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Vinnie Sacks
Dania Beach, Sjedinjene Države
Federal waters
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Captain Vinnie operates the YB Normal out of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and has worked aboard other boats in the area all his life. He loves being out on the water and getting groups on awesome fish. His favorite fish to catch is Black Grouper, but a huge part of what makes fishing so fun for him is never knowing what is going to bite next. This is what makes bottom fishing so fun for him - you can never tell what will take your bait!
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Lindsay RosenfeldRepeat angler5.0VerifiedOdlično za porodice
3 Hour Beginners Trip (AM) • 5 adults • 2 childrenKašnjenja letova i plima su odložili naš izlazak, ali kapetan je bio fleksibilan i izveo nas na vodu. Uradili smo tročasovnu jutarnju turu i more je bilo prilično nemirno. Ulovili smo 5 riba, sve Mahi Mahi, tamo su ih filetirali i mogli smo da ih odnesemo u lokalni restoran po preporuci gde su nam ih pripremili. Brod je bio zaista odličan. Ima mali zatvoreni prostor sa udobnom kaučem i frižiderom ako želite da ponesete nešto sa sobom. Mislim da je ovo odličan izlet za porodice sa manjom decom. Njihova oprema je odlična za početnike ili iskusne ribolovce, dali su nam odlična uputstva kako da izvučemo ribe. Odlično smo se proveli, definitivno bismo se vratili.
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Response from CaptainLindsay, hvala vam što ste sa nama poveli porodicu na ribolov. Ovo je bio neverovatno uspešan izlet u ribolovu od 3 sata, definitivno jedan koji ću pamtiti. Još jednom hvala i radujem se što ćemo jednog dana ponovo zajedno pecati! Capt. Vinnie
Nick Tricoli5.0VerifiedNEWGreat family experience
4 Hour Trip – Private - 1:00 PM • 5 adults • 2 childrenI booked a 4 hour fishing trip for my 10 year old's birthday. I brought the whole family and we had a great day of fishing. we caught several large fish and that accomplished my goal for my son's birthday. I will definitely be fishing on YB normal again. The crew was very experienced in how to catch fish and know how to accommodate the entire family of all ages.
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Charles Lawrence5.0VerifiedNEWveoma vredan kapetan/posada
8 Hour Trip • 2 adultsNije bio najproduktivniji dan ribolova (svi smo imali takve dane), ali kapetan Vinnie i posada su neprestano pokušavali svaki trik iz rukava i nikada nisu odustali da nas dovedu do ribe, i tokom celog dana ipak smo se vratili kući sa lepim ulovom - mahi, kingfish, jack i tuna. Veoma sam zahvalan što su uložili toliko truda da nam dan bude što bolji!
Translated by AI:Reported catch:Response from CaptainCharles, we appreciate you guys coming fishing with us. It was one of those days were we had to grind it out to make a catch. I hope you enjoy the fresh fish and hopefully in the future we can do it again. thank you Capt. Vinnie
Todd LoveRepeat angler5.0VerifiedNEWImali smo fantastično vreme sa kapetanom Vinnijem i Stevom
4 Hour Trip – Private • 2 adultsPre svega, cenim to što je kapetan Vini promenio naše dane radi naše bezbednosti i kako bismo imali odlično iskustvo. Pecali smo sa njim pre 5 godina i iskustvo je bilo sjajno. Ovog puta je to učinio još boljim. Moja supruga je imala borbu svog života lol i ulovili smo lep raznovrsni ulov ribe. Uvek ćemo birati Y.B. Normal kao prvi izbor za naše ocean čartere.
Translated by AI:Reported catch:Response from CaptainТод, hvala ti što si ponovo otišao u ribolov sa nama, bilo je sjajno videti vas opet i drago mi je što je putovanje bilo odlično. Jedva čekam sledeći izlet! hvala još jednom Kap. Vini
John Stevenson5.0VerifiedSjajan dan ribolova kod Fort Lauderdalea
4 Hour Trip – Private - 1:00 PM • 2 adultsOdličan dan!! Kapetan Vini zna gde treba ići da bi se ulovila riba, a prvi oficir Džon je znao kako da nas nauči da ih hvatamo - bio je odličan tokom celog izleta. Moja supruga i ja smo bili u gradu zbog Svetskog Kupa i odlučili smo da iznajmimo brod za novo iskustvo i drago nam je što smo otišli sa Y B Normal. Mada smo malo pecali ranije u Škotskoj, ovo je bilo drugačije i veoma zabavno - blackfin tuna, barakuda, mahi mahi i wahoo su nas držali zauzete. Samo čarter, ali vredan svake pare. Lako se pronalazi u marini Dania Beach.
