We get a lot of questions about our wahoo rigs here in the winter. We have huge success catching wahoo over the rest of the fleet because we can take the time to catch "bullets" which are small bonita (tuna) and have the ability to keep them alive. This makes a huge difference when big game fishing for wahoo. I recommend you book a 6 or 8 hour trip in the winter if you want to experience to give us more time to get the bait over fish and cover ground.
Here I show you my secret sauce and the perfect rig as to not miss the fish. Most people will only fish one hook in the nose or eye sockets and if there is a short strike, the wahoo will cut the fish in half and completely miss the hooks.
In this rig we use 3 hooks along with #6 wire.
Please feel free to ask any questions below and I will answer them in between trips.
Tight Lines,
Captain David
Friday, 23 August 2019
#1 Trolling Bait Lure For Fishing In South Florida
After years and thousands of hours of trolling and testing at sea, we have narrowed down our dead bait of choice to the bonita strip and sea witch rigged with a 7/0 and piece of monel wire.
We choose this bait for many reasons, but the main reasons are:
- Great Action and Flutter that provokes reaction strikes
- If the fish misses the bait or slices it, the bait usually stays in tact for a second strike, unlike a ballyhoo.
- Bonita strips store well
- It takes only seconds to rig up the bait
- The scent is strong for picky fish.
- Mahi, sailfish, king mackerel, tuna, white marlin, wahoo and more all strike this baits.
- They troll great on the surface or on a planer or downrigger.
- You can troll them fast and they don't fall apart.
If you have any questions on how we rig up these baits, please feel free to comment below or book a trip with us a full demo while at sea.
Tight Lines,
Captain David
https://www.ladypamela2.com
He Traveled Around The World To Catch A Sailfish
We had an amazing week of fishing with some great clients. One of our clients really stood out when he told me he has been all over the world and has never caught a sailfish. I quickly changed the game plan and even though we didn't have enough wind to kite fish, there has been several sailfish around on the ballyhoo schools. You always want to match the hatch and by trolling live ballyhoo we managed to get a beautiful sailfish to the boat for his first catch and release.
Girls Gaff Bull Mahi In Big Seas To Win $6,000!
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We fished the "Dust Em' Off Sailfish Tournament" this weekend with the girls. The wind was howling about 25 knots with seas up to 7 feet consistently throughout the day. The girls did a great job working the kite baits as well as gaffing 2 nice dolphin (mahi-mahi) to secure the fun fish prize for $6,000. We also caught 2 sailfish, but wasn't enough to place.
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She Caught A Boat Load Of Mahi! (Habla Espanol)
A local chef in Miami was on board today and caught her limit of mahi mahi. Thanks for coming Valerie and we look forward to fishing with you again.
Daytime Swordfish Caught with Underwater Footage
On the first drop in 1600 feet of water, we hooked this beautiful swordfish during the day. The swordfish ate a fresh squid. The current was ripping, but we managed to get a bait down to where the fish were and was instantly rewarded with this bite. Our angler for the day was happy with just the one fish, so we headed back early and fished for mahi on the way home.
The fish was filleted and provided to our customer in his cooler for fresh steaks on the grill.
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