mrGeeze
Well-known member
Blowing 15-17 e-ne 4 foot waves every 4 seconds.
Choppy in the blue water (gulf stream).
My buddy bailed on me at the last moment so it was a solo effort.
Tide was slack at the inlet making an easy start.
I fired up the stereo & headed into it at 16 knots. Put out my high speed rig at 10 fathoms on the color change. No bites
Set out in 20 fathoms & had a wahoo bite off in 15 minutes. lots of boats fishing around me so i headed to the eastern.
no bites for a long time then had a couple of blackfins (squid chain & moldcraft) hit the flatlines. too small. throwbacks.
made the 280 line in 40 fathoms (had a blue one on a few days previous up there & wanted to find him again) with no more action & then headed south into the deep.
found a decent school blackfins & boxed 1 keeper size (10#) for sashimi. not much in the deep so i headed back toward diamond shoals tower.
Got into the 20-30 fathom water around the 230-240 and it was on. WAHOO !.
Hung one on a purple & black eyecatcher (2 bite offs previous). He fit in the box.
Then one hit the blue & white sea star (mono rig)& almost got my favorite lure. Cut off the hook but got the lure back. He was gone.
Another one made a big mistake when he hit a long blue chugger/bally rig. He wouldn't fit in the box so out came the bag.
Reckon he was 30-35#.
Few minutes later got another one on a red & black chugger/bally. Decent fish. Threw him back as I had two already.
First time I ever threw back a wahoo.
When I got shallow near the change the oceanic bonito slaughtered my spread. Went back to the deep. Had a few more biteoffs.
Never found mr. blue marlin. no complaints.
Ran out of bait (had 2 twelve packs) & headed back in. Pretty good day.
Things I learned.
Fishing 4-5 lines solo is tough when you get covered up.
If you're fishing solo keep the wire short. I had the big wahoo on a 10' wire & the end game (angling/wiring/gaffing) was exciting.
Stay in a happy place.
Catch 'em up.
Choppy in the blue water (gulf stream).
My buddy bailed on me at the last moment so it was a solo effort.
Tide was slack at the inlet making an easy start.
I fired up the stereo & headed into it at 16 knots. Put out my high speed rig at 10 fathoms on the color change. No bites
Set out in 20 fathoms & had a wahoo bite off in 15 minutes. lots of boats fishing around me so i headed to the eastern.
no bites for a long time then had a couple of blackfins (squid chain & moldcraft) hit the flatlines. too small. throwbacks.
made the 280 line in 40 fathoms (had a blue one on a few days previous up there & wanted to find him again) with no more action & then headed south into the deep.
found a decent school blackfins & boxed 1 keeper size (10#) for sashimi. not much in the deep so i headed back toward diamond shoals tower.
Got into the 20-30 fathom water around the 230-240 and it was on. WAHOO !.
Hung one on a purple & black eyecatcher (2 bite offs previous). He fit in the box.
Then one hit the blue & white sea star (mono rig)& almost got my favorite lure. Cut off the hook but got the lure back. He was gone.
Another one made a big mistake when he hit a long blue chugger/bally rig. He wouldn't fit in the box so out came the bag.
Reckon he was 30-35#.
Few minutes later got another one on a red & black chugger/bally. Decent fish. Threw him back as I had two already.
First time I ever threw back a wahoo.
When I got shallow near the change the oceanic bonito slaughtered my spread. Went back to the deep. Had a few more biteoffs.
Never found mr. blue marlin. no complaints.
Ran out of bait (had 2 twelve packs) & headed back in. Pretty good day.
Things I learned.
Fishing 4-5 lines solo is tough when you get covered up.
If you're fishing solo keep the wire short. I had the big wahoo on a 10' wire & the end game (angling/wiring/gaffing) was exciting.
Stay in a happy place.
Catch 'em up.