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Response from CaptainDžone, hvala ti na sjajnoj recenziji! Drago mi je što ste se tako dobro proveli sa nama, nije često da nam dođu klijenti čak iz Škotske da pecaju sa nama, što je samo po sebi super. U svakom slučaju, još jednom hvala i nadam se da ćete nas možda jednog dana ponovo posetiti! Kap. Vini
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Fishing reports
Fishing Is Still HOT
okt 30, 2026 • Dania Beach
Hey there Capt. Vinnie here back again with another Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report. This week we have a similar theme as last with mahi mahi being the highlight. Right now I personally think that we are having the best mahi fishing of the whole year. We have been seeing great numbers of fish as well as the size too. There has been some small weed lines offshore but not to far to where it is unreachable with a short trip, this has all been inside of 500 feet of water and in Fort Lauderdale that's less then 3 miles from land. All this action has been on our half day trips which shows how good it actually has been. Following the weed lines its a good place to always start and if there is fish on them it wont take long to get a bite, but birds have been the best indication that there is life nearby. Trolling mostly surface baits has been the best but its always smart to have rods rigged to cast if you happen to get lucky and get a school behind the boat. The most important thing mahi fishing right now is to be ready for anything so when that chance comes you can take advantage of it. Some of the mahi have been close to 30lbs. Other then mahi this week we have seen a small flurry of some balckfin tuna. Early mornings has been the best window and trolling around shipwrecks and bottom structure around 200 feet has been best. The early mornings have been the best because tuna have big eyes and in low light conditions they will come closer to the surface, as the sun gets higher the tuna go deep. Smaller baits work best like spoons and squid lures around 3.5inch, it also helps when trolling for tuna to keep your baits further behind the boat the sound of the motor tends to keep them deeper. Some of the tuna have been as big as 15lbs. Last but not least this week there has been a very good flurry of sailfish. Trolling has been a great way to get some bites but live bait with kites is always going to be the favored technique, but that does require stronger winds to get the kite up. The sailfish action has been in depths around 120 feet of water just on the edge of the reef. When conditions have lined up correctly you can catch multiple fish but most days there has been a chance for a least 1 bite. As we get closer to our winter season we will start to see more sailfish action. This week please take a minute to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that we had while out on our deep sea fishing charters, and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content.
Coming up for the weeks ahead we have plenty of available dates for deep sea fishing charters, I keep preaching how good the fishing is right now and you don't have to miss it, Im not kidding check out all of our recent photos they speak for themselves. So if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing now is the time, check out YB Normal serving Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach, and Hollywood beach for our your deep sea fishing needs.
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The Time To Fish Is NOW!!
okt 23, 2026 • Dania Beach
Hey there, Capt. Vinnie back again with another Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report. This week has been a little bit windy and the seas have been bigger then normal but the fishing has been just plain excellent. This time of year you want the windy conditions to make the fishing great and thats exactly what we have been having. The main focus lately has been mahi and we have been catching some nice ones at that. The average size has been around 12lbs and some have been has big as 20lbs. We recently have been having a nice tidal edge where the green outgoing intercoastal water meets the blue water of the gulfstream forming a current edge and the blue side has been where the mahi have been. Trolling down the blue side with surface baits out has been the ticket, its super important to watch your surface baits and keep them clean so you can maximize your chances. Birds like frigates have been contributing to our success as well, anytime you see birds diving the gamefish are not going to be to far away. Its always smart to keep your eyes peeled and your head on a swivel when fishing offshore you never know what you might see. Other then mahi there has been some wahoo if you are fishing some planers to take your bait under the surface that is going to put you right in the zone for a wahoo bite. Blue and white has been the go to color as well as pink and white. Certain fish feed below the surface and some feed on the surface, so using a planer helps to make everything in your trolling spread appeal to some sort of fish out there. Average size on the wahoo has been anywhere from 20-30lbs with some over 30lbs not being uncommon. Inshore wise the best bite has been kingfish, and a secret to getting the most bites on kingfish right now is using mullet strips. With the mullet run being in full effect now its always smart to match the hatch and use exactly what the fish are feeding on to bring you the most success. As you can see from our photos this week fishing has been excellent almost every trip, some days will be better the others but our average has been very good. We should start to see some sailfish action in another month or so i do believe we need another cold front or two that will cool the water temps down and get those fish heading south towards us. This week please take a minute to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up for the rest of the month of October and the beginning of November we have a good amount of available dates to get out fishing, this is one of the best times to go fishing here in Fort Lauderdale, and you don't want to miss it so if your heading down and looking to get out check out YB Normal. Servicing Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach, and Hollywood beach for all your deep sea fishing needs.
