The charter boat "Happy Day Today" has been in business fishing out of Fort Lauderdale, FL out of the marina Bahia Mar Hotel for over 25+ years. The original charter boat was a 47' Andy Mortensen wooden hull sport fish. After 17 years of fishing and more so boat yard work (worms in the wooden planks, rotten wood repairs, and varnish work) Capt. Tommy Zsak and Rick decided to buy a fiberglass 46 Hatteras with twin detroit power. The huge advantage of owning and fishing out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL is that the boat yard work is cut in half. No wooden planks needing to be replaced and all the work that goes into a wooden boat. Now the charter boat gets her fresh coat of Awl Grip paint each year, engines tuned up, new carpeting, couches and tackle. The work load is cut by about 60% to 70%.
The Hatteras is the first boat in line on the charter dock and we have been there the longest. Parking is available and the boat is always ready to fish. We have the boat iced up with all the coolers and fish box, fresh bait in the bit box (Ballyhoos, Wahoo strips, King Mackerel Strips, and Shark baits).
The charter boat has parking behind the boat and we are located on the first slip of the charter fleet as we have been fishing the longest.
When arriving, we will have the boat cooled down with airconditioning, waters in the cooler and live bait in the well. Every trip and day is different, for example we could have a dozen Goggeleyes, or a half dozen. Another nice enhancement about fishing off Ft. Lauderdale waters is that we catch bait at the sea buoy and the anchored ships within 4 to 6 miles of the inlet.
With the expertise of the captains Tommy Zsak and Rick, you will know that if the fish are biting, you will knock them dead, if the fish are not biting "as sometimes as we all know the bite is slow" you will see the efforts taken by the captains and as the son of a charter boat captain, I seen customers come back year after year and bookings a year in advance which we that you very much.
Should you be interested in a fishing charter, please contact the boat and will be more that accommodating to explain how the times, rates, fishing and format works. Also the website is user friendly www.topshotfishing.com to navigate through. Give us a call and we will be more than happy to answer any questions.
Fishing Charter with Ruth Sorenson and her two grandson
Fishing Charter with Ruth Sorenson and her two grandson
Fort Lauderdale Fishing on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak
As the Happy Day Today leaves the dock in Fort Lauderdale FL to do some deep sea charter fishing with Ruth Sorenson, husband and two grandsons, Michael, 10 years old, and David, 14 years old, from Washington state, Ruth remarks how beautiful the weather is – with winds out of the east, southeast at 7-10 mph and powder blue skies. Ruth and her husband were rewarding their grandsons for doing so well in school and had gone to the Keys, then to Fort Lauderdale to go deep sea fishing and afterwards Disneyworld.
The boys were familiar with fishing and the enthusiasm was high - the first strike came on the plainer rod with a double hook Ballyhoo with a sea witch on it. As Michael reeled in the first fish – a 12 lb Bonito – the second plainer rod bent over and David brought to the boat a 7 lb King fish.
I circled the area again and three more surface baits simultaneously got hooked up with three Bonitos. All of the action was in 120 ft. of water, south of the Fort Lauderdale sea buoy. We kept working the area, catching more Bonitos and more King fish and the two boys jested on who had caught the biggest fish.
The plainer rod bent over again and David was the angler. As he reeled in the fish, it was a 30 lb. Barracuda - pictures were taken and the fish was released. Now it was Michael’s turn – one of the surface baits pulled out of the outrigger and I could see a Mahi Mahi jumping. While Michael was bringing the Mahi Mahi to the boat, I could see another Mahi Mahi swimming with it. Mitch, our mate, threw a bait to this second Mahi Mahi, hooked it and now it was David who was the angler. Mitch gaffed both fish and put them in the fish box, as Grandfather Sorenson remarked what a great dinner they would have that night.
With a total of 18 fish caught, it was time to start heading back from our deep sea fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL to the dock at Bahia Mar. This ends another successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter on the Happy Day Today with Captain Zsak.
For a successful and adventurous Fort Lauderdale fishing on the Happy Day Today, contact Captain Zsak. - 954-439-8106 – www.topshotfishing.com
Date Added: 2011-07-11
Type of Fishing: Deep Sea Fishing
Charter Service Name: Top Shot Fishing
Email Guide or Angler: admin@topshotfishing.com
Website URL: http://www.topshotfishing.com/
Captain: Dave Zsak
Region You Fish: Inshore Fort Lauderdale Waters
Biz Phone: 1-954-439-8106
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