Today we started out fishing with Mom and dad Julie and Travis and their son Grant all from Indianapolis Indiana.

We decided to make the run for about 7 miles to the south till we got off the coast of Hallandale Beach Florida where there is this wreck that is in about 110 feet of water. We figured if we ran all the way down we could get there before some of the other boats got there and it would give us a bit of an advantage.

Once we got down to the wreck we trolled around some little feathers and caught a few small bonitos.

Than J.J. put three little trouble hooks in the live bonito and set them right back out over the wreck.

As it turned out fishing was slow on the wreck but after a good 20 min of slow trolling a couple of these live bonitos around we finally got the bite. We had already missed one fish at this point that had drug back into the wreck so this time I made sure the boat was far enough away from the wreck so this would not happen again.

Ok we got away from the wreck and little Grant was all over this fish. This little guy was just reeling like there was no tomorrow. We finally got this big barracuda in the boat. Well it did not come so easy but the skunk was out of the box and a little of the pressure was off.

Now since we had a hard north current we decided to set out our kites with 4 live baits suspended from them to see if we could catch a sailfish.

All at once the water exploded by our left long kite bait and out of the water came this monster barracuda that’s right a monster barracuda jumping all over the place.

Once again little Grant jumped in the chair and the fight was on. After a good 10 min back and forth fight Grant got this monster that dwarfed his first barracuda to the boat.

We had run just over 6 miles trying to catch Grant a barracuda but once we were closer to our inlet we catch one almost twice the size of the first one.

(Grant nice job of your fishing today)

As we got back to the dock we had our afternoons trip eager to give their luck a shot @ some deep-sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

We had Jeff and Ian from Spring Field Missouri and Glen and Joe from Minnesota.

We started out trolling the reef with Ian catching a dolphin fish and Glenn catching an even bigger dolphin.

Than we set out our kites with some live baits and a shark bait out there and the wait was on. We waited and waited with no luck at all so J.J. and I decided to try dragging some live bait over a ledge where some big barracudas hang out.

All of a sudden I see this shark about 5 feet in the air after sky rocketing one of our baits. J.J. locked up the reel and we were Hooked Up BUT the line went slack just like that and he was gone. (RATS)

Ok back out with the live baits and we seen another shark chasseing our bait but he faded off. (RATS AGAIN)

Ok back out with the baits and again we got bit but this time we stayed Hooked Up Jeff grabbed the rod and the fight was on. Ok so we were Hooked Up with a spinner shark but the only problem was we had him on 15-pound test line and this shark wanted nothing to do with the boat. It seemed every time Jeff would get the fish close to the boat he would get a second and third wind and just take line @ will.

After a good 20 min of this Joe jumped in to give Jeff a hand and once again the same thing kept going on every time it got close he would just take off again.

Well after another 20 min of this finally the shark got close enough for J.J. to get a gaff into the top of his back as not to mortally wound the fish and we got him into the boat for a quick measurement and some pictures to have a replica made of this great catch.

(Jeff and Joe way to hang in there.)

Now here is where this fish story gets good. As I said we had hooked this fish at a ledge that just so happens to be right there at Port Everglades inlet and we had fought this fish so long that by the time we caught him we were way inside our inlet. There just so happens to be this guy Lou who takes videos of the cruse ships as they come and go out of our port and he had videoed us catching this fish and posted it on U-Tube it is called (Hooked Up indeed)

If you want to check out his web site is www.Portcam.com

Thanks again to all of our anglers today and thanks again to Lou @ Port Cam

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we had a shared charter with Espen from Norway and a young couple from New York Eddy and his wife April.

Everyone decided that we were going for big fish or bust and that was just what we did.

We went out to 350 feet of water and set out our 2 kites with 3 live baits suspended from the kites and we set out a big shark bait also suspended from the kites.

We also send a shark bait to the bottom and last but not least another shark bait half way down.

Ok so the trap was set now all we needed was for some big sea monster to come along and take a bite.

And that was just what happen all of a sudden our deep rod bent over and line started screaming off the reel. Aspen jumped in the chair and the fight was on.

After a good 20 min back and forth tug a war Aspen finally got this big hammerhead shark to the side of the boat. J.J. slid him in the tuna door for a quick measurement and a photo but as J.J. was going to slide him back out the door Aspen asked if he could pose once for a photo with the shark.

