lady Pamela IV and the Lady Pamela V). The Lady Pamela I left the dock before the rest of us and got a head start on the fishing. They ended the day with a few high fives after catching a lot of Bandit Rudder fish, an Almaco Jack on a 9500 spinning rod with Sufix 65lb braid and a speed jig and a Sailfish on a pink and white seawitch while trolling. The Lady Pamela III caught two 50lb Amberjacks on Williamson deep jigs, Bonito fish, King Mackerel and a few Blackfin Tuna. The Lady Pamela IV, which I was running, only fished for a total of 3 hours catching a Rainbow Runner and an Almaco Jack. The Lady Pamela V, the newest addition to our fleet (36 ft Invincible center consol boat), fished a total of 8 hrs and caught a 20lb Mahi Mahi, a 200 lb Sandbar Shark, 4 King Mackerel and 3 Bonito fish. Fishing was fantastic in Fort Lauderdale today.
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May 1, 2011
Sunday morning Rusty and I went fishing with a couple of repeat clients out of New England. Mike and Katie go out with us a few times each year for the past 7 years and have great success on every trip. On the way out we picked up a dozen goggleyes and began trolling in front of Ft. Lauderdale in seas of 2-4 feet and winds out of the SE at 15-20 knots. We hooked up some bonito and decided to kite fish; every year Mike and Katie catch a sailfish with us and we didn't want to break tradition. Mike did mention that he'd like to hook into a hammerhead shark and we also put out some big baits over the side to oblige. Ask and ye shall receive! It didn't take long before he was sitting in the fighting chair cranking on a Penn 130 reel with a strong, 8-foot hammerhead on the line pulling in the opposite direction. A Boston native, Mike is a very loyal client and they are lucky to always catch some cool fish while they are out with us. While this is happening below us, Katie and I hook into a mahi-mahi from up in the flying bridge. After letting the shark go free and retrieving our hooks we finish the fight from up top and put a 10-lb. dolphin into the fish box. The conditions were still good to keep the kites up and our good fortune continued as another hammerhead took the bait. The 6-foot fish gave us a battle on the 30-lb. test line before breaking off and sending us back to port with more memories of Ft. Lauderdale sportfishing.
May 2, 2011
This afternoon we had Lady Pamela 1 with Capt. Keith and Randy and Lady Pamela 4 manned by Capt. Leo and Dave trying to out-do each other for company bragging rights. Both boats were out around 1PM, with LP1 starting out with trolling, and Leo on the LP4 sending up the kites. The surface baits did their job and it didn't take long before we had a nice sailfish hooked up. Like a ballerina with a pointy bill, the sailfish leapt and danced over the waves trying to throw the hook and get free. A half-hour later the crew had the fish next to the boat, attached a tracking tag and released it back to the depths. Leo and Dave also caught a few kings and a fat, 30-lb. blackfin tuna for later consumption. The Lady Pamela 1 trolled around and filled the box with bonito, king mackerel, and mahi-mahi before calling it a day.
Tight Lines and Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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April 25-28, 2011
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The last 4 days of fishing out of Ft. Lauderdale have been fantastic; some of the best fishing I've ever seen. The morning trip on the 25th had us catching lots of blackfin tuna, with 4 fish weighing over 10-lbs. each and 3 nice mahi-mahi of about the same size. After catching lunch and dinner it was time to kick it up a notch and go for something a little bigger. Our clients were excited when we hooked them up with a beautiful 6-foot sailfish to round out a great morning of sportfishing.
Another clear and sunny day greeted us on the morning of April 26 and we began fishing on the troll. For the first couple of hours we had been using sea witch lures with fresh-cut bonito strips on #4 and #6 planers, and 4 bonito strip set-ups on our outriggers- maximum coverage for the best results. King mackerel were snapping like crazy and we kept seven of the larger ones and a few smaller blackfin tuna. We were nicely warmed-up and Capt. Pauly and I decided to send up the kites. No sooner did we get our left side bait out when a 5-foot sailfish was eating it! Pauly started reeling in immediately but the fish was wrapped up in the line and managed to jump off. We took about an hour to get the rest of our spread set up properly in about 170-feet of water. Well worth the effort, we watched as a fat 6-foot hammerhead shark swam up to our right long kite bait and take it- a perfect catch to end an awesome day of fishing.
