We headed out early as the winds had calmed FINALLY! The first couple of hours were pretty uneventful...CTM changing out the baits and us nibbling on fresh tuna salad sandwiches :) At one point these four guys even flew directly over the boat! That got our adrenaline flowing :) But still nothing :(
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CTM was driving and I was sitting down below daydreaming when all of a sudden that whirrrrrrrrrr sound woke me up! It was the wire rig on the aft port rod holder (sound familiar Dave & Don?)! HOLY SCHNIKES....IT WAS A BLUE MARLIN! That particular reel has 600 yards of line...200 yards of wire and 400 yard of heavy mono. Well, he peeled off all of the wire plus about 100 yards of the mono. Our work was cut out for us! I strapped the harness on CTM and headed up to take command of the Feeding Frenzy III. Let me just say this...both of us got a total aerobic workout on that one...CTM fighting the Blue and me running to and from the bridge. I can also report that CTM was hoarse after the fight..."FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD, IN AND OUT, SLOW DOWN, SPEED UP, GET DOWN HERE, GET BACK UP THERE, WHERE IS YOUR CAMERA, HURRY UP!"
We have always talked about this day....would we be able to pull it off with just the two of us on board???? Here's your answer....
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There really was just the two of us on board and we took about 15 of these holding the camera with one hand and this is as good as it gets....
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And...these are 3 of our favorite things!!!!
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We topped off our day with a Mr. Hoo...again on the wire line rig :)
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We proudly flew our flag and had lots of "CONGRATULATIONS" at the marina!
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We caught our Blue in the pocket off of Tilloo Cay and would like to report that we spotted another Blue in the same area that day! It was in the same area that we spotted a Blue jumping a few days before with The Donkey Master and The Spaniard on board:) Caldwell and Kate arrive this afternoon and obviously we will head to Tilloo Cay with them tomorrow. CTM is on his way to the marina store to purchase another Blue Marlin flag...just in case :) Our only regret is that we could not have shared our experience with the Loopers and Kinscherffs....NEXT YEAR!!!!
Catch you on the flip flop....
CJM
Wow! Wish I had been there to video the excitement! Congratulations and I hope Tim got his voice back! Post lots of pics of your next guests and I hope you catch another blue while they are on-board! ps: were you drinking a "Katie Morgan" in one of your last pics?!?!
ReplyDeleteNow we see how you two are, get us shipped off and bamn - BLUE on. Honestly, congrats, what a catch, couldn't be happier for my favorite Captains. Hope you guys and the kids tear them up. Fins Up!
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