Man, what a day. We arrived at the dock, and Captain Robert’s military influence was apparent. We were given a quick tour of the boat, life vest locations and he clearly outlined the safety measures we would follow while fishing with him.
A quick and comfortable 25 minute ride in his air conditioned cabin aboard his 47 foot Sea Ray had us feeling like royalty.
We started with drift fishing for Yellowtail Snapper, and in less than 2 hours, the 3 of us had caught our limit.
Next, we hit the big water trolling for Mahi. I knew it would be tough as the heat index for a solid 2 weeks had been above 105°. The warm water forces the Mahi to hunt squid at night and just reserve energy during the hot day. Regardless, the captain worked hard to get us on the fish, and we each had an opportunity to get at least 1 in the boat.
We finally hit “the wrecks” for Amberjack and that’s when the trip became epic. On our very first attempt to bring one aboard, SOMETHING else grabbed onto our Amberjack. Big grouper? Shark? Loch Ness? Who knows. We fought it for 45 minutes gaining some ground, while the beast then pulled line off. Captain Robert backed the boat up numerous times attempting to help us bring it in. But after 45 minutes, the rod finally snapped. We all let out a moan of disappointment, and I was shocked to hear the Captain yell “Keep Going”!
Gotta tell ya…a shorter rod makes reeling in Moby Dick much harder and it was only a minute or 2 after the rod broke, that the line broke as well.
We LOVED our day on the water, and we will have a “one that got away” story to tell to family and friends FOREVER. Just wish we could have got a peek at what this thing was.
Thank you so much Captain Robert. You are a helluva Captain, and we hope to fish with you one day again soon! Truly we thank you for a GREAT, great day!
Man, what a day. We arrived at the dock, and Captain Robert’s military influence was apparent. We were given a quick tour of the boat, life vest locations and he clearly outlined the safety measures we would follow while fishing with him.
A quick and comfortable 25 minute ride in his air conditioned cabin aboard his 47 foot Sea Ray had us feeling like royalty.
We started with drift fishing for Yellowtail Snapper, and in less than 2 hours, the 3 of us had caught our limit.
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