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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Bonitos are valuable strip baits for catching all species of fish

Winds out of the east southeast – 10-12 mph – 20% chance of rain – seas 3-4 ft here in Fort Lauderdale FL.

Mary Hadley and 7 year old daughter Jane from Oklahoma chartered the Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing to do some deep sea salt water fishing.  As we left the dock with mother and daughter, 15 minutes later lines were in the water at the sea buoy to do some deep sea fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL.  Our surface baits consisted of two plainers, one #6 and the other a #8, and two blue reflector spoons, one 3 ½ and the other 3, four Bonitos strips with sea witches in front and a ¼ ounce jap feather.

Mother and daughter sat in the fighting chair aboard the Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing talking about the Disney World trip they just had.  All of a sudden the right rigger line snapped out as our 7 year old angler, Jane, was cheered on by her mother while she brought her first catch to the boat, a 18 lb. Bonito.  There is no food value to Bonitos, but they are very valuable as Bonito strip baits for catching all species of fish.  The anglers took turns back and forth catching Bonitos, Black Fin Tunas and King Fish.  We headed towards one of our artificial wrecks sitting in 220 ft. of water.  Mitch our mate rigged up a live bait to put on the bottom.  With rod bent over and Mary being the angler, 20 minutes later a 40 lb Amberjack was brought to the boat and released.

With two happy anglers and a good variety of fish on board the charter boat Happy Day Today Topshot Fishing, it was time to start heading back from our deep sea fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL to the dock at Bahia Mar.  This ends another successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter on the Happy Day Today/Topshot Fishing in Fort Lauderdale FL with Captain Zsak.

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