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  1. 03-23-2009 12:24 PM #1
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    Son's officially a billfisherman

    Surprised my 9 year old (JW) with a Spring Break Fishing Trip. Fished with Bouncer Smith in Miami for 3 days. We fished swords the first afternoon with no luck. Kite fished sails the next two days and fished tarpon each night. I was worried about him being able yto handle the fish, but like everything else, he proved himself very capable.

    Here's the score card

    Tom Jr. (Me)

    1 sailfish (released)
    4 tarpon to 90 lbs (released)
    1 mutton snapper
    1 almaco jack (released)
    1 barracuda (released)

    John William (JW)

    3 sailfish 45 lbs, 60 lbs, 45 lbs (tagged and released)
    1 white marlin 50 lbs (tagged and released)
    11 tarpon to 100 lbs (released)
    5 mutton snapper
    6 dolphin to 15 lbs(mahi)
    1 kingfish

    When we got home, he wrote his list of 9 billfish species and crossed of the white and the sail. He's already asking to go again and cross another species off.
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  2. 03-23-2009 12:47 PM #2
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    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A GREAT WRITE UP WITH ACTION PICS!

    IF YOU TWO EVER COME THROUGH CAROLINA , I WOULD LIKE TO MEET THIS YOUNG MAN SOME DAY AND SHAKE HIS HAND!

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  3. 03-23-2009 06:40 PM #3
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    Congratulations to your son and to you for breaking him into saltwater fishing. Sounds like you have a good fishing buddy
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  4. 03-23-2009 07:41 PM #4
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    Awesome job!!! All of those at his age he will rack up quiet a list as he gets older...Great Job

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  5. 03-23-2009 07:53 PM #5
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    Awesome report...it always stokes me up to read reports like this. Cool that he caught a Miami whitey too...great stuff and pictures!

    Did the the whitey come up on a kite bait?
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  6. 03-23-2009 08:09 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by B Cartlidge View Post
    Awesome report...it always stokes me up to read reports like this. Cool that he caught a Miami whitey too...great stuff and pictures!

    Did the the whitey come up on a kite bait?
    The white surprised us too. It did hit a kite bait, and in 125' of water. Shallowest white we have ever caught. Watching him light up and hit the bait with his dorsal exposed was awesome.
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  7. 03-23-2009 08:10 PM #7
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    Congragulations!!!!!!!
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    I'm jelous I want a white I have never seen one bofore. Great job!!!!
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  9. 03-28-2009 09:15 PM #9
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    Thumbs up AMAZING!

    Truly truly awesome! Little man's already beating me! I better step it up! WTG man! Just awesome!
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  10. 05-25-2009 09:06 PM #10
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