We've had some fantastic weather for fishing and the morning of the 27th was more of the same. Capt. Pauly and I had a split group on the boat looking to catch "... something big...", and nobody was disappointed. Many large fish are migrating past southern Florida now and we hooked up with a few on Wednesday. "Something big " turned out to be a HEAVY 10-foot hammerhead shark, a fish they thought they'd only catch in their dreams! The dream continued that morning as the guys also hooked up with 2 large sailfish that managed to throw the hook- not a bad score for a half days fishing.
We were anxious to get out again in the afternoon and returned to where we had such good luck earlier in the day.Trolling out to where we had been kept us busy catching kingfish, bonito, and blackfin tuna for a few hours. Success was with us again when we sent up the kite rigs and were rewarded with a 25-lb. cobia, a beautiful fish. Another day in paradise fishing right out in front of the beaches of Ft. Lauderdale!
Our all-day drift boat trip on Thursday was able to take advantage of the number of large fish passing through this time of year. No surprise at hooking up mahi-mahi and blackfin tuna, but the 7-foot hammerhead shark they caught was a thrill for everyone on board.
Our 36-foot Invincible, the Lady Pamela 5, was out on a 6-hour trip with "Let's Take A Hero Fishing". Capt. Tex caught a few mahi-mahi and won a tournament for a happy sailor with a nice sized sailfish.
The weather is great and we're having some of the best fishing we can remember- sharks, snapper, and sailfish are all in town and we're out everyday catching them! Join us for a fantastic day of fishing here in Ft. Lauderdale Florida.
Tight Lines!
Capt. David Ide
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Fort lauderdale bahamas fishing lady pamela 2 April 19-20
April 19, 2011
Bimini was our destination as Darin and I headed out of Ft. Lauderdale on our brand new 36 Invincible to film a fishing program in the Bahamas. A picture-perfect Tuesday morning began with us picking up Jimmy and the camera crew guys at Bimini Bay Resort for our first day of shooting. We ran the boat out to a wreck sitting in 90 feet of water and Jimmy hooked up a nice, fat 70-lb. amberjack with the first bait. Not to be outdone, Darin drops his live speedo over the side and catches an amberjack of his own. I send down another speedo and Jimmy lands a 20-lb king mackerel. I headed the boat to Cat Key and tried some grouper fishing at depths to 70 feet, but only caught a 30-lb king mackerel and a smaller kingfish.
April 20, 2011
Over dinner last night Darin and I decided that for Day 2 we would run 30 miles NE to the tuna grounds. Rumors were that the yellowfin tuna were around so we took the gamble and made the big run in the morning. For the first 2 hours the only thing we caught was a tan until I spotted a group of birds. I headed in and ran circles around the birds, getting a bite on a horse ballyhoo using a 30-lb. rod. I was fighting a 50-lb. yellowfin tuna for 35 minutes, long enough for us to lose track of where the birds were. Searching for the rest of the day, it was around 5PM when I found them again and we ended up catching 7 yellowfin tuna. One fish that Darin caught on a 20-lb. spinner easily weighed in at 70-lbs. - minus the shark bite taken out of its side! During all the mayhem we had seen a Great White shark cruise along the side of the boat, no doubt grabbing a little free lunch. An awesome sight to end a great trip- itfs better in the Bahamas!
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April 7, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Fishing
We left the dock this morning with a mixed group from New York, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas for our weekly Thursday dolphin trip. Clear, sunny skies, temperature in the eighties, and calm seas of 1-2 feet added up to another great day of Ft. Lauderdale fishing. Artificial lures, ballyhoo, and fresh-cut bonito strips were used on the troll and down on the wrecks to catch fish during the course of the trip, at depths of 100 to 350 feet. It was a nice assortment at the end of the day- 22 mahi-mahi, 7 red porgy, 3 vermillion snapper, 9 triggerfish, spanish mackerel, king mackerel, and bonito. Great weather, great fishing!
Every thursday 90.00 per person
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April 1 2011
A clear, bright morning greeted us in Ft. Lauderdale as we welcomed the opening day for vermillion snapper. About a dozen people from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio came out with us looking to take advantage of the great weather to fill the boat with fish. We caught about 35 snapper mixed in with an assortment of triggerfish, butterfish, jacks, and porgy before returning to the dock.
