October 19th Fishing Report
This past weekend fishing started to heat up. We have had shots at Sailfish everyday, the Kingfish have been biting good and Mahi Mahi schools have been between 10-15lbs.
October 7th-11th West End Bahamas
We caught some nice wahoo's a bunch of snappers, a few groupers and did some diving. Great trip.
September 29th Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report
We caught 8 kings averaged about 10-12lbs and a few schoolie Mahi Mahi.
Sept 27th Swordfishing Trip
We went 2-4, great bite. We released a 50" sword and kept a 68" 160lbs swordfish.
Sept 24th Bahamas Trip
Had a great trip, caught some nice wahoo's.
September 23rd Swordfishing Trip
Had a good night, had a couple bites and caught a 160 lber.
September13th & 14th Sportfishing Charter
On the 13th we caught 8 schoolie Kingfish and a couple huge baracudas. On the 14th We caught 15 Kingfish all over 10lbs, had a few real nice ones get bit in half by Bull Sharks during the fight.
September 5th Sportfishing Charter
The fishing the past three days has been very consistent, we caught six 10-15lbs Kingfish, 20 Bonitas, and a 50lbs Sailfish. Good fishing this past weekend.
September 4th Sportfishing Charter
We caught 8 nice 10-15lbs Kingfish, about 15 bonitas, a baracuda, and a 40lbs Sailfish.
September 3rd Sportfishing Charter
We caught 15 kingfish between 8-15lbs and 20 or so Bonitas.
August 28th Fort Lauderale Fishing Report
The Kingfish were biting good today, we caught a couple over 20lbs, most were schoolies. We also caught a couple nice mahi Mahi.
August 14th Fort Lauderdale Sportfishing
Spent a full day on the reef, caught 3 mutton snapper, a few big sharks, and some kingfish.
August 10th Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report
Fishing today was great. We caught 15 Kingfish, 8 Mahi mahi, a Sailfish, a 20lbs Jack Crevelle, half a dozen Bonita, a 14lbs Mutton Snapper, and topped it off by catching a few Snook at the end of the day.
August 5th Boaters World Gauntlet Fishing Tournament
"Conched Out" fishing team advanced to the semi-finals. THE GAUNTLET ELIMINATION SERIES
August 3rd Fort Lauderdale Sportfishing Charter
We stayed local today due to the huge schools of sardines moving around offshore. We set up around some of the shools and it paid off with a double header on Sailfish and some 10-15lbs Kingfish and a few small sharks.
August 2nd Swordfishing Charter
We set up on a nice temp. break and hooked into a nice 110lbs swordfish.
August 1st Sportfishing Charter
Ran a little north for our full day charter to get into a better bite then we had locally. It paid off, we caught our limit of Kingfish by 9:30 then went offshore and caught a 35lbs Wahoo and two schoolie dolphin. Nice day on the water.
July Fort lauderdale Fishing Report
Fishing on the reef has stayed consistent throughout the month. The past week or so we have had a better then average wahoo bite with plenty of kingish and bonita action to keep the rods bent.
June Bahamas Marlin and Tuna Charter Report
Throughout June Marlin fishing has been getting better and better. We had a phenomenal first week of June going 4-7 on Blue marlin in one day and having many 3 Blue Marlin days. Bigger Blue Marlin have moved in the past couple of weeks. Last Saturday we caught and released a 600lbs Blue marlin and a rare LongBill Spearfish with a few 25lbs Mahi and Yellowfin Tunas as marlin fishing by-catch.
May Bahamas Marlin and Tuna Charter Report
The fishing is great, we are getting multiple shots at Marlin everyday, catching Mahi Mahi all over 20lbs, and Tuna schools have been anywhere from 15-50lbs.
April 19th Sportfishing Charter
Flying fish are everywhere, and the Mahi Mahi are right behind them. Caught a dozen nice size Mahi. Great Day.
April 18th Sportfishing Charter
Blue water had pushed in since yesterday afternoon bringing in some nice schoolie Mahi Mahi. Had a great group of experienced anglers on board today.
