Mahi-Mahi Invade before the Storm

August 28th, 2010

 

Fished the PlayMaker last Friday after a few trips assisting other captains on larger vessels. Started in 32 Fathoms NW of the 40 Fathom Fingers. Water looked good with a nice 3 degree break on the 30 line. Troll a few hours in 35 Fathoms without a touch. Started to troll SE towards the 40 Fathom Fingers and BAM! Our biggest Mahi of the season starts jumping out of the water, thankfully with a skirted ballyhoo in his mouth. "Window Maker Gary" boated the fish estimated at 25lbs. and then we continued trolling towards the fingers. Long story short, fished the fingers out to the Spencer where the water jumped another 3 degrees. Worked the Spencer for a while and back into the 50 line before claiming our first Tuna SKUNK of the season. All in all we all still enjoyed the day and was glad to see a nice bull dolphin in the box. Will try again this Sunday weather permitting!!
 
The Wahoo bite has been red hot on the 30 Fathom line.  We caught this on two weeks ago on the Tiburon.