Our afternoon trip was 14 clients, 9 from Wisconsin and happy to be away from the cold zone. We did the majority of our fishing above some wrecks using cut squid for bait. The catch in the afternoon was even better; non-stop action as we reeled in triggerfish, kings, and 65 vermie snapper! Filled fishboxes and tight lines- Florida fishing at its finest!
April 4, 2011
The clear, sunny skies were welcome but the strong north current made the wreck fishing slow for the day. Both our drift boat trips had Cpt. Adam and the crew joined by groups from Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin- still a bit warmer in Ft. Lauderdale! The days catch ran to a handful of kings, a few triggerfish, and over a dozen snapper.
Both charter boat trips hooked into kings and bonito, with the afternoon excursion grabbing a bit more action. They were using a bonito strip on a purple sea witch, trolling in about 100 feet and the prize was a hefty 40-lb. jack crevalle. A beautiful fish for a happy couple!
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March 27, 2011
The seas were flat and calm as we left Ft. Lauderdale this morning with a full boat. For the first few hours we trolled using sea witches and fresh-cut bonito strips. A nice 8-lb. blackfin tuna and some kings of about 5-10 lbs. were caught before we moved on. Using a live blue runner for bait we dropped on a wreck inabout 100 feet and hooked up an abaco jack. The weather picked up in the afternoon with 20-kt. winds and seas of 4-feet so we called it a day.
March 28, 2011
The fisherman sharing our boat this morning also shared the thrill of catching a 6 1/2 foot sailfish! We were on the troll using a pink and white sea witch and fresh-cut bonito strips when the fish hit. After a 25-30 minute fight the fish was close enough to the boat to attach a tag and safely release it, The rain came and went and we ended up catching 4 kings on planers in about 60-100 feet of water.
The afternoon was sunny again as we left the dock with Sean from Illinois. A couple of nice kings of about 8-10 lbs. were caught trolling. The conditions were good for kite fishing and up they went. We were in 150 feet of water right out from Port Everglades using kingfish as bait and a Penn International 130 reel. Our reward was a magnificent 8-foot Great Hammerhead shark! Another fantastic day fishing out of Ft. Lauderdale.
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March 22, 2011
Springtime is here in Ft. Lauderdale, and so are the mahi-mahi! Today was clear and sunny as we headed straight out of the port to do some trolling. We were at 200-300 feet using bonito strips when we hooked up on a few big dolphin- a good start on a beautiful day. For the most part we fished right out front, catching tuna, kingfish, and wahoo of various sizes throughout the day.
Dave- Pauly couldn't remember a whole lot for Tuesday's trip. Obviously some reports will be better than others. Again, I will make contact with the captains in a more timely manner and get the information to do the reports smoothly.
March 23, 2011
This mornings trip had some great weather out of Ft. Lauderdale for Gary and Jim from Chicago. The seas were flat calm as we trolled south, using bonito strips on planers. We were in about 100-110 feet of water when the kingfish started to bite and we landed 4 nice ones. The guys were looking for a shark but happy to get the action going and get warmed up. Blackfin tuna were next, and we went to 200-300 feet and caught a few keepers. At 350 feet there was nothing happening and we ran inshore a little bit to 150 where we hooked up and kept some nice mahi-mahi.
The afternoon fishing was in the same areas and we caught another 4 kings. Our clients were also happy with the 30-lb black grouper, even though we had to release the big fish as he was out of season. A little further south and we were wreck fishing in about 100-140 feet of water using live bonitos. At this spot we hooked up a few more kings and barracuda, including one at 54 inches. A beautiful day and some great fishing-
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March 18
LADY PAMELA 2 SPORTFISHING
Friday we started with 5 people on a split trip in the morning and 6 on a split for the afternoon. On the morning charter we caught 2 nice barracudas and a few mahi-mahi. Trolling along a blue edge in 200 feet of water we found a few logs floating with mahi hiding underneath along with some small wahoo.
That afternoon we had on board Kevin and his son from Prince Edward Island and Jeff from Michigan. We ran south from Ft. Lauderdale to some ship wrecks, catching live bonita and blue runners on the way to use for dropping on the wrecks. Our first 2 passes over the relic with the live bonita got us 2 barracudas. Running further south to another wreck at a depth of 235 feet our first drop was using a 30-foot leader and a12/0 circle hook. That 1st line in had Kevin jumping into the chair, fighting the fish all the way up to the boat. The 20-minute struggle landed a 50-lb amberjack. We made 3 more drops over the site and Jeff was able to haul one in as well.
