Sailfish, Sharks, Dolphin, more Sail aboard Hooked Up - December Reports - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Fishing with Ryan, Ryan and Jeff from Saskatchewan Saskatoon Canada aboard Hooked Up
December 24th, 2011
Today we had a few guys from Saskatchewan Saskatoon Canada (Try to say that 3 times in a row) Ryan, Ryan and Jeff.
We started out our trip trolling the reef with 2 planner boards running about 45 feet deep and 3 baits skipping across the surface.
We ended up boating 4 kingfish.
Ok skunk out of the box and now it was time to try for a big sea monster.
So in came the trolling gear and out went the kites with 2 live baits suspended from the kites along with shark bait also suspended from the kites. We also set a shark bait down 350 feet to the bottom.
Ok the trap was set and now all we needed was for some big fish to come along and take a bite.
Sure enough BAM the deep rod bent over line started peeling off the reel and we were Hooked Up.
Ryan jumped in the chair and the fight was on. After 10 min Ryan gave one of the other guys a shot at fighting this sea monster. So it turned out to be a tag team working on this big fish with there back and forth tug a war. After 25 min up popped this big 7 to 8 foot golden hammerhead shark.

(WOW). Nice going guys.

Ryan, Ryan and Jeff thanks so much for fishing with us aboard the hooked up and Ryan be carful snow boarding with all those avalanches around.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com




Great Shark, Sail, King and Mahi Mahi Fishing aboard Hooked up
December 22nd, 2011
What a great day of Deep Sea Fishing Aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of South Florida in Fort Lauderdale.
We started out our day fishing with Andy and his son Andy for just a 3-hour tour (Just like the song) but with a much better ending.
These guys had their heart set on trying to catch a shark. Now bare in mind this was a short 3- hour trip and this was a tall order to fill.
But all the same we went out to 350 feet of water and set out our 2 kites with 2 live baits suspended from 1 kite and a big shark bait also suspended from the other kite. We also sent a big shark bait all the way down 350 feet to the bottom.
Ok the trap was set and the wait was on. After about 45 min of waiting our deep rod bent over and line started peeling off the reel as if there was a fright train connected to the other end. Big Andy jumped in the chair and the fight was on. And I do mean the FIGHT was on!! At first there really was nothing Andy could do but to hang on and watch all this line get peeled off the reel. After a good 5 min of line screaming off the reel it started to slow down a bit and Andy went to work.
I’ve got to take a second to say that I have been fishing these waters off the coast of South Florida since the early 70s and I really had no idea what the heck we had on at this point but I did know it was going to be a BIG FISH.
Ok back to the fish fight. This was one of those fights where Andy would gain 4 or 5 feet of line and than the fish would take 2 or 3 feet back. This was a real back and forth tug a war. This went on for over 45 min till at last we could see a little color coming up from the deep.
Much to everyone’s surprise it turned out to be an 11-foot plus big eye Thresher shark.



If you’ve never seen a big-eyed Thresher I’ve got to say that it is the coolest looking shark in the world. It has eyes as big around as a beer can and its tail is almost as long as it’s body. It truly looks like a creature from another planet.

Once this sea monster was at the boat he was as tired as Andy so we were able to slide his head in threw the tuna door to get a few photos and a quick measurement of this fish and than we slid him right back out the door to fight again another day.


WOW what else can I say!!! Nice going Andy.
Ok now it was time to bring in the kites and head back for the dock. As J.J. started reeling in the baits the other shark rod that was on the kite bent over and BAM we had another shark on.
This time little Andy jumped in the chair and the second fight of the trip was on.
Little Andy had plenty of time to watch how his dad did it so he was up for the fight.
After a good 5 min little Andy had a 4-foot silky shark at the side of the boat. Once again a couple of photos and off he darted into the deep blue sea.

Andy and Andy thanks sooooo much this was a fishing trip that I will not forget!!
WHAT A BLAST.
As we got back to the dock we had our afternoon trip eager to give their luck a shot at some deep-sea fishing aboard Hooked Up.
We had Laden, Elizabeth, Ashton, Keith and Bryon all from Eastern Kentucky.
Once again we went right to kite fishing with our live baits suspended from the kites along with a couple of shark baits out there.
The trap was set and the wait was on.
We waited and waited and finally a bite and Elizabeth jumped in the chair and the fight was on. She ended up landing a Mahi Mahi and got the skunk out of the box.
Ok baits right back out there and once again we waited and waited with no more bites.
We decided to make a move. So we brought in all the baits and moved from 350 feet of water into 130 feet and set the baits right back out there.

Soon after the baits were all set BAM a bite and Keith jumped in the chair and landed a nice 25-pound kingfish.
Ok things were looking up and than BAM another bite this time Landen jumped in the chair just as a big sailfish started jumping all over the place.
After a good 15 min fight Landen had his first sailfish ever to the side of the boat.

WOW WHAT A GREAT DAY OF FISHING ABOARD THE HOOKED UP OFF SOUTH FLORIDA IN FORT LAUDERDALE!!!
Thanks again to all of our anglers today for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up and a special thanks to Andy for serving our country over in the Middle East.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com


Fishing with Ken aboard Hooked Up off South Florida
December 21st, 2011
Today we had an old customer / friend Ken from San Francisco California out for a few hours of deep-sea fishing off the coast of South Florida aboard the Hooked Up.
We really don’t know why but as it turned out fishing was just plain old slow today but we kept at it and we did manage to catch 3 out of 4 Mahi Mahi that we had hooked all at the same time with just one angler.
Like they say fishing can be hours of boredom interrupted by moments of panic and chaos. (LOL)

Ken thanks again and we are looking forward to fishing again this March.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com


More Mahi Mahi aboard Hooked up off fort Lauderdale
December 16th, 2011
Today we fished with Joe and Mike from New York, Bryan from Baltimore, Paul from D.C., Nikki from Chicago and Mark from Canada.
Since we did good catching fish off shore the other day we thought what the heck if it worked once so we went right after Mahi Mahi again and sure enough we ended up landing a half dozen more great eating Mahi Mahi.


