Chub Cay WAHOO trip! 12/14-12/17

playin snooky · 12-19-2007, 05:43 PM

My dads friend Art invited us over to Chub Cay to do some wahoo fishin this weekend with another one of his friends and his son. We said yes and on friday we arrived at his aiplane hanger at about 3pm and loaded the plane. We left the airport and after a short 1 hour flight we landed at Chub. Cleared customs and made our way to his very nice 45' CABO sportfisher. We got all the wahoo lures out and sharpened all the hooks and hung out for a little and then went to bed for an early morning start.
Day 1:
Woke up at 5am and the wind was goin good at about 15-20 out of the south east. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Made the run out to the pocket and put lines in. After a short 4 or 5 minutes we had our first hoo in the box at about 30 pounds. Kept on goin and picked up 2 more nice ones around 25 pounds. Then the tide change was over so we decided to do some deep droppin for a couple hours and got about 10 nice yellow eyes, 1 nice queen, and about 5 nice black fin snappers. Switch back over to the troll and got a double header on 20 pounders and then picked up another one right after that . Trolled for a few more hours picking up a our biggest fish of the trip at 35-40 pounds and 3 others that were 25-30 pounders. Ended the day catching 10 Wahoo and missing about 6-7 others that never found the hook and a nice assortment of snappers. We Slayed em.

Day 2:
Woke up at 5am and the wind was howlin at 25-30 with gusts to 35 and the 52 Viking next to us tried goin out but came back in sayin that it was a solid 6-8 slop very close together. So we unaminously decided that we had enough fish already and we would just stay in and explore the island. We rented a golf cart and found some cool dirt roads and some nice viewpoints on the island. We were gonna fly out but the crosswinds were too strong for the plane to fly out. So we waited till Monday and got home nice and safe.

This was a sick trip.
Thanks Art.

cogzwell · 12-19-2007, 08:11 PM

great report! Nice pictures too. congrats...........

Disco Lady · 12-19-2007, 08:17 PM

COÑO!!!!!

Nice pics! That Chub brings back lots of memory.....

Bill Fisher · 12-22-2007, 09:43 AM

Very nice pictures there!! great catch and hell of a nice boat! Love the bahamas

Sopla2o · 12-23-2007, 01:30 PM

It seems like it was an awesome trip. Nice plane also....

savanna lynn · 12-23-2007, 08:23 PM

nice report nice fish

RiskTaker · 12-24-2007, 12:46 AM

Playing Snooky,

Thanks for sharing the nice photos and the fishing report. Posts like yours make this forum a great place to network and share experiences.

A root beer that is.

Bluefin Runner · 12-26-2007, 08:43 PM

That's what I'm talking about there. That's a hell of a trip there! Nice Hoo's!

quack quack · 12-27-2007, 08:18 AM

Nice trip very good report and pics.I have not been there for a long time.But I have had lots of good times and fishing there.

fishertom · 12-27-2007, 09:30 AM

very nice fish

12-19-2007, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
playin snooky Lines In Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boca Raton fl Boat: 23 dusky, 14 mckee craft Best Catch: 125# blue marlin Occupation: i work at rays offshore Posts: 15	Chub Cay WAHOO trip! 12/14-12/17 My dads friend Art invited us over to Chub Cay to do some wahoo fishin this weekend with another one of his friends and his son. We said yes and on friday we arrived at his aiplane hanger at about 3pm and loaded the plane. We left the airport and after a short 1 hour flight we landed at Chub. Cleared customs and made our way to his very nice 45' CABO sportfisher. We got all the wahoo lures out and sharpened all the hooks and hung out for a little and then went to bed for an early morning start. Day 1: Woke up at 5am and the wind was goin good at about 15-20 out of the south east. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Made the run out to the pocket and put lines in. After a short 4 or 5 minutes we had our first hoo in the box at about 30 pounds. Kept on goin and picked up 2 more nice ones around 25 pounds. Then the tide change was over so we decided to do some deep droppin for a couple hours and got about 10 nice yellow eyes, 1 nice queen, and about 5 nice black fin snappers. Switch back over to the troll and got a double header on 20 pounders and then picked up another one right after that . Trolled for a few more hours picking up a our biggest fish of the trip at 35-40 pounds and 3 others that were 25-30 pounders. Ended the day catching 10 Wahoo and missing about 6-7 others that never found the hook and a nice assortment of snappers. We Slayed em. Day 2: Woke up at 5am and the wind was howlin at 25-30 with gusts to 35 and the 52 Viking next to us tried goin out but came back in sayin that it was a solid 6-8 slop very close together. So we unaminously decided that we had enough fish already and we would just stay in and explore the island. We rented a golf cart and found some cool dirt roads and some nice viewpoints on the island. We were gonna fly out but the crosswinds were too strong for the plane to fly out. So we waited till Monday and got home nice and safe. This was a sick trip. Thanks Art. __________________ Mike

12-19-2007, 08:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
cogzwell Hooked Up Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Boca Raton / Jackson Hole Boat: 2003 34 Venture Best Catch: crabs -- but well worth it Occupation: debt collector Posts: 259	great report! Nice pictures too. congrats........... __________________ The Hailey Ryan

12-19-2007, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Disco Lady Grander Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,929	COÑO!!!!! Nice pics! That Chub brings back lots of memory..... Last edited by Disco Lady : 12-19-2007 at 08:20 PM.

12-23-2007, 01:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sopla2o Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hometead, Florida Boat: 2007 Dusky 256CC, Twin 175 Verado's Best Catch: Still Searching for the Elusive Swordfish Occupation: Legal Consultant Posts: 390	It seems like it was an awesome trip. Nice plane also.... __________________ Sopla2o's Dusky

12-23-2007, 08:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
savanna lynn Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 220	nice report nice fish __________________ http://www.savannalynnfishingadventures.comFISH HARD DIE RICH

12-22-2007, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bill Fisher Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami Boat: 61 Viking Occupation: E-commerce Posts: 238	Very nice pictures there!! great catch and hell of a nice boat! Love the bahamas

12-24-2007, 12:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
RiskTaker Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA Best Catch: Had one once, then it took the boat away Posts: 1,962	Thanks for sharing Playing Snooky, Thanks for sharing the nice photos and the fishing report. Posts like yours make this forum a great place to network and share experiences. A root beer that is.

12-26-2007, 08:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bluefin Runner Lines In Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mexico Boat: 43 Merritt soon 65 Bayliss Best Catch: 950 Bluefin Tuna and 450lb Swordfish 630lb Blue Marlin Occupation: Captain Posts: 38	That's what I'm talking about there. That's a hell of a trip there! Nice Hoo's!

12-27-2007, 08:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 4,456	Nice trip very good report and pics.I have not been there for a long time.But I have had lots of good times and fishing there. __________________ Either we can be a part of the solution or we can be the victims of a decision.

12-27-2007, 09:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
fishertom Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: boca raton Occupation: 9th grader Posts: 165	very nice fish

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