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Miami - Haulover to Triumph Reef
Capt. Gil Gutierrez
February 5, 2008
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
The One That Got Away
As a fishing guide I want to catch each and every fish that swims by. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Fishing with Mike Sperber and his friend we were going to experience that kind of day. The order of the day was kingfish and mahi for the afternoon party Mike was going to have. After putting our first mahi of the day in box hopes were high and we were off to a great start. A few minutes after catching that fish the corner flat line takes off. But this fish is not stopping. After watching a couple of hundred yards of line melt off the spool I bring everything in and the chase begins. We hooked the fish at 11:00 in the morning and the fight was on. We fought the fish till 2:30 in the afternoon.
But it was not to be, at 2:30 the hook pulled releasing something that we honestly never saw. We were never able to budge the fish regardless of boat angle or the amount of drag pressure we applied. To say that we were heartbroken would be an understatement. We wanted to see who this very worthy opponent was but we will never know its identity. Although sad, that is the great thing about fishing you never know what the day will bring. If you read my last report I spoke about never knowing what you are going to catch and here is the perfect example. It is a day that we will never forget.
My next trip I had the pleasure of fishing with Denver McFarland and his wife Tammy. On our first drift we had a very sneaky sailfish steal our goggle eye right in front of us. But we would get our revenge. Just a couple of minutes later we had a double come up in our spread and these we were ready for. After releasing the two sails high fives were exchanged and were off to reset our drift. After drifting a short while we would add a barracuda to our catch total. At the very end of the day we had another sailfish come up and take one of our baits but his high flying antics earned him his release. We ended up the day 2/4 on the sailfish and a barracuda. Not bad for a 6 hour trip.
I wrote these two stories to give you an idea of what a day onboard the “Lucky Vee” can be like. No two days are the same that is what I love about my job. Coming up is the Miami International Boat Show. This week is probably one of the craziest weeks we experience down here. I will be running non stop for about 10 days between charters and running boats for SeaVee. It is tiring but a lot of fun. If you are in the area stop by and say hi and for those you that want to fish and get in the great action that we are experiencing give me a call and lets see what kind of day we can put together for you . Tarpon, sailfish, mahi-mahi, and great weather life doesn’t get much better than this.
Till Next Time, Best of Luck
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