3 for 4 on The "Bonnie & Clyde" 8/14/08

JohnnyBlack · 08-18-2008, 12:58 PM

Went out Last Thursday 8/14/08 with Will (Bonnie & Clyde), Jocko and Dax. We had the fish God on our side, literally! Jocko brought along a Voodoo Fish God he got in N.O.

Tried to get some runners to no avail so we made the run out to get a deep drop in before sundown. First rig snagged the bottom, quickly reset and 5 mins. later we're tight on a Sunshine Sword. Dax was on the rod and manually brought up a pup to the boat. I've never caught a daytimer much less manually and I can tell you I couldn't imagine cranking up a big fish from those depths. From watching Dax fight this guy you'd think it was 200+. Nice work Dax. No pics, of this one, we released it so fast, I wasn't ready.

At this point it's already dark so we head out to the spot to set the first drift. No sooner than we get the full spread of 8 rods out, bam, fish on! This time Will's up to bat. He gets strapped in and shortly thereafter brings in this guy.

We get back to the spot and reset the spread and a half hour later we're tight agin. This time I'm up. I'm not extremely familiar with Will's Black majik harness and I strap it wrong and it kept slipping. I fought this gal for a good hour and 10 minutes. She went 54 in. with a 30 in girth. Pumpkin! The fight was a hell of a lot harder as I had the second hook slip and caught her in the side. So I kept thinking I had a bigger fish that kept turning on me. But she made 3-4 really strong runs where we saw the color markings on the line tear off!

Me and the Fish God fighting the fish...

After the cleanup we reset for another go at it. We got tight again on another quality fish only to have her spit the hook 20 minutes into the fight. A couple minutes later she comes back to tease us and swims right into our light. A nice fish too. We scramble to get some baits into the water column up next to the boat. We didn't have the poon reset yet either. She leaves only to come back for one last turn in the light to rub it in and she flicks us off as we watch her sink away. About an hour or so later we called it a night. A good night! Great to be back out there gain and the bite looks to be picking up after a slow start to Summer. Thanks agin Will (Bonnie & Clyde) and Jocko and Dax. Had a great time.

My favorite pic.

R.I.P

The God of Fishing wishes all of you tight lines and fair seas!!!!!!

JohnnyBlack · 08-18-2008, 01:00 PM

Got the pics right this time...

Bonnie&Clyde · 08-18-2008, 01:26 PM

Awesome Post!!!!!

****Disclaimer The fish god is not for sale..

Tight lines everyone!!

Captain Juan · 08-18-2008, 01:58 PM

Great job and great report!!

Dang, I need to get one of those voodoo dolls to get the sword stank off. I have not boated a sword this year in like 8 trips....lots of sharks and lost fish.

J

Disco Lady · 08-18-2008, 02:10 PM

COÑO!!!!!!!! Juan, must be the bait! your useing.

You need to get a "Black Chicken" and a Despojo!!!

Cheers,DL

mannyc · 08-18-2008, 08:17 PM

good job crew!

DIRTYFOOT2 · 08-19-2008, 08:23 AM

Great Post. Congrats guys

The fish God is the shiznit

snookman86 · 08-23-2008, 01:52 PM

dax looks like a girl in that first picture... with that hair!

weekley rehab · 08-23-2008, 02:35 PM

great story, excellently told with the pics to back it up.

Disco Lady · 08-23-2008, 05:01 PM

I need to get one of those F@#cking dolls COÑO!!!!!!!!!!!

ameristrat · 08-23-2008, 05:22 PM

Of course right as I go to North Carolina, the swordfishing picks up...

