Billfish Challenge

Captain Joe McGivern · 02-25-2007, 09:13 PM

Who fished it? Bite was hot for us, we went 13 for 20 and took hime second place and 11k.

no worries · 02-26-2007, 09:35 AM

Congrats on the success!!

. Where were most of your fish caught Joe?

UFCroft · 02-26-2007, 03:49 PM

Not bad for us either, 16 for 18, were you guys down south?

no worries · 02-26-2007, 04:32 PM

Hey UFCroft, How did you like Kona? I see you guys got a nice one. I go there almost every summer and have seen some wild stuff.

UFCroft · 02-26-2007, 06:17 PM

Fished there last summer, got a 592, 672, saw a few that were probably 850+, released a bunch of smaller ones, caught a black, a bunch of stripes, spears, ahi's, wahoos, a sword in the middle of the day on a live bait. We fished 34 days, 2 granders were caught, and 1 was released, but they managed to elude us.

Scuba Steve · 02-26-2007, 09:44 PM

Ya we fished it, outta West Palm on my buddies boat the Victoria Ann.....went 7 for 8 and took home $3100

Ivan11 · 02-26-2007, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UFCroft

Not bad for us either, 16 for 18, were you guys down south?

rofl 16/18, i cant even go 1/1

UFCroft · 02-27-2007, 07:39 PM

Let em eat long enough and you'll go 1/1 lol.

Ivan11 · 02-28-2007, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UFCroft

Let em eat long enough and you'll go 1/1 lol.

they gotta bite 1st. i usually go out twice a week and it seems the days i go out on are considered "slow" by most captains.

UFCroft · 02-28-2007, 02:44 PM

Well if you're not tournament fishing, try live chumming somewhere they usually are, and if you see a flopper get a head of him and chum like crazy, you'll have 4 or 5 behind your boat in no time. You just need one to break your streak of bad luck, then you won't be able to keep em off your baits.

Ivan11 · 02-28-2007, 06:48 PM

live bait chumming is the only thing i havent tried yet but bait hasnt been that easy to get, we usually gotta spend all morning catching bait in different spots before we head out.

UFCroft · 02-28-2007, 08:59 PM

Ivan, you kitefish ?

Ivan11 · 02-28-2007, 09:28 PM

yep 1 bob lewis kite.

02-25-2007, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Captain Joe McGivern Charter Captain Join Date: May 2004 Location: MIAMI FLORIDA Boat: 32 fountain twin 275 verados 60+mph Best Catch: 488lb sword, 1070 Black Marlin, 720 Blue Marlin,203 Yellowfin Tuna Occupation: Captain Posts: 707	Billfish Challenge Who fished it? Bite was hot for us, we went 13 for 20 and took hime second place and 11k. __________________ Captain Joe McGivern Sportfishing South Florida Fishing Charters 305-588-8030 Last edited by Captain Joe McGivern : 02-25-2007 at 09:15 PM.

02-26-2007, 09:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
no worries Lines In Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20	Congrats on the success!!. Where were most of your fish caught Joe?

02-26-2007, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
UFCroft Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale/Bahamas Boat: Yellowfin, Contender, Jim Smith, it depends. Best Catch: 66" Daytime Pacific Sword, 74" Daytime Atlantic Sword Occupation: Mate Posts: 46	Not bad for us either, 16 for 18, were you guys down south? __________________ UFCroft .: Fish Mercenary :. Last edited by UFCroft : 02-26-2007 at 04:11 PM.

02-26-2007, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
UFCroft Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale/Bahamas Boat: Yellowfin, Contender, Jim Smith, it depends. Best Catch: 66" Daytime Pacific Sword, 74" Daytime Atlantic Sword Occupation: Mate Posts: 46	Fished there last summer, got a 592, 672, saw a few that were probably 850+, released a bunch of smaller ones, caught a black, a bunch of stripes, spears, ahi's, wahoos, a sword in the middle of the day on a live bait. We fished 34 days, 2 granders were caught, and 1 was released, but they managed to elude us. __________________ UFCroft .: Fish Mercenary :.

02-27-2007, 07:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
UFCroft Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale/Bahamas Boat: Yellowfin, Contender, Jim Smith, it depends. Best Catch: 66" Daytime Pacific Sword, 74" Daytime Atlantic Sword Occupation: Mate Posts: 46	Let em eat long enough and you'll go 1/1 lol. __________________ UFCroft .: Fish Mercenary :.

02-26-2007, 04:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
no worries Lines In Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20	Hey UFCroft, How did you like Kona? I see you guys got a nice one. I go there almost every summer and have seen some wild stuff.

02-26-2007, 09:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Scuba Steve Lines In Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Key Largo, Florida Boat: 56' Viking, Raptor Best Catch: 152# Wahoo Occupation: Student Posts: 81	Ya we fished it, outta West Palm on my buddies boat the Victoria Ann.....went 7 for 8 and took home $3100

02-28-2007, 02:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
UFCroft Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale/Bahamas Boat: Yellowfin, Contender, Jim Smith, it depends. Best Catch: 66" Daytime Pacific Sword, 74" Daytime Atlantic Sword Occupation: Mate Posts: 46	Well if you're not tournament fishing, try live chumming somewhere they usually are, and if you see a flopper get a head of him and chum like crazy, you'll have 4 or 5 behind your boat in no time. You just need one to break your streak of bad luck, then you won't be able to keep em off your baits. __________________ UFCroft .: Fish Mercenary :.

02-28-2007, 06:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ivan11 Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: miami fl Boat: dusky 21 =( Best Catch: #130lb sword (est), 80lb sailfish Occupation: firefighter/paramedic Posts: 334	live bait chumming is the only thing i havent tried yet but bait hasnt been that easy to get, we usually gotta spend all morning catching bait in different spots before we head out. __________________ ive been consumed by the darkside! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...did=885 22296 for more pics =)

02-28-2007, 08:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
UFCroft Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale/Bahamas Boat: Yellowfin, Contender, Jim Smith, it depends. Best Catch: 66" Daytime Pacific Sword, 74" Daytime Atlantic Sword Occupation: Mate Posts: 46	Ivan, you kitefish ? __________________ UFCroft .: Fish Mercenary :.

02-28-2007, 09:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ivan11 Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: miami fl Boat: dusky 21 =( Best Catch: #130lb sword (est), 80lb sailfish Occupation: firefighter/paramedic Posts: 334	yep 1 bob lewis kite. __________________ ive been consumed by the darkside! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...did=885 22296 for more pics =)

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