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Light tackle mahi offshore
September 29, 2021 Fort Lauderdale 2 photos
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Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Wahoo
Wahoo

Trip Summary

We set the spread out bright and early and hooked up on a small wahoo right off the bat which is always a great surprise early in a trip. After that we did not get another bite on the edge so we drove about ten miles offshore and got into a school of nice mahi on light tackle spinning setups. Great day out on the water and we were back to the dock by 11am with a cooler full of fish.
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Matthew Schenk
Fort-lauderdale, Florida, United States
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