March 19
Yesterday Paul and I fished with Charles, Jim, and Bob from Ohio. We left the dock at 9:30 AM and headed south for the wrecks, catching baits to fill the well along the way. Our closest ship wreck was at 220 feet and we caught a 20-lb amberjack. We released this fish and hit every wreck from 100 to 300 feet and finished the day with 5 amberjack, a small silky shark, and a monster barracuda.
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Monday and Tuesday I had my whole crew out fishing with me. Darrin, Paul, Leo, and I had the outfitters from the Outdoor Channel on our boat for a few days filming a TV program and did we have some AWESOME fishing! Day 1 we headed south out of Ft. Lauderdale to a wreck about 5 miles away to catch some live sardines. We were baitfishing for about an hour when Leo saw a sailfish jumping in the waves offshore of us. I ran the boat out to the area while Leo, Darrin, and Paul all pitched live baits at different times. It took a quick 15 minutes before Pauly hooked one of the fish. After watching the sailfish jump around the ocean awhile we got him released and looked for more. We picked up and went south for another 15 miles to a spot called the "Double Diamonds" for more action. We popped our kites up into the air and were waiting for a bite- it didn't even take 15 minutes this time. The boat was sitting on an edge in 150 feet when Pauly hooked sailfish #2. We got the release on this fish and then ran south again because the current was running at 2.5 knots, which is good for kite fishing although you have to keep resetting.
All day long the fish were coming in one at a time. Sailfish numbers 5 and 6 were a double-header grabbed by Pauly and Leo. With the tally at 6 sailfish, 4 mahi-mahi, 3 bonita, and a blackfin tuna we decided to call it a day and headed home. On the trip back we told the camera crew that we would stop on a ship wreck and try for some amberjacks and barracudas. The current was at 3 knots here and the fish weren't biting off the wreck. I spotted an edge and moved the boat over to 150 feet and told the guys to put the kites up for a few minutes. Even as the kites go up with 3 baits on each Pauly hooks up on sailfish #7 while Darrin just misses getting another. I slide the boat over to 140 feet and as I do Darrin gets a bite off our right long rigger and hooks up on our last sailfish of the day, number 8. The crew from Outdoor Channel went 8 for 10 on sails and caught a handful of other fish- what a fantastic day of fishing.
On the 15th we decided to go daytime swordfishing to get some good footage. Leaving the dock at 6:30AM we headed for the sword grounds about 20 miles off the shores of Ft. Lauderdale in 1800 feet of water. About 90 minutes later we drop our first bait, a bonito belly strip with a 10-lb. lead weight all the way to the bottom. Leo and Darrin set up a kite with a shark bait on long, a goggleye in the middle, and a sardine on the short and wait for the bites. The action started before noon when we got a double-header mahi-mahi, both fish around 25 lbs. Darrin picked up another 40 lb. mahi on a spinning rod and it was a good tussle with 3 fish on at the same time. The crew boated all 3 fish as Leo saw another and pitch-baited another 20 lb. fish. That gave us 4 nice, big dolphin on the last day of the shoot, but not we never got a daytime swordfish bite.
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This is the second day of the deep sea salt water charter by Andy Williams on the Happy Day Today with Captain Zsak but this time for Shark fishing. Same weather condition as yesterday in South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale - rough seas, winds out of the north, northeast at 15-20 mph, seas running 5-8 ft. Andy had a 1:30 pm flight back home to Indiana out of Ft. Lauderdale, so we left the dock at 6:30 am. Being a hard core excellent angler, Andy was the only one that went fishing that day; his friends decided to stay in.
Andy purchased another dozen Goggle Eyes from Bud the baitman. I went directly to one of the artificial wrecks off of Ft. Lauderdale in South Florida noted to hold Sharks. We started off by putting out two kites and our Shark baits on the surface, mid range and bottom. As we were putting the second kite bait out, we immediately got attacked by Mahi Mahis in the 5-10 lb. range. Only having one angler on the boat, Andy, we let the other Mahi Mahi hooked up until Andy was finished fighting the first one. After Andy reeled in all three Mahi Mahis, I yelled out we cant Shark fish here because there are too many Mahi Mahis so we left the area which goes against my golden rule dont leave fish to find fish.
