Saturday....WAHOOO!

[CIGARHead]

Went out to the ledge on Saturday with some good friends. We were on my friend Barrett's boat, a 28 ft. EdgeWater center-console with double Yamaha 225 4strokes.

4:15am and I am already out of bed before the alarm went off. I get that way before I fish. 5:15am and we leave from the Conch House Marina.

Sea's were 1-2 ft, very nice. 10 mile an hour winds, not a cloud in the sky 75 degrees midday. 60 miles later and we are at the Gulfstream.

Rigged 6 rods. 2 had Ballhoo with skirts, the rest were various lures. Lucky me, I was next to the rod that went screaming first. 45 min later and pulled in this 60 pound 5 1/2 foot long Wahoo. A personal best. He hit a Ballyhoo.

We next caught a Skip Jack...Wahoo delicacy. We rigged him up and started to slow troll. All the sudden a HUGE Wahoo came skying out from the deep blue 10 ft in the air, knocking the skip jack off the hook, we missed him and he got a free meal.

Next my buddy Matt pulled in this 30 pounder:

Tally for the day:

2 Nice Wahoo

Lost 2 Wahoo

countless beers

Some Goombay Smashes up at the marina

A damn good day with good friends and fishing:cool:

[Colt45]

Awesome fish, awesome pics! I want to try wahoo, but it's not a fish you see in

stores or on restaurant menus here.

[shrink]

Outstanding, Colt45! Friggin' outstanding!!

[Ken Gargett]

that is s seriously fabulous fish.

[Jimmy2]

That looks like alot of fun did you smoke any cigars while fishing that day ?

[wp2]

Nice pics, beautiful fish!!

I've had wahoo cooked a number of ways up here, good eating.

Any smokes on the trip?

[CIGARHead]

» Nice pics, beautiful fish!!

» I've had wahoo cooked a number of ways up here, good eating.

» Any smokes on the trip?

We fried most of it. Bread crumbs, spices, dipped in egg then the crumbs.

The leftover, I blackened. Very good white flaky meat. Some of the best.

Forgot the cigars. Too much going on anyways, but did have one when I got home. Cohiba Siglo III, very tasty.

[CIGARHead]

» that is s seriously fabulous fish.

Im telling you Ken, you guys need a trip to Florida. I can line everything up.

[El Presidente]

Great...GREAT FISH!!!!!! :clap:

Ken...we have to go across. You don't even have to cast :cool:

[CIGARHead]

» Great...GREAT FISH!!!!!! :clap:

»

» Ken...we have to go across. You don't even have to cast :cool:

Thanks Rob. Im pretty stoked about that fish...Im having a replica made so I can mount it.

Im sure you could talk Ken into making the trek over here.....he'd have to get the OK for time off from his job of course:lol3:

[Airborne RU]

Bar none Wahoos are the best eating fish out there.

In Hawaii Wahoos are called Ono, which means "delicious."

It is extremely rare that you see them on restaurant menues, try them if you can.

Nice catch.