April 16th & 17th Boca Challenge Fishing Tournament
Finished in third place fishing aboard "Makin Time".
April 14th Sportfishing
We caught 2 Kingfish right off the bat, then caught a couple schoolie dolphin, and a blackfin tuna. Lost a couple huge sharks. Good day with great people.
April 13th Sportfishing
Great day, we caught a couple kingfish, a nice dolphin, a Sailfish and a acrobatic spinner shark.
April 9th Sportfishing Charter
Afternoon trip. As soon as we set up we caught some Kingfish and Bonita, then went Shark Fishing and caught a 250lb Dusky Shark. Great day.
April 5th Sportfishing Charter
Went out with the anglers on board wishing for dolphin, 15 minutes after we set up we got covered up by schoolie dolphin. We caught plenty of dolphin and kept a few, then we went bottom fishing.
April 3rd Sailfishing Charter
Nice day, we caught 2 sails. We caught the first Sail on the second bait in the water, also caught a 12lb dolphin and a hammerhead shark.
March 26-30th Chub Cay, Bahamas
March 18th-19th Nassau, Bahamas
March 10-14th Cat Island, Bahamas
Sailfishing Charter, March 1st
Had a hald day trip, we went looking for Sailfish. We had to fish bigger baits to prevent the schoolie kingfish from biting. We went 1/1 on Sailfish. Nice big Sail, took a while to get in on a spinning reel.
Swordfishing Charter February 26th
We headed out hoping to catch one early and get back to the dock early. The plan came together nicely. We had the first fish on at 7 and in the boat by 7:30. We gave it another hour without another bite and were back at the dock by 9:30. Nice night.
SportFishing Charter, February 25
We took a great group of Dr.'s out today. The fishing was good and the action was great but all the fish we got into were small schoolies. So, towards the end of the trip I decided to look for something big for the guys to pull on. I took the guys to a wreck and let them make a drop and we found the wreck donkey I was looking for, a 21lb Gag grouper. Nice way to finish the day.
Swordfishing Charter, February 22, 2005
We took Frank, Ken and Kyle out swordfishing last night. Nice family of experienced anglers who wanted Kyle to catch his first swordfish. It was beautiful out last night, literally no wind and flat calm. We got out there quick and I knew from the night before that the current moving slow so I looked for good current before we set up. Once I found our spot it took less then an hour to get our first fish. Kyle was on the rod, he did a great job and got the fish in about 45 minutes. The fish went 58” and 92lbs. The group wanted to give it another hour to see if we would get another bite and if not they said they were satisfied. So, we gave it another hour and we didn’t get any more action so we cranked up and headed for the inlet. Great night.
February 20th Swordfishing Charter
We took Dr. Stratton and his two sons, Thomas and James out last night. We were set up by 6pm and patiently waited for the first fish. I was anxious because the bite had been early the pervious nights, but not last night. We made our first drift with out a bite then reset about 9:45. At 10:30 we had our first fish on, Thomas fought him for about 25-30 mins we got him to the boat and released him. Our next bite was a quick run off with no solid hook up. After putting out a fresh squid I was dropping the rig down when I felt a hit, then the line went slack. I cranked like hell, and before I got tight on her she jumped about 20ft from the boat. She came completely out of the water and we all got a good look at her, she then jumped two more times then sounded. She was about 225-275lbs. It was James turn in the chair, it took a while for the fight to start as the first run took about 10mins. After the first run she kept charging the boat and every time I thought the hook pulled James would get tight again. After the third time she charged the boat the hook finally pulled. We were all extremely disappointed. But, the ill mood was broken quick, we had screaming hit on the far balloon and it was Thomas’s turn in the chair again. Thomas did a really good job on the fish, after the first run I suspected the fish was foul hooked, I was hoping she didn’t come unwrapped or the hook didn’t pull out of her soft skin. Thomas did a great job, we got the fish to the boat I saw she was all wrapped around her pectoral fins and dorsal fin as she was coming in sideways. We kept this fish, which went 56”, and called it a night. Great night with great people.
