Florida Sailfish
 

Got my first Sailfish yesterday. Over 6 feet long and between 65 70 lbs. We cut the leader boatside and never took the fish out of the water. What a trip! These fish fight to the death so the boat needs to back down on them so they don't die. We were fishing in 10 to 12 ft seas on a Hatteras 46'. I have caught Bass for 40 years but hooking up on one of these fish is like tying your line to the back of a race car. Tail walked 4 times.
Still in Florida. Pictures when I get home.

You suck :D
See you when you get back...
B

You've been ruined now too.
Bass fishin'; will never be the same again for you.
Congrats. Can't wait to see the pics.

nice:D
I am hopin to get my first sail this wintah too

did you use live goggle eyes on a kite or trolled bally ho and were you out of sailfish marina in west palm beach?

If it helps motivate you Slingah, the bite is ON! We have been catching them every day and flirting with double digit catches for the last week. I think after this cold front goes by we'll crack the TEN fish mark for a day and it only gets better in Jan/Feb. So when ya comin down?
G.L.

that is some fun fishing---there isn't anything quite like fishing in the Gulf Stream.

Paul- Boatfish dont count buddy :hs: :bshake: :tooth:

Offshore, especialy billfishing, kicks the crap out of bass fishing. Congradulations on your first sailfish, got mine back in August along with a white marlin. Hope you get another :bl: :kewl:

sight fishing tarpon and bones in the virgin islands. :hihi:

:wave: :wiggle: u kill me.....im workin on it...i want to come now

Thanks guys. We were using Blue runners on Kites. 2 Kites out and one rod just live lining. I pick up the first Sail on the left Kite. Tough fight as we had big seas but what a thrill. I need to get back here. We were out of Sailfish Marina on Tony Rizzo's boat, the Ad Adesa (I think that was the name.

Tony rizzo i think his boat is called the natural I fished with him last year and we hammered the sails right in front of the Breakers I pretty sure it was rizzo Its an older boat 1962 about 38 feet and hes on the left when you walk down the dock about 6 boats down . Any way congrats on your first atlantic sailfish. Did you get any hoo or kingfish ?

Pete:
Tony sold the natural in Oct. he's getting rid of this boat next month and getting a new boat. he told me the maker but I have forgotten. We were between the Breakers and the Stacks. Had a Hoo on but he cut us off as we were not fishing wire. I'll post the pics when I get home tomorrow.

Congrats!

You love it when you get back up SLUSH everywhere!

Back home. What's all this white S^%$ on the ground?

Picture as we landed this fish

As we fought the fish

Backing down

God, I love stripers, but sometimes I do miss being offshore....
4.5 weeks till I go tropical..

awesome!!! But you'll never look at bass the same..:hihi: