6/26: Began And Ended Well...

[spurge0n]

...but everything in between was lame!

Started, as usual, 2 miles inshore of the 14. High waves but not many whitecaps. I just had to go around 14 knots to get out there.

About a mile west of the 14 I pick up a small mahi on Tuna XXX.

Trolled for a while longer. Caught a nice one on my new Yozuri Bonita. I expected to catch a wahoo, not a mahi on it. But I'll take it. Keep in mind that the lure is 8-3/8 inches long in the picture below.



A lot of painful short strikes around the 90. Trolled for a few hours with nothing.

At 1PM, decided to head to the Big 10 for one last hurrah. Trolled over the structure for a while and was about ready to pull in lines when I saw a series of little splashes speeding towards my Tuna Candy lure. Suddenly the drag screams like Maria Sharapova on her wedding night. Picked up a nice gaffer off of that one.



Diminishing winds out of the southwest. You know what that means. A beautiful ride home. Visibility was limited though. I couldn't navigate into Beaufort Inlet by looking for the Radio Island condos from 6-7 miles out like I usually do.

Video is here.

[clt_capt]

Those little green demons will eat anything - and nearly as big as they are. Nice pics and report

[jaws]

You had fun, got some meat, and returned safe. Nice report.

[bisquit]

Thanks for the report.

Do you pull all artificials?

And from your recent reports, you seem to be by yourself. How many lines are you able to manage?

[spurge0n]

Yes, I pull all artificials. Saves time and money.

I usually run 4 lines.