Offshore Inflatable sword
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I’m sad that’ll I’ll never attain this level of badass, what an experience and big ole CONGRATS. It looks like you aren’t too far out there!
Dude, you are one crazy Captain, and I mean that in a good way! Congrats!
Elvis has entered the BBQ zone!
Elvis has entered the BBQ zone!
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Awesome work! Have you sent any pictures of your great catches to Saturn, Garmin or Tohatsu? Maybe they will sponsor you some repair kits, more fish stencils (
), or help to upgrade you equipment. Be safe out there!
), or help to upgrade you equipment. Be safe out there!
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I’ve been In touch with Saturn and they’ve used my pics on their sites and Instagram and I asked if they could kick me a discount code for a new boat and several people that are asking about them ready to buy and they left me on read…Awesome work! Have you sent any pictures of your great catches to Saturn, Garmin or Tohatsu? Maybe they will sponsor you some repair kits, more fish stencils (
Stryker said they’d work with me designing a new model for offshore use.
Haven’t thought about tohatsu or Garmin but a beluga white motor would be bougie
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"left you on read"? If they don't kick down a lil something, then tape over there logo. You are a great floating ad for them! Can only imagine the mounting of a Great White motor with the other gear....
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Cudo's to you my fishing friend, that kind of catch makes you a fisherman for the ages.
Buy you a beer and hear that story some day... I will.
We fish for swords in Florida drifting North with the Gulf Stream starting 15+ miles off Miami in about 1200 feet with a rough rocky bottom, at night using a bait like a Cabillito (but we call them "gogs" short for goggle eyes). We put a deep depth waterproof light on the terminal tackle with the bait, #14 circle hook with wire or heavy mono, use a concrete block as a sinker tied in a loose loop just below the swivel with 20# test so once down at depth we can pull it off the tackle set up. We use milk jugs as floats with different color cyalumes in them and put out three or four lines at differing depths. We drift till we get to Palm Beach then pull out and go back for another run. Biggest one I ever caught was 260#. You see and hear about catches to 400#, once in a while we get one with orange meat we call a pumpkin. If you told me this story I would never would not believe that an angler could go out in SoCal waters, single handed in an inflatable and catch a sword. Mako, thresher, striper yes, but a swordfish WOW you go!
Now, go out and do it again...
Wentzfishes
Buy you a beer and hear that story some day... I will.
We fish for swords in Florida drifting North with the Gulf Stream starting 15+ miles off Miami in about 1200 feet with a rough rocky bottom, at night using a bait like a Cabillito (but we call them "gogs" short for goggle eyes). We put a deep depth waterproof light on the terminal tackle with the bait, #14 circle hook with wire or heavy mono, use a concrete block as a sinker tied in a loose loop just below the swivel with 20# test so once down at depth we can pull it off the tackle set up. We use milk jugs as floats with different color cyalumes in them and put out three or four lines at differing depths. We drift till we get to Palm Beach then pull out and go back for another run. Biggest one I ever caught was 260#. You see and hear about catches to 400#, once in a while we get one with orange meat we call a pumpkin. If you told me this story I would never would not believe that an angler could go out in SoCal waters, single handed in an inflatable and catch a sword. Mako, thresher, striper yes, but a swordfish WOW you go!
Now, go out and do it again...
Wentzfishes
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I knew it was coming from you!!
it was my goal this year to and to do it solo but I have been slammed at work and don’t have all my gear yet. Congratulations maistro!
it was my goal this year to and to do it solo but I have been slammed at work and don’t have all my gear yet. Congratulations maistro!
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Day time is a little different but same idea.
My 50w is filled with 1600 yards of 65lb braid then a Long top shot (150ft of 150lb mono) short bite leader (6ft 300lb mono), couple small diamond lights on the line spaced out 12-20ft from each other. A big clip on light. 5-7lbs of lead clipped on near where the braid meets the wind on. I use double 70lb floss for my loops. Seems to work well.
Then pick a spot in 1200-2000ft of water and send the bait down 1,000ft or so. You can drift, bump troll or slow troll. Slow trolling takes more weight, 10-12lbs, but you can work ledges better than drifting and actually produces a lot of hits.
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About 15mpg.
I can go to SCI and back on 12 gallons. Hit the 312, 181 and some other ridges and back on 6 and I only burned about 3 gallons from Oceanside to Catalina.
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We forget there was a time when 14ft aluminum boats were fishing Cortez and the back side of SCI.
People look at this as crazy because they’ve been spoiled with big center consoles and the idea you have to pay to get on a cattle boat to enjoy any of the local fishing.
Most of the guys that did the cool stuff back in the 80’s and 90’s are probably in a wheel chair or dead by now but the few that are left are not surprised by any of this. Go into a local tackle shop that’s been around more than 15 years and talk to the old guy in the back. You’ll be surprised at what you hear and learn.
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FYI…I was one of those cool guys in the 80s and believe me there was no 14 ft aluminum skiffs on the backside of SCI or at the Cortez. If there was it was rare but I doubt it!
I’m a marlin fisherman so dug casting to them on the surface. Caught one in 1 in 1976.
Congrats on your catch!
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Thank you.
However,
There was a couple guys who would regularly make the trip in their skiffs. They’d sleep in pyramid cove and head out to the tuna grounds early then make the trip back. Don’t ask me their names, someone here knows.
Here’s a whole thread dedicated to small skiffs on the big pond
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