I set up fishing on another ship wreck off of Ft. Lauderdale, South Florida, and set out both kites, a Shark bait on the surface, midrange and bottom range. Out of nowhere a Golden Hammerhead Shark attacked the surface bait. After 5 minutes fighting the Shark, we pulled the hook on the Shark. We set up again for Round Two. After getting all the baits set up, a Sailfish popped up on the long left kite bait, immediately coming out of the water, tail-walking and doing a 360 in the air, showing us his magnificent power and neon colors - he got wrapped up on the leader and broke it, swimming away.
Round Three As we set up this time, my favorite rod bent over, the bottom shark bait and immediately the line from the 80 International reel which holds 130 lb test stainless steal wire line screamed off. The advantage to using a wire line for a bottom bait is that there is zero stretch, which is to the advantage of the angler. After a half hour battle, Andys Bull Shark rose to the surface. As we took pictures of the Bull Shark and released him, an estimated 6 ft. long, 200 lbs Bull Shark, he swam away to do battle again.
Andy said Thank you for my Shark lets head back to the dock so I can leave for the airport on time," and so we did.
For a successful and adventurous deep sea salt water fishing excursion on the Happy Day Today in sunny South Florida Ft. Lauderdale, contact Captain Zsak. - 954-439-8106 www.topshotfishing.com
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This morning in South Florida Ft. Lauderdale winds were out of the east at 15 mph - seas were running 5-8 ft., blue indigo waters pushed into the Ft. Lauderdale Beach. Hank Barner and close friend Randy chartered the Happy Day Today to do some deep sea salt water fishing in South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale. Hank wanted to target Mahi Mahi's, so we bought a dozen live Goggle Eyes from Bud the baitman for kite fishing.
We started off our deep sea fishing trip by trolling by the sea buoy in Ft. Lauderdale. Five minutes into trolling to the south, all five lines came down, each with a Mahi Mahi. With only two anglers, Hank and Randy, on the boat, they were kept busy reeling each Mahi Mahi in, one after the other. We continued to keep trolling south to a wreck that sits off of Ft. Lauderdale in 140 feet of water. On the way to the wreck, we kept hooking up Mahi Mahi's. Once we got to the wreck, we set up two kites with two Goggle Eyes on each kite. On the right short popped up a Sailfish. Mitch, our mate, handed the rod to Hank - five minutes into the battle, the Sailfish jumped off. As we reset the kites, waiting for our next attack, a Dolphin was hooked up on the left long. Randy was the angler on this one, he reeled in a nice 6 lb. Mahi Mahi to the boat.
We got attacked by King Fish and Barracudas, so I decided to go back to trolling for now. We kept trolling off of Ft. Lauderdale, catching more and more Mahi Mahi's, most of them in the 5-10 lb class. We ran across a weed line and decided to change from trolling to live baiting from two kites. As soon as we had both kites set up, with the closest bait to the boat approximately 50 feet away, a Sailfish swam around this left short bait with his dorsal fin out of the water making him easy to see. The Sailfish decided to feed on the Goggle Eye bait - it was now Randy's turn to be the angler. Immediately the Sailfish leaped out of the water, tailwalking towards the boat. Moving the boat ahead to get out of the way of the Sailfish, enabled us to take pictures of this magnificent spectacle. After 20 minutes into the battle, Randy subdued the Sailfish, Mitch leaned over the side, grabbed the bill of the Sailfish and brought him into the boat for more picture taking. We released the Sailfish and set up again - Twenty minutes later another Sailfish got hooked up on the right short. Hank was the angler on this second Sailfish - another fantastic acrobatic arial show was put on by this Sailfish. After bringing in the Sailfish, Mitch again grabbed the bill of this Sailfish and brought him into boat - pictures were taken.
It seems that all that was feeding off of Ft. Lauderdale were Sailfish - and with that, another Sailfish popped up. Hank wanted Randy to bring the Sailfish in and Randy told Hank to bring it in - they were both exhausted from their previous catches so they told Mitch he was the angler; therefore, Mitch fought, brought the Sailfish to the boat and released it. Congratulations to the angler and mate!!!
Not a bad day of fishing in South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale - 3 for 5 Sailfish plus 13 Mahi Mahi's and three King Fish!!!
For a successful and adventurous deep sea salt water fishing excursion on the Happy Day Today in sunny South Florida Ft. Lauderdale, contact Captain Zsak. - 954-439-8106 www.topshotfishing.com |
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