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Awesome Fall Deep Sea Fishing In Fort La
okt 11, 2026 • Dania Beach
Hello there, Capt. Vinnie here and back with another great deep sea fishing report. This week we had some very nice weather earlier in the week and as we approached the weekend the winds and seas picked up, fishing this week started out great catching a few sailfish just on the edge of the reef. There has been a few days where the sailfish have shown in some numbers which is great news for the winter to come. We are still catching all sailfish trolling right now, our live bait season is just around the corner though. So stay tunned for that in future reports. On the reef other then sailfish there has been a very good bite of kingfish and some nice ones at that, the most important thing right now is to be using mullet strips while trolling and the reason why I say this is because right now we are having the mullet run and there are big schools of these bait fish coming down our beaches as well as offshore bait balls and a lot of the predator fish are capitalizing on these baits, so it only makes sense to use exactly what there eating, match the hatch is what we call it. The kingfish have been biting best over the shallow shipwrecks and bottom structure around 100-130 feet of water and the average size has been 10-12lbs with a few bigger ones mixed in. One species that has been hot as well this week and specially on the days that the wind has been up is mahi mahi. The fall season in my opinion is the best time for mahi fishing in the Fort Lauderdale area and the size of them is a lot bigger then our summer season. On windy days the mahi have been in as shallow as 50 feet chasing live ballyhoo, the key is to look for birds diving and seeing the ballyhoo shower on top of the water while there getting chased. There has also been a few mahi offshore when the outgoing tide meets the gulfstream waters causing a tide line or current edge, trolling down these current edges is going to produce great results specially early in the mornings. Average size of the mahi right now has been 10lbs. Last but not least this week we did see some blackfin tuna action in depths around 300 feet. Smaller baits fished below the surface like spoons have been a good choice to get bites but your going to sacrifice quality for quantity fishing smaller baits, but if your looking for bigger tuna its better to fish bigger baits at faster speeds, which also could open up an opportunity for wahoo as well. The tuna bite has been best early in the morning from sunrise to around 830am. This week please take a second to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters in Fort Lauderdale, and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up for this week and next we have plenty of availability for deep sea fishing charters, the pictures of our recent catches speak for themselves. Fishing is great right now and should remain that way for quite some time. If your thinking about coming down to Fort Lauderdale for a weekend get a way or even vacation and thinking about fishing, now is the time! Check out YB Normal servicing Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, and Hollywood Beach for all your deep sea fishing needs.
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Great Start To Fall Deep Sea Fishing
sep 30, 2026 • Dania Beach
Hey there, Capt. Vinnie here back with a great Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report. We had a rainy week this week and a light cold front to cool things off, but there was a few days that the weather was absolutely fantastic, and i would say the fishing was just about the same. For the report this week we finally got to see the run of fall fishing we love. Mahi mahi is always a hot topic and fall is one of the best times to catch them, a lot of people think summer is the best and it can be but the fish tend to be smaller specially in our area and not much is consistent like as to where you can find them. The fall mahi season is when we see majority of our bigger mahi and plenty of numbers. Due to all the rain we have been having it has given our inshore waters a tanic look or tea color, and when we have an outgoing tide all that inshore water moves out to sea forming a tide line where the blue water meets the green water and that has been where the mahi fishing has been excellent. This tideline has been easy to find by the different color in the water as well as weed lines going north to south and floating debris. This is where the gulfstream water meets the outgoing tide. Trolling on the blue side has been straight money for mahi mahi and multiple hook ups have been the norm. Its very important to have rods to cast when you get multiple hook ups because majority of the fish are in a school and you want to take advantage of those opportunities. Average size on the mahi have been anywhere from 8-12lbs. We did find this edge on a half day trip but i recommend a 3/4 day trip or even all day trip right now if mahi is what your after. We have a photo this week of a great all day trip we had catching 40 mahi mahi! Exactly on that edge I was talking about.
Other then mahi right now there has been some wahoo due to the full moon and the crazy king tides we have been having. The tidal edge I mentioned earlier is also a great place to try for wahoo and never hurts to fish a bait below the surface on a planner just in case! Inshore we are starting to see a fall flurry of king mackeral and it should keep improving as we get further into the month of October, last but not least there has been a small trickle of sailfish which I personally think maybe a hint for a great winter season, right now we are still mostly trolling for all species but in another few months all that gear will be put away and transition into our live bait gear, seeing a nice little flurry should continue as we reach our winter months. This week please take a minute to check out some of our great photos of some recent catches that were caught on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up, I think that the mahi fishing will continue to stay very good until November so there is plenty of time to get out there and catch them, also i think as the water cools we will see more blackfin tuna and a few more wahoo so be on the look out for that in future reports. As for availability there is plenty for the month of October and fall fishing is one of my favorite times and is when i tell a lot of our customers to come back and fish with us again! So if your thinking of coming down to do some deep sea fishing now is the time, the pictures speak for themselves all you have to do is look up is YB Normal servicing Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach and Hollywood beach for deep sea fishing charters.
