Our charter
today out of Fort
Lauderdale. We had variable winds 5-7
mph, 2 ft. seas - a picturesque sunny day here in Ft. Lauderdale. Rick’s goal was to catch a large fish, and I
suggested we find some nice large Sharks off of Fort Lauderdale. For the past two weeks, Shark action has been
excellent here in Fort Lauderdale.
Off we went –
twenty minutes after leaving the dock we were in 350 ft. of water north of the
sea buoy off of Fort Lauderdale FL, close to one of my favorite artificial
wreck, a 220 ft. freighter that was sunk back in 1981. These wrecks hold various types of bait fish
and in return the predators know where to feed.
These are the “supermarkets” of the seas. We put out three Shark baits, one on the
surface, one midrange down 150 ft. and a third bait sitting on the bottom. I could see a dorsal fin approaching our
surface bait; the fish was not aggressive at all. It swam slowly to the bait but was not
interested and swam past the bait to the south of Fort Lauderdale. A few minutes later a fishing boat to the
north of me called on the radio and said he saw a Shark heading my way –
hopefully this one would feed. As the
Shark approached the surface bait, he was very aggressive, and he grabbed the
Shark bait – the fight was on!!!!! This
Shark was a big one!!! Rick jumped into
the fighting chair, and we secured him and the rod down with safety lines. The tug of war continued, and Rick was doing
a fantastic job reeling in the Shark, while support was heard from the
girls. Finally the Shark appeared 50 ft.
from the boat – a Golden Hammerhead, and all were amazed by its size. The fight was a long one with losing and
gaining lines, but finally Rick subdued him and brought the Shark to the
boat. We measured the Shark in the
water, and it was 107” long and approximately 350 lbs. Pictures were taken, the Shark was released
and Rick decided to do a replica mount. Back to the dock at Bahia Mar 801
Seabrezee Blvd. 33316
With sweat
and achy muscles, Rick accomplished his goal, and was ready to head back to the
dock in Fort Lauderdale FL. For a
successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter in South Florida forSailfish from Gray Taxidermy, Shark, Bonito, Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi Mahi
and Grouper contact Captain Zsak.
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