Tournament Time - PVGFC 2015

It was a great day on the water with the guys. We started off at one of the nearby fads and were getting covered up by small Yellowfin, Skipjack and even a Rainbow Runner. After deciding they wanted to go for something bigger. We put out the Marlin spread including our new short corner lure. It didnt take long and we got a crash bite on the short. The fish took off but only jumped once so we knew it would be pretty green on the leader. Our crew Laura got wraps on the leader but quickly had to dump the fish as it was a serious handful and we got some more jumps and a good show out of the fish. Quickly on the leader again and Laura had the fish under control. Once the fish was boatside on the last wrap the hook pulled, leaving the Marlin's eyeball still attached to the hook. Not the ideal release but a caught fish none the less and the whole crew had a great time.

We had a great group today from all walks of life. The weather was pretty glamour with a nice steady breeze and a bit of cloud cover. The day started great with a Blue marlin that had a go on the long rigger. When he came back, the crew backed of the drag and gave him a chance as the bite was half-hearted. We got him on, and after a fun little fight, we had the fish on the leader and boatside for a nice healthy release. Then we had a quick session at the fad, which resulted in a Mahi each for two of our anglers and a Wahoo for Glenn. We filleted up the fish for them on the way back so everyone went home with a nice dinner.

The end of cyclone season and the start of the tradewinds looks like it's here. As the water cools, we start to see more variety of fish. We have had a nice selection of Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna, and Blue Marlin. All the anglers did a great job with some first time anglers setting some good PBs and ticking off bucket list fish.