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First wahoo of the season for madeira

May 19, 2026 Calheta 1 photo
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Big game fishing. Good trip with a cracking strike from a wahoo which went off like a steam train. It turn and ran towards the biat for a moment we thought it had thrown the hook until i went to retrive the lure and the fiah did another amazing run. Not a hige wahoo but great fun. ?
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Mick French
Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
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