Trip of a lifetime 4 Marlin!
I booked an 8 hour trip with Go Deeper a few months before our vacation. Very easy and they communicated all details perfectly. Our group of 5 got to F dock right at 7am and were greeted by very friendly crew with boat running and ready to go. We motored over to the dockside store to get licenses at $23/ea and they picked up bait from a skiff in the marina. Travelled about 20 miles out, slowing at the arco for pictures. Spotted a Marlin fin and they immediately slowed and started casting to it and setting gear, no bites. Commercial trawler had huge operation going and many boats operating. We started heading north. Quickly hooked a double of tuna. Then nothing for a few hours as the captain hunted cold water constantly switching up lures while we ate a nice quesadilla breakfast. After a slow morning it got exciting fast! Double hookups of striped Marlin! We all took turns fighting them while captain and crew constantly communicated through headsets for optimum boat placement and speeds. These guys have it down pat! Caught and released both of them after pictures. Decided to start heading back and just as they're pulling gear, another double hookup! 2 more striped Marlin! Fought them about 30-45 minutes and again pictures and release except 1 had swallowed hook too deep so they cleaned and processed. Amazing bucket list day of a lifetime! I will be booking again!
