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WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! About 10 miles west of Bacardi
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Posted 08/31/15 12:14 AM
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My dad, Scott posted a report earlier. Quick recap: went to 100 square friday night, chunked till first light then trolled till 11 am without a touch. Moved inshore to Bacardi to bend rods, worked it for an hour and took off for home. Was running 30 knots when it got a little snotty so with crew sleeping decided to slow down to 18 knots to smooth out the ride. This returned horrible fuel mileage so we decided to slow to a (very) high speed troll and set a couple lines out for wahoo or anything else that could keep up and slow down if we marked well. Got the first rod out and less than a minute later we were hooked up. We figured the wahoo weighed about 45 lbs. Only the second we have ever caught, first for the newbie on the rod. Gave it 2 more hours with no action and ran in hard since it calmed back down. Heard it was really snotty out there a couple hours after we left. Good timing I guess. Can't wait for the next trip!
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#211428 - 08/31/15 01:01 PM Re: WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! About 10 miles west of Bacardi [Re: Tuna Troller]
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nice fish,i have got them in the caribbean but never fished for them up here.that one is a monster!!
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#211446 - 08/31/15 06:10 PM Re: WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! About 10 miles west of Bacardi [Re: jak]
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Nice fish I would love to catch one.
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#211460 - 08/31/15 09:21 PM Re: WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! About 10 miles west of Bacardi [Re: jetty jumper]
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Cool! Thanks for sharing
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