Started off the new year the right way with a 51 pound hoo! Had a school of about 20+ fish cruise that me and a buddy of mine both took shots at. He hit one that took off that ended up getting sharked while I clipped one just a little low that got away. Second school of about 8 fish came through when I was hanging out at 40 feet at the bottom of the flashers. Had one unlucky soul that came in to check me out within about ten feet. Hit him low in the gill plate with the new Andre roller and he took off like a rocket away from me, then came flying back and passed right by my mask. It was on! Had to chase down the buoy about a hundred yards before it finally tombstoned and then I just horsed him up for a second holding shot before the bulls could get him. Shot a weehoo before but this was my first real wahoo! Have his head in the freezer still trying to figure out how to make a sweet trophy out of it lol still get goosebumps every time I think about that fish. Also got a 12 pound mutton that is a personal best but that guy barely phased me after shooting that log.
Key West wahoo 1/4/17
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Really nice fish mate.:thumbsup2:
Cheers, Don
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Freaking nice!!!!!
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Nice fish. Big fish are fun and exciting, but there's a lot of satisfaction in getting a wily dog snapper, or mutton, or even a small porgey. These take hunting skills and patience.
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Thanks guys! Hank, yea that mutton was probably one of my best hunts. He actually came off the bottom and was just out of range. Had to wait a while for him to come close and even had one of the bulls come between us at one point to block my shot. Wish I had my go pro on at the time. They definitely make you work for it
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Good story thanks for sharing. I get the feeling you were diving a wreck.
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We tried a couple wrecks actually but no hoo were to be found. Just a ton of AJ and about 3 dozen bull sharks. The wahoo were just over the reef on a rolloff going from 50 - 120 feet over a couple hundred yards, and it's not the rolloff everyone knows about down there!
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Incredible fish man! That looks like a trip to remember for sure, and I'm glad you got pics!
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Haha yea man. Gotta take off work next time!!
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Very nice! Thank you for sharing.
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