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Rainy Week Of Deep Sea Fishing
sep 17, 2026 • Dania Beach
Hello there, Capt. Vinnie here back with another Fort Lauderdale sport fishing report. This week has been a little slow for us here in the deep sea fishing department, it's offseason right now and these hefty fuel prices are not helping for business either, but we were able to get out on a few trips this week and thats all thanks to our great customers that come to fish with us which we are very grateful and thankful for. Fishing this week has been some what tough, i hate to say it but thats what it is, we seem to be having what's called a cold water upwelling at the moment and the reason I can confirm that is because we have been having northern currents on the surface and southern currents on the bottom bringing that colder water from up north, also we have been experiencing a healthy amount of rain and that has made the inshore waters very green. In terms of fishing the trolling bite has been decent to say the best, blackfin tuna and bonito aka false albacores have been super prevalent early in the mornings in depths around 200 feet, majority of the action has been on the surface with smaller lures trying to imitate flying fish, the earlier the better right now if you can get out before the sun comes up even better, once the sun seems to get up the bite fades quickly. There has been some pretty nice sized tunas around as big as 15lbs but the false albacores have been on the smaller side. Bottom fishing this week has been the real winner with solid catches of larger vermillion and yellow eye snappers. We had some very good luck fishing some hard bottom in 270 feet with some quality fish to prove it, the month of September is one of the last months that the snappers spawn out of Fort Lauderdale and from fishing out here for so many years I knew exactly where to look. Last but not least way offshore the mahi mahi fishing has been great but an all day trip is absolutely necessary because of the distance they been offshore. The mahi have been on weed lines and birds, the most important thing is to be ready incase a school comes up when you hook up, having extra rods rigged for that and live bait is going to help maximize opportunities if you get that school of fish behind the boat, September and October are great months for mahi fishing in Fort Lauderdale so keep that in mind when planning your next trip. This week please be sure to check out some great photos of some recent catches that where caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters in Fort Lauderdale and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like facebook and instagram at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. This week coming up we are going to be down for some much needed maintenance, but will return full throttle the week prior with plenty availability for your next deep sea fishing charter. If your heading down to south Florida and looking to do some fishing check out YB Normal for all your deep sea fishing needs servicing Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach, and Hollywood beach. more later.....
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Labor Day Deep Sea Fishing
sep 8, 2026 • Dania Beach
Hello there, Capt. Vinnie here with another Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report. This week has been a little bit of a tricky one, afternoon showers have been scaring a lot of people off from wanting to go deep sea fishing right now but the truth is, getting an early start like 7am can keep you in the fish and home in time to get you out of the weather. Now September is a month that is notorious for slow business here but it tends to have the best fishing of the whole year, which in terms makes that better for you the consumer. For the fishing report this week there has been a great bite inshore on kingfish. Kingfish is a very popular fish with a good amount of our customers. Its very good to make smoked for fish dip as well as blackened or fried. These fish have been very prevalent early in the mornings as shallow as 100 feet and have been biting best on our baits fished under the surface. Next species that has been good is blackfin tuna on early mornings, depths around 200-300 feet is where we have been fishing. The blackfin tunas like lures fished a little faster and a little further behind the boat, the most important thing is to not slow down when you get a bite, tunas are a schooling fish and keeping your same speed at the time of a hook up can result in multiple hook ups. Blackfins have been anywhere from 5-15lbs. We are just coming off of a full moon and that means wahoo, there has been a few nice wahoo as a
"by- catch" while fishing for species like tuna. The outgoing tide in the early morning is going to give you the best chance at getting that trophy wahoo. Same depths as the tuna is where your going to want to be focusing most of your time, there has been a few bigger ones in the 30lb range but majority have been 18-25lbs. Another species that has been around and is always a pleasure is sailfish. These guys always bring joy to any anglers face with there fast runs and acrobatic jumps, primarily our sailfish season is winter to spring but we are seeing a nice little fall run right now, trolling has been the best option for all types of gamefish being there has been very light winds and a steady current. It is important to pay attention to surface baits with sailfish being around because you want to see the bite before they actually eat it. A lot of times sailfish will whack a bait with there bill and if there is no reaction they will loose interest quick, so its very important for the deckhand to notice that and reel the bait away to get that predator instinct. This week take a minute to check out some of the great photos this week of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like facebook and instagram at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. For the rest of the month of September we have a good amount of availability for deep sea fishing charters and now is one of the best times of the year for that, so if your thinking about heading down to south Florida check out YB Normal servicing Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach, and Hollywood beach. More later...
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