It was great to be back out for a visit and to fish with Rodney and Helen of "Fish the Dream" this time with the company of Simon Everett, a freelance journalist, out to collect some stories for various publications including Total Sea Fishing and the Field so watch this space!
Martin hooked up, (50lb class rod) only to have it eaten by something a lot bigger!
Apart from a cool first day the weather was on our side, it is fantastic to have some warmth in January, and on top of this it is Sailfish time, we saw a lot jump, usually a long way from the boat, the wind was only right for us to fish for them on a couple of occasions!
The fishing as always was full on, lots of fish on the FLY including my first FLY caught Shark, loads of Black Tips to 20 pounds, float fishing dead baits on light spinning rods!
A floating line and a Shark fly.
We lost an untold number of monster fish, usually grabbed by huge Mako and Bull Sharks, so luck was not on our side!
I also hooked my first Sailfish ( and missed a take), which quickly ended in tears, on this occasion the wind was perfect for using a Kite to present a surface bait a long way down the Chum slick, there seemed to be fish all over.
Largest fish of the trip was a 200 plus pound Bull Shark.... Result.....
Lots of sharp teeth....
We finished the trip at the IGFA headquarters in Fort Lauderdale and a spot of shopping in the huge Worldwide Sportsman superstore.......
IGFA.... all that way to buy a 7' 6" 3wt.......
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