Charleston, SC Report from last Sat. Night

Carla Dee · 07-06-2006, 02:32 PM

Headed out past all the Megadock boats on Saturday afternoon... ocean was flat calm, but had to slow from the wake of all the boats returning... pretty sight with all the boats lined up coming back from the 226. Planned to look for the hard edge... it had dissipated by the afternoon. Found an ultra warm eddy 8 miles offshore of the 226... pulled baits for a bit and caught a dolphin and pulled the baits away from a few peanuts. Found a few basking beauties... lots of dolphins and a few pilot whales... fresh boards everywhere... some boat must have dumped some weight...

Decided to keep running out in the direction of the bump to see if the hard edge had pushed offshore. Not the case... decided to fish the Bump. Found a series of major upwellings and started our drift to the South and in the middle of the most significant ones. The upwellings took the water from slick calm to a 3 foot chop. Put out the hydroglow 91 miles from home and and then baits. Moon was a 1/4 and heading down fast. Just before the moon dropped Striker Tips yells out "the 150 balloon is moving!" about thirteen times in 3 seconds. It was actually rushing the boat.... I reel to get tight... reel, reel, reel... Midgie decides to put his 18th budweiser down after I finally get tight... Fish pulls hard for about 20 yards and stop. I suspect a shark... line goes limp... reel, reel, reel... I can't get tight... glow stick is approaching the boat at Mach2... Swordie swims literally under the rod and misses the boat by inches... Tips yells and states the obvious before midgie has time to grab his beer...

Get the fish to the boat about 10 minutes later... looks like it is foul hooked, midgie unleashes a coonass holler and slings him over... after much discussion of midgie's cajun math, fish measures up and photos are taken... moon pie is eaten... hook was not in the swordie... the lasso held again... that is the second sword that I have brought to the boat that has been a victim of the chinese finger cuffs... i may consider saving money on hooks... Squid was still perfect. Called our buddies on the bloodline and they ran 25 miles to come join us... hoped that it was going to be a busy night. Chad jumped off a nice fish and our only other bite was a shark attack... drifted a total of 50 miles at 3.8-4.2 mph overnight...

fished inshore of the 380 in the morning and caught some dolphins, one nice hoo and cudas. headed in a little after 9am. Fun night... next time the crew needs more sleep the night before...

the swords are out there and are very happy to be sauted with butter, olive oil, lemon, salt, pepper, and a little cinnamon. Served with a mayo, soy, lea and perrins, texas pete cocktail, and lemon sauce... tasty morsels...

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Carla Dee · 07-06-2006, 02:34 PM

I posted that on another site, so that's why all of it may not make sense to you boys...

what is the other site you folks reference?? fs.com??

i appreciate the info you folks share... i wish that...

1. there were as many people interested in swording in charleston
2. we could just run a few miles from the beach and drift like you boys

Shark Tagger · 07-06-2006, 02:43 PM

nice work!!

Tuna Devil · 07-06-2006, 02:50 PM

It sounds like you boys are tearin em up. You need to teach me how to be consistant with your cowboy technique.

catching · 07-06-2006, 02:50 PM

Nice Little Fatty, what else was it eating?

Carla Dee · 07-06-2006, 03:51 PM

thanks for the comments. the fish had another 12 in squid, small squid, and lots of semi digest fish of various sizes. suprised it was still eating...

The BEAST · 07-06-2006, 04:07 PM

It is amazing how much fish eat! I caught 2 Dolphin - a 38# Cow and a 52# Bull. The Cow had 12 ballyhoo and the Bull had 13 ballyhoo, all neatly stacked head first, in their gullets. The Cow struck a trolled skirted ballyhoo and the Bull hit a 5" feather at the boat. I wonder how much more they would have eaten before I interrupted them?

Capt. Jim
The BEAST

quack quack · 07-06-2006, 04:16 PM

I saw a 50+ Bull that was the length of a 30# fish that had a forked tongue. :???: The tongue was a 5lb dolphin it ate and the tail was just inside the mouth :shock: The head of the smaller fin was at the bull's azz :lol: ans it hit a trolled bally.It was still trying to eat and had no room in it's stomach.

