A Tale of Two Days (with apologies to Dickens)

bajakian · 03-27-2008, 06:31 PM

It was the worst of days and the best of days. Wednesday we went out livebaiting and kite fishing and burned thru a bunch of baits with only a skip jack to show for it. We had a kingfish to the boat and popped him off. We had two fish pull major drag on a fifty rod with 65 lb braid and got them within 20 to 50 feet of the boat only to pop both off without ever seeing them.

No sail action at all. Birds dipping and swarming but nothing came of it.
Thursday we went out again with a well full of gogs and a crew of Harry and Patrick and Pat's gal Kristen. We set up and immediately had a double header of sailfish which Pat and Kristen caught. It was Kristens first. On the next drift we hooked another sail on the flatline and billed and released him.
We next hooked a dolphin and had him to the boat but popped off the schoolie while greedily looking for his buddies to join him aboard the Fish Magnet. Then we got two wahoo bites on our deep baits but both fish escaped being the daily sushi special at Casa Bajakian. Finally we spied a whale shark that then spied us and came over to visit for a while right at the boat. It was really cool to see the beautiful creature from that close. We ended up 3 for 3 on sails and 0 for 2 on wahoo. What a pretty and enjoyable day. Its days like today that make it worth owning a boat.

bajakian · 03-27-2008, 06:33 PM

How cool is this!!

Relentless33 · 03-27-2008, 07:06 PM

awesome!

Tuna Devil · 03-27-2008, 07:23 PM

That sounds like great fishing Richard.

The pictures are awesome. No Cobes on that big boy? We will be out in the morning. Are you going again?

bajakian · 03-27-2008, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuna Devil

That sounds like great fishing Richard.

The pictures are awesome. No Cobes on that big boy? We will be out in the morning. Are you going again?

Dave - it was a sweeeeet day! And yes we are going again in the morning but this time it is trolling for dolphin and wahoo- I want to kill something!! Sails are by-catch tomorrow.

Tuna Devil · 03-27-2008, 07:36 PM

I got you good. We will be doing the same. We are going out around 7:30 I will give you a shout then.

cath em up.

PUMPKIN · 03-27-2008, 08:02 PM

Headed out on the south line, early am troll for wahoo, followed by hitting my favorite wrecks off ocean reef for blacks and mutts...and then troll out to the 50 line for the broadbill bash....

something's gunna die tomorrow for sure...

good luck out there Richard; congrats on the spindlebeaks today

frank

Thumper235 · 03-27-2008, 08:32 PM

Way to go.

Pretty cool encounter.

Disco Lady · 03-27-2008, 09:12 PM

COÑO!!!!!!! Great report Richard, awesome pics!

FinalPoint · 03-31-2008, 11:36 PM

Here are a couple more pics that came from my camera - what a fun day:

FinalPoint · 04-01-2008, 09:28 AM

And one more of a little airborne dolly:

quack quack · 04-03-2008, 08:19 AM

good job and cool pics.Love that jumping phin.

03-27-2008, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tuna Devil Grander Join Date: Nov 2005 Occupation: Pirate Posts: 1,898	That sounds like great fishing Richard. The pictures are awesome. No Cobes on that big boy? We will be out in the morning. Are you going again? __________________ What do you mean I'm not kind? I'm just not your kind.

03-27-2008, 07:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tuna Devil Grander Join Date: Nov 2005 Occupation: Pirate Posts: 1,898	I got you good. We will be doing the same. We are going out around 7:30 I will give you a shout then. cath em up. __________________ What do you mean I'm not kind? I'm just not your kind.

03-27-2008, 08:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
PUMPKIN Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2005 Occupation: BILL COLLECTOR Posts: 245	somethings gunna die Headed out on the south line, early am troll for wahoo, followed by hitting my favorite wrecks off ocean reef for blacks and mutts...and then troll out to the 50 line for the broadbill bash.... something's gunna die tomorrow for sure... good luck out there Richard; congrats on the spindlebeaks today frank

03-27-2008, 08:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Thumper235 Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Miami Boat: Pursuit 3000 Offshore Express Occupation: Dockmaster Posts: 303	Way to go. Pretty cool encounter. __________________ Overcome...Kill...Eat...

04-03-2008, 08:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 4,601	good job and cool pics.Love that jumping phin. __________________ Either we can be a part of the solution or we can be the victims of a decision.

03-27-2008, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword Posts: 2,949	awesome!

03-27-2008, 09:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,164	COÑO!!!!!!! Great report Richard, awesome pics!

03-31-2008, 11:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: School Posts: 895	Here are a couple more pics that came from my camera - what a fun day:

04-01-2008, 09:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: School Posts: 895	And one more of a little airborne dolly:

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