Good gracious, what an experience! Been fishing regularly for 40+yrs, and today ranked among the very best ever. And given literally hundreds of outings, that's not something I'd say lightly. Mostly tuna, and a few skipjacks.
The father/son captains are masters of the water, so the three of us were yelling "fish on" so dang often that our biceps are still throbbing hours later. Wasn't unusual to have two lines taught, or even three at once.
What's interesting is that although there were a number of boats in the immediate area, we didn't see many other bent rods. There were a few here and there, but not at all like we had going on.
Ended up maxing out our license limit of 5/person, so we'll be eating sashimi, ceviche and tuna steaks the rest of the week. Also picking up 50lbs of vacuum packed and frozen tuna loin on the way to the airport.
Final point -- we had such an absolute blast that we booked another outing for Fri, this time going for a marlin, which has eluded me after a dozen tries over the years.
Cautiously optimistic for the same luck as this morning, but either way this is now our official charter every time we're back.
