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Bag is packed, tickets in hand.
Soon I'll be in "Big" fish land!
Back around Valentine's Day my wife told me she had gotten round trip tickets for me to fly down and spend 5 days with my old high school friend fishing on his offshore boat.
Motion sickness patch packed just in case.....
I'll post pics on this thread while I'm on my trip, hopefully crossing fish off my bucket list.
Stay tuned......
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Don't forget to pack your " bikini " top.:biggrin Seriously though, have a safe trip and make sure to post a few pictures for your CDC buddies.
Got MILK? have to take that...........:Rofl
Safe Travels......
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Day One:
I arrived at West Palm Beach around 11:30, my friend Floyd picked me up at the airport. Headed back to his house and got the boat loaded up for tomorrow morning's trip.
Thought I'd share pics of his boat, hey Jerry check out the bikini top on this boat.
You know you're fishing with someone serious when you see his wallpaper on his garage, as well as his assortment of fishing rods/reels.
On the water tomorrow......woohoo!
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That would be an AWESOME SALMON boat.......
Just sayin........
Jealous, maybe just a bit [emoji3]
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That's a fine looking boat...
Day 2
First order of business was to catch bait, we caught sardines, blue runners and goggle eyes then headed out for the big fish.
First fish I caught was a black fin tuna. A little later a Bonita which was thrown back since they aren't good to eat.
We put out a sardine chum line, baited up the hooks with the sardines we just caught and it wasn't long I had a sailfish on, released it.....and bang! Another sailfish! Floyd has them both on video, the catch and release, however I don't know if I can download it here.?.
We then moved , put on goggle eyes to try to catch some king mackerel. We put 3 in the boat and 2 were caught at the same time! Floyd had been telling every time the reels started screaming that it is up to me to catch the fish (Rich does this too) but when we had a double on Floyd was forced to land one of them.
Off the ocean by 2:00.....going at it tomorrow, hope to catch some mahi-mahi.
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Sounds like you're having a blast. I'm thinking you will be eating fresh fish for dinner tonight.
Steve is having a issue uploading picture right now through the CC App, but I got these via text earlier.
I have no idea what they are, but I'm sure one of them has to taste good.
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Smaller fish is a black fin Tuna, larger one is a King Mackeral (Kingfish)
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Day 3
By Floyds standards it wasn't a good day, 1 blackfin tuna was all that was caught. By my standards it was a great day just to be offshore fishing.
We started out trying to catch bait (sardines, goggle eyes) but didn't do well. But we got a few so that's what we went fishing with.
At day's end 1 blackfin (8lbs) tuna was it......ones better than none!
Going out tomorrow, but we are going to buy bait instead of trying to catch it.....saves time!
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Bet those tuna are tasty!
We had raw uncooked tuna for dinner, it wasn't bad that way however I like it better seared in a hot pan with extra virgin olive oil.Quote:
Originally Posted by spartannation
We also had some of the king mackerel cut into bite sized pieces and deep fried....it tasted just like white fish from home.
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A while back Rich mention the Gaiter he was wearing to protect himself from the sun......now that I've used mine, I am sold on it. The first day out I got a bit too much sun not burnt just sore. Most of the second day I wore the gaiter to protect my skin that is exposed to this blistering hot sun. I'm glad I bought one I'd be a crispy critter if I hadn't used it.
Also.....loving the high performance cooler made by Engel.
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When I was in Hawaii, the locals (not meant in a bad way) more along the lines of the indigenous population. (People who lived in the island, including me)
Until I was considered "Local" some foods were kind of different.
They did like Raw Salmon. What they did was cut the Salmon into small squares. kind of like the small ham squares people sprinkle onto salads.
They would then cut Onion into the same size. The acid from the onion would "Cook" the Salmon, and it was excellent. Especially when I was so far from home.
Also if you go to fast food, they automatically give you Mayonnaise, not Catsup. You have to ask for that, the local prefer Mayo on their Fries.
It's an acquired taste...... lol
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Day #4 was a king fish day plus one barracuda
The kingfish' were caught 8 miles offshore the barracuda was 15 miles out......was trolling for mahi-mahi when the barracuda bit the ballyhoo.
Ocean may be too rough to go fishing so snorkeling in the inter coastal waterway may be the activity for the day.
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The barracuda was released, I hear they are not good to eat.
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That's sweet.......
Lake Mi, is crappy too.......
Wife sleeping off motion sickness as I type.
Ginger snaps didn't help, however, she didn't Dirty the side of the boat.
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Can anyone see the pictures I posted earlier?
I can't.....beginning to not like this app so much
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From Steve.......
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Vacation is over, boarding the jet in a few hours to come back home. Always fun going somewhere, new things to see and do..... but as Dorothy said " There's no place like home"
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Excellent catch, Steve. A little bigger than Morrison Lake bluegill.
Great pictures. Sounds like a fantastic time. Thank you so much for sharing.
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There's definately a bit more "tug" on the line.....:RoflQuote:
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Jigging Halis????