Another Great Day!

Another Great Day
02/28/2009

My brother inlaw is in from Arkansas for the weekend and wanted to fish badly. Kevin on the Skirt Chaser suggested we take the family and friends on his boat for the day (36' Jersey"For Sale") So three fishing teams become one, Makin' Time, Skirt Chaser and O-Sea-D. Our sights were set for day-timing. We run to our usual area and deploy our rig, same setup as mine except Kevin has a 130 Penn Int'l, mine is an 80. We hit bottom and the anticipation begins.... No more than 30 seconds go by and by Bro in law says "Ohh look at that pretty fish.." Steve and I look back and say HOLY *#^%! 45Lb.+ Dolphin swimming behind the boat. We throw in a few liveys and WHAM, annihilates a sardine... 4 more appear and utter chaos in the pit erupts. We end up hooking a quad of 30lb to 45lb fish... Meanwhile the sword rod is on the bottom and right now is an afterthought... Due to this we can't spin the boat or chase anything!!!! So, that being said I'm doing 360s around the riggers and clutter galore on the boat and end up back in the pit with the 3 other fish tight only to see Steve doubled over with the sword rod and peeling drag.... That's right we now have 5 fish on including a Sword. Lines get crossed on a pair of Dolphin and end up breaking the Big Boy off 45LB+.... Trying to get these fish to cooperate during our NOW sword battle was like taking my three kids to dairy queen and then going to church and trying to keep the quiet... "NOT!!" LOL.... We end up getting my Bull and the two Cows in the boat just after unclipping the weight on the Sword. I'm now scrambling to get the harpoon rigged and ready cuz DA Fish is comin' in HOT!!! Finally rigged and armed without a poly ball and launch is called... Damn 2 inches above the dorsal SSSSSSStrike ONE.... Fish sounds momentarily and second shot is approaching. I am not going to be denied this time. Threw the poon and stuck solid.. Fish is half out of the water on the surface thrashing about.. I'm not giving an inch. Kevin comes in for the assist and bring her to two straight steel shots and the fish is Bagged baby... It is now 9:30 in the morning and we have a 36lb. Bull, 28Lb. Cow, 26Lb. Cow and 200LB. Sword in the boat... NOICE... Capt makes the call to go in and Steve and I mutiny and suggest one more drop. Well, didn't even hit bottom and I'm tight, fight the fish for a good 10 minutes and this fish is definitely beefier but ended up pulling her off...... Now we head in and make one Tile drop "gotta go for the slam" end up getting one to eat after 10min of drifting and 2500 feet of line later... On the small side but still very tasty "10Lber" Call it a day and it's only noon.... I'll post another report after next weekend, have a 3 day charter... Tight Lines everyone.....

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Welcome to the O-Sea-D Fishing Team and Charters Website - your premiere source for serious South Florida deep-sea fishing charters. Located just north of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, we're in one of the world's top spots for swordfishing and sailfishing. Captain Matt White is a professional Tournament Fisherman that brings a truly higher standard of fishing and a personal commitment to reeling you up the big ones. Differing from your typical charter captain, Capt. Matt will run to where the fish are, utilizing all types of tournament tactics, including kite-flying, live-baiting etc. If you're really looking to catch fish, the O-Sea-D is the right boat for you.
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