08-18-2008, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnnyBlack Lines In Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort Lauderdale Boat: Pursuit Posts: 38	3 for 4 on The "Bonnie & Clyde" 8/14/08 Went out Last Thursday 8/14/08 with Will (Bonnie & Clyde), Jocko and Dax. We had the fish God on our side, literally! Jocko brought along a Voodoo Fish God he got in N.O. Tried to get some runners to no avail so we made the run out to get a deep drop in before sundown. First rig snagged the bottom, quickly reset and 5 mins. later we're tight on a Sunshine Sword. Dax was on the rod and manually brought up a pup to the boat. I've never caught a daytimer much less manually and I can tell you I couldn't imagine cranking up a big fish from those depths. From watching Dax fight this guy you'd think it was 200+. Nice work Dax. No pics, of this one, we released it so fast, I wasn't ready. At this point it's already dark so we head out to the spot to set the first drift. No sooner than we get the full spread of 8 rods out, bam, fish on! This time Will's up to bat. He gets strapped in and shortly thereafter brings in this guy. We get back to the spot and reset the spread and a half hour later we're tight agin. This time I'm up. I'm not extremely familiar with Will's Black majik harness and I strap it wrong and it kept slipping. I fought this gal for a good hour and 10 minutes. She went 54 in. with a 30 in girth. Pumpkin! The fight was a hell of a lot harder as I had the second hook slip and caught her in the side. So I kept thinking I had a bigger fish that kept turning on me. But she made 3-4 really strong runs where we saw the color markings on the line tear off! Me and the Fish God fighting the fish... After the cleanup we reset for another go at it. We got tight again on another quality fish only to have her spit the hook 20 minutes into the fight. A couple minutes later she comes back to tease us and swims right into our light. A nice fish too. We scramble to get some baits into the water column up next to the boat. We didn't have the poon reset yet either. She leaves only to come back for one last turn in the light to rub it in and she flicks us off as we watch her sink away. About an hour or so later we called it a night. A good night! Great to be back out there gain and the bite looks to be picking up after a slow start to Summer. Thanks agin Will (Bonnie & Clyde) and Jocko and Dax. Had a great time. My favorite pic. R.I.P The God of Fishing wishes all of you tight lines and fair seas!!!!!! Last edited by JohnnyBlack; 08-18-2008 at 01:28 PM..

08-18-2008, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnnyBlack Lines In Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort Lauderdale Boat: Pursuit Posts: 38	Got the pics right this time... Last edited by JohnnyBlack; 08-18-2008 at 01:08 PM..

08-18-2008, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bonnie&Clyde Hooked Up Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Broward Best Catch: 78" sword Posts: 220	Awesome Post!!!!! ***Disclaimer The fish god is not for sale.. Tight lines everyone!! Last edited by Bonnie&Clyde; 08-18-2008 at 02:35 PM.. Reason: spelling*

08-18-2008, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
mannyc Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Palm Beach Boat: Cobia 214cc Posts: 367	good job crew! __________________ Manny

08-19-2008, 08:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
DIRTYFOOT2 Grander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Port Salerno Best Catch: 147lb Allison Occupation: Freelance Mate Posts: 2,075	Fish God rules Great Post. Congrats guys The fish God is the shiznit __________________ right thumb on the spool, left hand flips the lever

08-18-2008, 01:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Captain Juan Grander Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hollywood, FL Boat: Contender 25 Best Catch: 63 lb. wahoo, 26 lb. mutton, 11 lb. peacock Occupation: Dir. of Communications Posts: 1,084	Great job and great report!! Dang, I need to get one of those voodoo dolls to get the sword stank off. I have not boated a sword this year in like 8 trips....lots of sharks and lost fish. J

08-18-2008, 02:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, FL Boat: 37 Merritt Best Catch: (Blue Marlin)550 Lbs ST. Thomas (North Drop) Occupation: Charter Captain and Pimp! at night. Posts: 5,715	COÑO!!!!!!!! Juan, must be the bait! your useing. You need to get a "Black Chicken" and a Despojo!!! Cheers,DL

08-23-2008, 01:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
snookman86 Lines In Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boynton Beach Fl Boat: 22 pathfinder Best Catch: 78" Sword Occupation: school Posts: 38	dax looks like a girl in that first picture... with that hair!

08-23-2008, 02:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
weekley rehab Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deerfield Beach Boat: Weekley Rehab contender 33T Best Catch: 250 lb sword , 20lb mutton, 18lb black grouper Occupation: General Manager Posts: 972	great story, excellently told with the pics to back it up.

08-23-2008, 05:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, FL Boat: 37 Merritt Best Catch: (Blue Marlin)550 Lbs ST. Thomas (North Drop) Occupation: Charter Captain and Pimp! at night. Posts: 5,715	I need to get one of those F@#cking dolls COÑO!!!!!!!!!!!

08-23-2008, 05:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
ameristrat Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delray Beach Boat: Grady White Sailfish 28 Best Catch: 1 pound Goggle Eye Occupation: A Student at Wake Forest University Posts: 902	Of course right as I go to North Carolina, the swordfishing picks up... __________________ "I've gotta live life real good because when it's over and I'm dead, I'm screwed. God is gonna kick my ass."

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