Sat 7/23 Wilmington Fishing Report with underwater video

[contango]

Fished in the Wilmington on Saturday, fun crew.

Brady came along with his camera, some very cool underwater footage. Nice day, just amazing to watch these fish come in all fired up !

Walt - Contango

[MAKO19]

I'm seeing these dredge camera set-ups becoming more and more popular. Anyone have any info on how to build these things?

[SharkJP]

Great footage...nice dunk there at the end...lol

[wauwinet]

Great footage. I love how lit up those whites get.

[VitaminSea III]

Nice Job!

[captnemo]

I'm seeing these dredge camera set-ups becoming more and more popular. Anyone have any info on how to build these things?

Yes, I just made one, PM me if you want details, I spent about 100$ all said and done, huge advantage if you don't have a tall tower and some experienced eyes watching the dredge.

[JamesM]

Great footage. The way the tunas charge the baits/boat is really cool and how fast they can motor. Great shots on the release from outside the boat.

[marlin magnet]

So, there is some great things to be learned watching these videos.
1. Prospecting is vital to increase chances of hook ups
2. does not appear the condition of the mullet is a big deal, but having them swim correct may be.
3. you may want to consider adding a planer or Z wing to your spread for fish that dont come to the surface.
4. make sure you have a professional and attentive captain when crew jumps in the water
5. Wet T-shirt contests are a good thing

[captain Chaos]

We were fishing along side of you in the morning and left only to return later and and hook up a tuna when one of my crew hollered up that someone just fell off that boat next to us. only to see him swimming back with a mask on. Very cool video !

[contango]

We caught a double during that dredge video sequence, captain did see them on the dredge, you can see one of them make the turn. Hard to tell if there was a 3rd one down there.