Thanks again to all of our anglers for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com










Fishing for Tunas and Mahi Mahi aboard Hooked Up off Fort Lauderdale
December 10th, 2011
Today we fished with Bill and Louie from Holly Wood Florida, Joe out of Miami Florida, Pat out of Fort Lauderdale, Tim from Delray Florida and Joe from Philly.
Today good eating fish was we were looking for so right off shore we went trolling for dolphin and black fin tunas.
We ended up catching just what we were looking for a half dozen little black fins and a couple of good eating Mahi Mahi.

To all of our anglers today we just want to thank you guys for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com










Fishing with the guys from Wisconsin aboard Hooked Up off Fort Lauderdale
December 9th, 2011
Today we set out on our deep-sea adventure with Brad, Shawn, Greg and Dan all from Wisconsin.
We set out both kites with live goggle eyes (Live Bait) suspended from them in 180 feet of water.
Our first bite came right after setting out the kites and Dan jumped in the chair. After a 5 min fight Dan got the skunk out of the box by landing an 8-pound kingfish.
Ok Skunk out of the box and right back out went the baits.
After some waiting a big swirl by our right long kite bait than BAM a sailfish came out of the water and we were Hooked Up.
This time Shawn jumped in the chair and the fight was on. After a good 15 min back and forth tug a war Shawn had his first sailfish ever to the boat. Captain Greg reached over and got a good hold on the sail and we brought him into the boat for a quick measurement and a photo and back out to sea he went to fight again another day. (Way to go Shawn)

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) Sea-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com


Fishing off the coast of South Florida with the guys from Premier Mechanical Serves
December 8th, 2011
Fishing aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of South Florida.
Today we got to spend the day once again with the guys from Premier Mechanical Serves Brad and Bill and they brought along Larry and Dean their good clients/friends.
I’ve got to say that fishing with Brad produces fish just about every time we get together and today was no exception.
We did some trolling off shore and we also did quite a bit of kite fishing.
Larry and Dean both got to catch their first sailfish and we also managed to fill the box with Mahi Mahi, blackfin tunas and bonitos.

It was none stop action packed day and we are looking forward to fishing I mean catching again this January.

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of South Florida.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com



Big Fun Catching Mahi Mahi and much more aboard Hooked Up in South Florida
December 7th, 2011
What an action packed day of deep-sea fishing aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Today we fished with Tom and Roger from Wisconsin, Bruce from Des Moines Iowa and last but not least the troublemaker Mark from Conn. (LOL)
Today we shot right off shore in search of the ever so elusive dolphin fish AKA “Mahi Mahi”a fish so nice they named it twice.
Now don’t get me wrong I like catching this great eating and good fighting fish but it seems that when we go way off shore looking for them we only seem to find them good 1 out of 3 or 4 times and once we’re out there it can be a you’re a hero or a zero type of fishing.
Well I very glad to say that today we were HEROS and it all started with 3 out of the 4 guys aboard fighting fish at the same time.

After we broke the ice and the skunk was out of the box we found schools of dolphins a few different times and the skip jack tunas and black fin tunas kept us plenty busy while we were looking for more dolphin.






Gentlemen and you to Mark thanks again for spending the day fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com




Fishing Fort Lauderdale with the couples from Pittsburgh
December 5th, 2011
Today we set out fishing with a couple of couples from Pittsburgh Pa.
We had Carla and Chris and Tanecia and John.
We went right to kite fishing with 4 live baits suspended from the kites wishing for a big sailfish to come along. No sails popped up but it wasn’t long before we had our first dolphin fish in the boat.
But as it turned out our trip was cut a bit short due to a couple folks kind of got well lets say sick of fishing. (LOL)
However we did manage to land a couple of dolphin fish before heading back to the dock.

Guys thanks again and sorry the ocean was a bit angry today.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohokedup@aol.com


Fishing for Sailfish off the coast of Fort Lauderdale
December 4th, 2011
Fishing for Sailfish off Fort Lauderdale
Today we had a group of guys and a young lady in the military out for a few hours of deep-sea fishing aboard the Hooked up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.
We had John, Blake, Kristen, Dave and Justin.
Today we were looking for the big one so we set out both with live baits hanging from the kites and the trap was set.
It wasn’t long till our first bite and Blake wasted no time jumping in the chair. After a 5 min fight we had the skunk out of the box and the Mahi-Mahi was in the box.
Soon after the first bite here comes another dolphin fish (welcome aboard the Hooked Up) Nice going Justin.
Than all of a sudden a sailfish showed up and BAM just like that we were Hooked Up.
After a good 20 min we had Kristen’s first sailfish ever next to the boat. J.J. cut the leader as close as possible to the fish and off he went to fight again another day.
Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up and thanks a million for serving our country.
Fishing for Sailfish off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com


Deep Sea Fishing Fort Lauderdale with Jack and Mike
December 2nd, 2011
Today once again we had our good friend Jack from Amsterdam along with Mike from Wisconsin out for a few hours of deep-sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked up.
And yes once again we went right to kite fishing with live baits dangling from the kites.
Once again Jack landed a nice dolphin fish for dinner while Mike landed a 12 to 15 pound barracuda along with a nice 27-pound smoker kingfish.

Mike and Jack thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com