Catch My Drift Friday Night Open Boat Trip 1/5/07

captandy · 01-11-2007, 10:41 AM

It was an awesome week this Friday night on the Catch My Drift. We went out on our Open Boat Friday Night Swordfishing Trip as usual. It was a beautiful night, nice breeze and the weather couldn't have been better. Early on in the night we catch a little swordfish, an inch under legal size. Threw that one back and put the baits back out for another set. One of our regulars gets the bite, a big one. Fish made some decent runs but when it came up, we had no idea it was as big as it was. Grabbed the leader for the first time, the fish takes off. the second time we got the leader we harpooned him, perfect shot. Dart detactched, let him run one more time. Third time we gaffed and pulled him in the boat. Biggest one we've caught so far on our Friday night trip so far. Fish weighed somewhere in the 300# range. What a beauty. We got back to the dock, filleted it up. It was a perfect pumpkin, meat as orange as a salmon. Great night for all those that came. Hopefully we'll have the same luck this week. There's still room

catching · 01-11-2007, 10:45 AM

great report Cap, was going to head out with you all this Friday but to many early Saturday Morning things to do with the kids this weekend.

Fishalways · 01-11-2007, 10:45 AM

Nice Fatty.

WTG guys.

LIGHTS OUT · 01-11-2007, 10:59 AM

Way to go Cap.. Nice fish.

DIRTYFOOT2 · 01-11-2007, 11:43 AM

Nice fish guys.. How long was the fight? Depth of bait? Do you guys deploy jugs or floats, or is it all tip rods weighted differently?

captandy · 01-11-2007, 03:12 PM

It was the 150' bait on a squid. We use buoys for deploying the baits. You can see the bite better that way. The fight was only a little over a 1/2 hour, so it really suprised us that such a big fish in so short a time.

DIRTYFOOT2 · 01-11-2007, 03:16 PM

Right on Capt. Thanks for the reply. Sounds like you really put the screws to this one Heavy tackle? or was it one of those that just swam up and got suprised by a swift mate w/ a harpoon?

pelagic predator · 01-12-2007, 06:18 PM

nice fish

01-11-2007, 10:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fishalways Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2006 Boat: 206 Kencraft Best Catch: 450# Blue Marlin, Walkers Cay Posts: 632	Nice Fatty. WTG guys. __________________ I am an atheist.

01-11-2007, 11:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
DIRTYFOOT2 Grander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Worth fl Best Catch: 53lb Black Grouper Occupation: Gunnel Washer Posts: 2,061	Nice fish guys.. How long was the fight? Depth of bait? Do you guys deploy jugs or floats, or is it all tip rods weighted differently? __________________ right thumb on the spool, left hand flips the lever

01-11-2007, 03:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
captandy Lines In Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Florida Occupation: Proffessional Charter Fisherman Posts: 34	It was the 150' bait on a squid. We use buoys for deploying the baits. You can see the bite better that way. The fight was only a little over a 1/2 hour, so it really suprised us that such a big fish in so short a time. __________________ Check out my website at: Fort Lauderdale Fishing Charters We run swordfishing charters ever Friday night for $100 per person, call (954)525-4665 Drift fishing Trips 3 times a day $30 per person Sportfishing Shared and Private Charters

01-11-2007, 03:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
DIRTYFOOT2 Grander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Worth fl Best Catch: 53lb Black Grouper Occupation: Gunnel Washer Posts: 2,061	Right on Capt. Thanks for the reply. Sounds like you really put the screws to this one Heavy tackle? or was it one of those that just swam up and got suprised by a swift mate w/ a harpoon? __________________ right thumb on the spool, left hand flips the lever

01-12-2007, 06:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
pelagic predator Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Boat: contender 31 Best Catch: 60inch swordfish Occupation: Highschool (freshman) Posts: 276	nice fish Last edited by pelagic predator; 01-13-2007 at 12:02 AM..

01-11-2007, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
catching Grander Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,553	great report Cap, was going to head out with you all this Friday but to many early Saturday Morning things to do with the kids this weekend.

01-11-2007, 10:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
LIGHTS OUT Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plantation, Fl. Boat: 26' Open Fish/ Twin 200 Best Catch: 300+ Swordy Occupation: entrepreneur Posts: 554	Way to go Cap.. Nice fish.

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