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Fort Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing/ Novice Fishermen
Capt. John Logan
September 21, 2011
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Deep sea fishing is tried by many who visit us here in Fort Lauderdale. Most have had some type of fishing experience, be it on a lake with their Grandfather, or maybe a pond with dad or Mom. At some point most people have "wet a line" whether or not they caught anything. But today's group were total novices. Originally from Argentina, all except one came from the New England area. Pablo, Carlos, Marcello and the other three had never caught a fish before and boy did they have a blast!
It was a perfect day to try for these guys. Seas were flat calm, though that didn't help one who subsided to sea sickness. Might have been from the night before, I can't say. And fishing by the crew's standards was less than great as we began our day catching 4 very small Barracudas. But the guys had a ball making fun of whose was smaller or bigger, who had the toughest time of things and so on. A few Kingfish and Bonitos finally joined each other in the box and with dinner aboard, we tried some live bait fishing.
Things had slowed on the troll when we began hoping to entice a fish or two and finally a hit came along. Nice fish, taking line and running from the boat. Chris cleared the other lines and we began backing up helping our angler. The group was cheering him on and then, about 30' from the boat after having him on for 15 minutes? He was gone.
That's when the fun REALLY began. Everyone but the angler yelling "You lost out fish"! Chris and I could do nothing but stand by and watch the fun. Too bad he got away but I think they had more fun because he did. Pablo is pictured here with the biggest fish landed today, as well as the rest of the group and catch.
Deep sea fishing off Fort Lauderdale wasn't great today but it was good enough to have a great time, especially with these guys.
Target Species:
Sailfish, Sharks, Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin, Cobia, Marlin, Swordfish, Snapper, Grouper and more...
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