Well we had no idea about how he wanted to pose with his catch but as you can see Aspen is one big man and this is the first and probably the last time we’ll have anyone take a picture like this.

Way to go Aspen.

Thanks again guys for fishing with us off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we started out fishing with Mom and dad Rod and Olga and their children 12-year-old Grant and 3-year-old Alex along with grand mom Eileen.

From listening to the other boats out here fishing today we knew that trolling the reef was slow so we went right to kite fishing with 2 baits suspended from each kite. We were getting a few bites out of the kites but they all turned out to be bonitos. Don’t get me wrong we were happy to get the bites and to catch these bonitos but we were all hopping for something bigger and better.

Than all at once we got what we wanted when this big sailfish came in strong on our right short kite bait and before we knew it we were Hooked Up.

Little Grant jumped in the chair and the fight was on. It was a back and forth tug a war Grant would gain some line and the sail would take some line in and out back and forth but @ last Grant started winning the battle and finally got his 86 inch sailfish to the boat.

We got a quick measurement and a few photos. (By the way this photo is of Olga not little Grant)

Way to go Grant and thanks again to the whole family for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we started out fishing with Spider and Dale the same guys that fished with us yesterday but today they thought they would get an earlier start instead of starting late in the day we got started at 7:00 am and what a difference a day can make.

While the fishing was still on the slow side Spider ended up landing a 48-inch dolphin fish and Dale ended up with a nice kingfish.

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with aboard the Hooked Up and Spider we’re looking forward to going gator hunting with you later in the year.

As we pulled back to the dock we had Daniel and Taylor from Boston and Don from Alberta Canada.

Once again we went right to kite fishing and before we knew it Daniel was in the fighting chair fighting a big sailfish. The fight was going along perfect right up until Daniel got the sail close to the boat and than this fish went nuts jumping out of the water and putting on a great show for us.

Once the fish settled down a bit J.J. got a hold of the leader and cut the line as close to the hook as he could. We did not want to try to get the hook out we figured we would do more damage than good for the fish due to the way he was just going nuts.

But when it was all said and done the fish swam away in great shape.

We also ended up catching a few bonitos today.

Once again thanks to all of our anglers today and thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we started out fishing with Mark, Mike, Frank, Lester and Drew all from Kissimmee Florida.

Today it was eating fish that we were looking for so set off tolling the reef with 2 planners boards running 45 feet down along with a wire line set way back also running deep and 3 ballyhoo strips skipping across the surface.

Trolling started out slow today but @ last a bite on one of our planner rods and Mike jumped in the chair and he ended up landing a bonito. As I was turning the boat BAM another bite and this time Frank jumped at the rod and darn another bonito.

Ok so we were bending the rod now but we really needed some good eating fish.

So we kept going further north on the reef than all of a sudden the rod bent over as if it was going to snap in half and line was peeling off the reel. Captain Greg backs off the drag and I slowed the boat almost to a stop. This time Lester jumped in the chair and the fight was on. This was no time to mussel a fish in this one took a little finesse as not to pull the hooks. Soon there after up popped this nice big fish BUT even though it was a big amber jack it was a bit of a let down seeing we were looking for some good eating fish.

Ok finally we got a king fish on as Mark jumped in the chair BUT as Mark was reeling in his fish I seen a whole bunch of bottlenose dolphins headed our way. I yelled down to Mark to reel as if his pants were on fire but he never stood a chance and just like that the dolphin took our one and only king fish.

We finally did manage to catch a few king fish.

We ended the trip with Drew landing another amber jack but this one had to be a record weighing fish it weighed at least 3 pounds. (LOL)

Way to go Drew you can really do it. We may not have caught any good eating fish but we did have a hell of a good time trying.

Thanks again guys for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we had a shared charter with once again one of our regular customers/friend Fred from Manhattan Ney York and we also had Corey and Eddie from St Louis.

We started out trolling the reef with Fred landing a small black fin tuna and Corey and Eddie each landing a couple of kingfish.

Ok now that the skunk was out of the box time to go for the big ones.

We set out three shark baits with one on the surface one half way down and last but not least one 350 feet down on the bottom.

We kept trying to set out our kites to get a couple more live baits out there but due to the lack of wind it turned out to be what we call a kite mare.

But that was ok I had just told everyone that I had a good feeling and to hang in there I was sure that some big fish was going to swim up here any min now. No sooner than the words came out of my mouth Captain Greg yelled out here he comes! