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They say the sailfish is the fastest swimmer, but I think a 'hoo can beat them hands down. I've seen line go slicing thru the water so fast when hooked to a 'hoo that it left a roostertail.
When one was brought on the boat the deckhand would take a billy club and give them a good whack to kill them asap. Their teeth are sharper than you'd believe! I've got a Marauder in my tackle box that has a perfect set of tooth marks in it from a 'hoo. I think they taste even better than fresh bluefin! That's one thing that I really miss living in the Midwest now - not being able to fish on the Ocean.

I agree, but a KIng Mack is a 1st cousin and will make it a close race...

Photos are memories revisited
Looking at Nate’s “Deep Sea “family fishing adventure reminds me of memories from the past, that I can relive with photos with the realization that these days are long gone.
Jeff’s picture with his dad is a precious moment that is recorded on film as well as in his memory, and now can be shared with family and friends.

Nate’s pictures will serve him well.
Thank’s to all for sharing your photos – they are appreciated.

My favorite “blue water” fly fishing trips were on the Moody Blues, a 34 ft twin-engine diesel big game craft that we would charter out of Port Aransas, Texas.
Not for the boat especially, but for the skipper. He was the very best sport charter captain for many years until he retired a number of years ago.

Couple of fly fishin’ buddies and I would make annual trips to the coast strictly for C&R sport fishing, both for “deep sea” and saltwater flats fly fishing.

Y’all have made me go back and find some of my old pictures.
My favorite fish on the fly were King Mackeral and Bonita, which would put on a hundred yard run run on you in the blink of an eye that would melt the drag on bad reel. – and then do it all over again when they see the boat.
Don’t laugh at my dink dolphins – those babies will jump like crazy and are a blast to catch.

We would fish the oil rigs, anchored shrimp boats, and the “Rock”, 30 mile offshore.

Pictures of most fun trip with fidhin’ buddies 1997 - fish on every cast - wore us out that day:



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wow george, that was a blast, great story telling....

nice release posture on that 5th pic.
i've heard you want to catapult the fish in head first, i am assuming to give them a rush of oxygen over the gills.

thanks,

Here's a couple more shots of Kings caught from the Moody Blues on another day - my favorite salty fish on the fly.

i think i remember once tasting king mackeral meat....it was dark like tuna, but oh so much tastier than tuna.

Great pics, great fish, AND you give Brettski's legs a run for their money!

Thanks George! I love the pics and the baby dolphin, at the rate dolphins grow, them pups might only be a couple weeks old! Probably not even weaned yet....

No one is gonna laugh at your fish George. Anybody that catches a King Mackerel or a Dorado on a fly rod is a man's man in my book. I'll bet you've caught more fish on a fly rod than I've ever caught with all the fishing tackle I've ever used put together.

George, you caught and landed all of those Kings on a fly rig? Now George...

Nope, family trip - Stan, Kathy and Nicki cheated and caught theirs on boats rods with "bait" - YUK ...

Now Dave don't make me go search the shoe box for more pictures?

Find 'em and post 'em. I would like to see 'em

There are a couple of Kings on there that would just about destroy a boat rod; much less a sissy stick.

Dave, would you believe that the 25 pond King was caught on a "sissy stick"?
The captain could hadly wait to return to the marina to tell everyone about the guy that whipped a big king faster on a lfy rod than on a boat rod...
It's true, a 12-14 wt 9 ft. blue water fly rod is a beast at fighting big salty critters.

My Sage RPLX 12 wt fly rod is a stick man...
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