Fort Lauderdale Fishing Sailfish
Capt. David Zsak
March 14, 2016
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing Fort Lauderdale with Topshotfishing and Capt. Zsak
Tim Callman along with son Ian N.Y. decided to charter the Topshotfishing team to do some deep sea big game sport fishing. Winds were out of the east at 15- 20 mph, temperatures in the mid 70's. As the Callman boarded the boat, Ian inquired about doing some shark fishing so I planned on doing some shark fishing later on the trip.
On our way out we stopped to purchase a dozen live Goggle Eyes from T&T Bait located in the inlet in Fort Lauderdale. Fifteen minutes later lines were in 120 ft. of water at the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale, 1.8 miles from shore. We started out trolling with two plainers, one with a blue and white sea witch and the other with a pink and blue sea witch, both had double hooked Bonito strips. For surface baits we went with two Ballyhoos and two Bonita strips Our first catch was a Kingfish on the plainer rod followed by another Kingfish, for a total of 5 Kingfish
From there we headed out to "shark land" which is an area south of Fort Lauderdale in 350 ft of water. We put out three shark baits, one on the surface, one midrange and one on the bottom, as well as one kite with two live Goggle Eyes. Dorsal fin on the short kite bait as the Shark grabbed the live Goggle Eye and then pulled the hook. We reset the kite and a few minutes later another dorsal fin appeared on the long kite bait. This time it belonged to a Sailfish!!!! The Sailfish circled the bait and attacked the live Goggle Eye. Hooked up!!! – as Ian jumped into the fighting char to do battle. The Sailfish put a great show doing his acrobats as father cheerd on. Twenty minutes later the Sailfish was wired to the side of the boat by our mate, David. Pictures were taken and the Sailfish was released to fight again. We reset again with 10 minutes left the bottom rod bended over "hooked up". After fie minutes the shark pulled the hook
It was time to head back to the dock. No Shark but Ian was pleased with his catch of the Sailfish. The anglers retired into the a/c salon for the trip back to the Bahia Mar Dock, 801 Seabreeze Blvd. Fort Lauderdale 33316.
For a successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter in Fort Lauderdale FL for Sailfish, Shark, Bonito, Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi Mahi and Grouper contact Captain Zsak. - 954-309-7457 or email us at [email protected] Website: www.topshotfishing.com.
Target Species:
Sailfish
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