Three years ago I started teaching my GF how to fish. She was happy with this:

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Then she wanted something bigger. After I convinced her that getting up at 3am might be worthwhile she became happy with this:

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She's thrilled about this:

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The tounge in cheek question is - where to I go from here?

You must now convince her that size doesn't matter. :laugha:

Well now she has the size and the motion of the ocean. Great pics and a good looking fishing partner.

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She's thrilled about this:

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The tounge in cheek question is - where to I go from here?


Roger,

How about you tell us more about catching that fish. Looks like a good story. I don't think anyone will mind of you burn that spot!

I was aboard a Cozumel charter. It was just Karen and I. That was one of 5 billfish brought to the boat that day, along with a bunch of dorado and some wahoo. The spot was a couple miles off Playa del Carmen and a bit south. All the billfish and most others were caught on 20# mono fished way way back, trolling ballyhoo.

The sails and marlin were catch and release. The dorado and wahoo were catch and fillet.

It was a good day.
Here's another:
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I suppose it depends on how much you could tolerate her outfishig you...

Obviously the captain gets the credit for finding the fish. Our job was not to screw it up. It was a little more challenging for her because most fish were caught on that spinning outfit which came close to being spooled a few times. Still she brought them in pretty fast. The captain and crew mentioned several times that she is a good angler.

She has learned quickly.

A couple more shots - the top is her dorado, the bottom shows the 20# spinning outfit:

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I suppose it depends on how much you could tolerate her outfishig you...

It's not like she's the only one - you should know. :cheers:

Get her one from the surf.....

Get her one from the surf.....

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Get her one from the surf.....

Been there - done that. ;)