Sportfishing Charter, February 19th
We didn't find the Sails in our half day morning trip, but did find some 15lbs King Mackerel.
Valentines Day Trip
Had a 1/2 day morning trip. Good action, as soon as we set up we caught two Dolphin that went 15lbs a piece. Then we caught half a dozen schoolie King Mackerel between 8-10lbs.
February 13th Offshore
Plenty of shoolie kings today, caught a couple 15lbers.
February 5th Offshore
Still plenty of 10-15lbs dolphin just outside the third reef, also some bigger kings is shallow. We landed 1-2 out of a Sailfish double in the afternoon.
February 4th Offshore
Alot of schoolie dolphin in shallow, along with plenty of school sized kingfish.
February 2nd Offshore
We caught some nice 10-12lbs schoolie dolphin on a great weedline. Fun day.
January 28th Offshore
We didn't have the greatest weather, but we had non-stop action. We caught over 25 Kingfish and kept our limit which should make some great smoked fish dip. We had a 50-60lb Wahoo eat a 15lb Kingfish 50ft behind the boat, dissapointing but an impressive site.
January 27th Swordfishing
Great night. We went 2-3. We had a sword on the first line we put in the water, he came to the boat quick and released him. About an hour later we had a screaming hit, but the hook pulled less then a minute into the fight. Around 9:30 the far balloon went screaming, about 15 minutes later we boated a 56" fish then called it a night.
January 21st Sailfishing
We caught a big Sailfish off Port Everglades then picked up some kingfish and bonita. Beautiful day.
January 20th Offshore
Half day trip, slow at first we then found a nice rip and caught some nice kingfish.
January 19th Sailfishing
We caught two sailfish, a small reef shark and a couple kingfish. Nice day.
January 15th Swordfishing
We set up early and had tinker mackeral and sardines all around the boat, the guys caught a few dozen tinkers and sardines for bait. At 9:15 the rod baited with a tinker mackeral got hit, a half hour later David boated his first swordfish. We ended up 1 for 2.
January 11th Offshore
The kingfish were biting. Half day trip this morning, we caught our limit of kingfish between 8-20lbs.
January 7th Swordfishing Charter
We headed out with Paul and his family for their first Swordfishing trip. Paul and his family are no strangers to big game fishing, they have done a lot of White Marlin fishing out of Ocean City, MD and caught some big Blue Marlin in the Bahamas.
We got out early and set up off Fort Lauderdale by 5:30pm. At 6pm the deep rod slowly ticked off some line, I waited second and nothing was happening so I cranked fast to make her chase it, half way up she hit like a freight train and I told Jerry to jump in the fighting chair and we strapped him in. Jerry was determined to get this fish on his own with out passing off the rod and he wanted to really put the heat to her to cut this fight short so the fish would get worn out before he did. So put the heat to her we did, we pushed the drag up to the 35lb mark 15minutes into the fight. That sword held out for a whole 2 hours and 15 minutes with 35lbs of drag. At 8:30pm the fish gave up and probably had a heart attack about 100’ under the boat, she then came to the surface on her side and the fight was completely over. It took four of us to get her in the boat, and the fish was much bigger then I thought. We brought her back to the Lighthouse Point Marina to weigh her and she tipped the scales at 268lbs.
It was a great trip, Paul and his family are some of nicest we have ever fished with. It is certainty a trip none of us will soon forget.
January 7th 2005 Offshore
Had a good morning trip, caught a nice dolphin and landed all three kingfish from a triple header with only three people on board. We picked up three more kingfish before we came in.
January 6, 2005 Offshore
Got tired out on schoolie dolphin early then moved in shallower on the reef and caught a couple 5-10lb kingfish.
January 5, 2005 Swordfishing Charter
Nice night. Released a 60lb Sword and had three others pulling drag.
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