Action Packed Fishing Aboard Hooked Up off Ft. Lauderdale
Capt. Taco Perez
February 27, 2012
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing with Danny, Mark and Eric for Sharks off Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up
February 17th, 2012
Today we had Danny from Omaha entertaining a couple of his friends Mark from Idaho and Eric from Freemont Vermont.
We started out trolling the reef catching kingfish one after another.
Once we had caught plenty of kings we brought in the trolling gear and set out our kites with one shark bait suspended from one of the kites and 2 live baits suspended from the other.
It took a long time but than just as we least expected our bottom bait got a bite and the fight was on.
First Mark jumped in the chair and hung on to the rod as this big shark just took line at will. Mark hung in there for a good 15 min than Eric jumped in to give a hand.
Eric also hung in there for another good 15 min till Danny jumped in. It was a real team effort but when it was all said and done Danny put a good whipping on this sea monster and finally up popped this big hammerhead shark.
Greg slid him in through the tuna door for a quick measurement and we managed to get all the hooks out and watched him swim away in good shape except for I think the shark had his feeling a little hurt. (LOL)
At this point we were running a little short on time so instead of resetting everything back out in 350 feet of water we just set the baits back our right where we were in 200 feet of water.
With in minutes BAM our deep rod bent over again and we were Hooked Up again.
This time Danny started and finished the fight within 15 min and up popped this 6-foot bull shark.
Danny, Mark and Eric thanks again you guys are a ball to fish with and we are looking forward to fishing with you guys again soon.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 [email protected]
Great Shark Fishing Off Fort Lauderdale
February 16th, 2012
Today we started out fishing with Ron from Vero Beach Florida and Bob from Hernando Florida.
We started out trolling the reef looking for some good eating fish for these guys but all we caught was 1 kingfish and a small black fin tuna.
Ok time for plain B so we did some deep drops looking for some snowy groupers but all we caught was one big vermilion snapper and of course they are still out of season till the first of March so back over the side he went.
Ok the heck with looking for these good eating fish we decided to try for a sea monster.
So out went the shark baits and before we knew what was going on our deep rod bent over with what seemed to be a fright train on the other end and the fight was on with Bob doing all he could just to hang on to the rod.
25 min later up popped this big 5 foot plus hammerhead shark.
Ron and Bob it was a ball fishing with you guys sorry we could not fill the box with good eating fish but it was a blast all the same.
As we got back to the dock we had a new group of anglers eager to give their luck a shot at some deep-sea fishing aboard the Hooked Up.
We had Adam from Poland, Sherrie from Arkansas, Mason from South Florida, Bonnie from Charlotte North Carolina, Herb from Evans Georgia and Kenny from Toronto Canada.
This time we went right to kite fishing with live baits suspended from our kites along with some shark baits out there JUST IN CASE.
Our first bite turned out to be a nice Mahia Mahia and Bonnie wasted no time jumping in the chair. 5 min later BAM he was in the box and the skunk was out of the box.
Than all at once our deep rod with a shark bait on the other end bent over and all hell broke lose.
I can't remember who jumped in the chair first but I do remember that this sea monster on the other end made short work of him and before long we had to switch anglers.
And than again we had to switch anglers this went on and on for over 40 min till at last as a team they finally got this BIG hammerhead shark to the boat.
Captain J.J. managed to slide the shark's head through the tuna door and we did manage to get all 3 hooks out of this shark. We got a few quick photos and watched him swim away in great shape.
Holly Cow what a blast!! Thanks again to all of our anglers today for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.
It turned out to be a Great idea to Shark fish today off Fort Lauderdale!
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 [email protected]
Fun Action Packed Fishing Aboard Hooked Up in Fort Lauderdale
February 15th, 2012
Today we had a shared charter with Gary and Vannetta from Nixa Missouri and Bryan and Leah from Kitchener Canada.
We started out trolling with 2 planner boards running about 45 feet deep and 3 baits skipping across the surface.
Vannetta broke the ice when a nice Mahia Mahia crashed our right long bait. She jumped in the chair and the fight was on. After a good 5 min fight J.J. reached out and BAM he was in the boat.
Than Bryan caught a small black fin tuna.
Ok we had a couple of fish in the box so we brought in the trolling gear and out went the kites with live baits suspended from them.
Ok trap set and all of a sudden we seen a big splash next to our right long kite bait and this time Leah jumped in the chair and just like that another nice Mahia Mahia in the box. Now it was Gary's turn and sure enough BAM we were Hooked Up again and Gary landed another Mahia Mahia.
Than I seen a little swirl next to one of our kite baits and line started peeling off the reel. Again we were Hooked Up and we were back to the beginning of our line up so once again Vannetta was in the chair and the fight was on. This time we had no idea what we had on but once the fish got close enough for J.J. to make out what it was he got very excited and with one long reach out with the gaff YES a nice Wahoo now laid on the deck.
Guy's thanks again for fishing with us and I know you guys had a GREAT DINNER!!
Wow What an Action Packed fishing day aboard Hooked Up Off Fort Lauderdale!
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 [email protected]
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