07-06-2006, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Carla Dee Lines In Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 12	Charleston, SC Report from last Sat. Night Headed out past all the Megadock boats on Saturday afternoon... ocean was flat calm, but had to slow from the wake of all the boats returning... pretty sight with all the boats lined up coming back from the 226. Planned to look for the hard edge... it had dissipated by the afternoon. Found an ultra warm eddy 8 miles offshore of the 226... pulled baits for a bit and caught a dolphin and pulled the baits away from a few peanuts. Found a few basking beauties... lots of dolphins and a few pilot whales... fresh boards everywhere... some boat must have dumped some weight... Decided to keep running out in the direction of the bump to see if the hard edge had pushed offshore. Not the case... decided to fish the Bump. Found a series of major upwellings and started our drift to the South and in the middle of the most significant ones. The upwellings took the water from slick calm to a 3 foot chop. Put out the hydroglow 91 miles from home and and then baits. Moon was a 1/4 and heading down fast. Just before the moon dropped Striker Tips yells out "the 150 balloon is moving!" about thirteen times in 3 seconds. It was actually rushing the boat.... I reel to get tight... reel, reel, reel... Midgie decides to put his 18th budweiser down after I finally get tight... Fish pulls hard for about 20 yards and stop. I suspect a shark... line goes limp... reel, reel, reel... I can't get tight... glow stick is approaching the boat at Mach2... Swordie swims literally under the rod and misses the boat by inches... Tips yells and states the obvious before midgie has time to grab his beer... Get the fish to the boat about 10 minutes later... looks like it is foul hooked, midgie unleashes a coonass holler and slings him over... after much discussion of midgie's cajun math, fish measures up and photos are taken... moon pie is eaten... hook was not in the swordie... the lasso held again... that is the second sword that I have brought to the boat that has been a victim of the chinese finger cuffs... i may consider saving money on hooks... Squid was still perfect. Called our buddies on the bloodline and they ran 25 miles to come join us... hoped that it was going to be a busy night. Chad jumped off a nice fish and our only other bite was a shark attack... drifted a total of 50 miles at 3.8-4.2 mph overnight... fished inshore of the 380 in the morning and caught some dolphins, one nice hoo and cudas. headed in a little after 9am. Fun night... next time the crew needs more sleep the night before... the swords are out there and are very happy to be sauted with butter, olive oil, lemon, salt, pepper, and a little cinnamon. Served with a mayo, soy, lea and perrins, texas pete cocktail, and lemon sauce... tasty morsels... rest of the pics can be seen here: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...8AcOXDRm1ZM2OQ

07-06-2006, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 5,014	I saw a 50+ Bull that was the length of a 30# fish that had a forked tongue. :???: The tongue was a 5lb dolphin it ate and the tail was just inside the mouth :shock: The head of the smaller fin was at the bull's azz :lol: ans it hit a trolled bally.It was still trying to eat and had no room in it's stomach. __________________ Either we can be a part of the solution or we can be the victims of a decision.

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07-06-2006, 02:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Carla Dee Lines In Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 12	I posted that on another site, so that's why all of it may not make sense to you boys... what is the other site you folks reference?? fs.com?? i appreciate the info you folks share... i wish that... 1. there were as many people interested in swording in charleston 2. we could just run a few miles from the beach and drift like you boys

07-06-2006, 02:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 921	nice work!!

07-06-2006, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tuna Devil Grander Join Date: Nov 2005 Occupation: Pirate Posts: 1,963	It sounds like you boys are tearin em up. You need to teach me how to be consistant with your cowboy technique.

07-06-2006, 02:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
catching Grander Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,553	Nice Little Fatty, what else was it eating?

07-06-2006, 03:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Carla Dee Lines In Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 12	thanks for the comments. the fish had another 12 in squid, small squid, and lots of semi digest fish of various sizes. suprised it was still eating...

07-06-2006, 04:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
The BEAST Charter Captain Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Boat: 2007 WorldCat 330TE / 300 Suzuki's Best Catch: every catch is my best catch Occupation: charter captain Posts: 955	It is amazing how much fish eat! I caught 2 Dolphin - a 38# Cow and a 52# Bull. The Cow had 12 ballyhoo and the Bull had 13 ballyhoo, all neatly stacked head first, in their gullets. The Cow struck a trolled skirted ballyhoo and the Bull hit a 5" feather at the boat. I wonder how much more they would have eaten before I interrupted them? Capt. Jim The BEAST

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