COLUMBUS POINT BOUND

We headed out early on Monday to Columbus Point...the infamous Marlin grounds. CTM ran to within 6 miles of the point and we started trolling. Honestly it couldn't have been 15 minutes and I heard the whirrrrr of the shotgun rig. We hooked up a Marlin but in short order the Marlin won and was on his way to freedom :( By the way, it was caught on "Old Reliable". We spent a few hours trolling around Columbus Point along with every other boat from the marina....no more Marlin hookups. We reeled up and headed to Tartar Bank for a pass around the pinnacle on the way back to Hawk's Nest. In short order we had a triple hook up (one got off) so the fight was on for Dr. Dave and Leann....

From 2012-05-29

The fish were gaffer Mahi but since we still had fresh Yellowfin Tuna for dinner we decided to release both fish. Dr. Dave had a nice bull but before I could get a photo CTM tossed him back into the water....I know you are thinking, "that's convenient!" :) We did manage to get this photo of Leann's fish before setting her free...the fish that is!

From 2012-05-29

Since the two fish were the bull and cow naturally CTM thinks the granddaddy was the one that got off :)

In short order we had another fish on and it took Leann quite a while to reel it in. Since we had not seen the fish jump our best guesses were....a big Yellowfin Tuna or perhaps even a small Billfish. Turned out to be a rather large Mr. Barry Cuda :( Time for fresh sushi and cocktails!!!

Catch you on the flip flop....

CJM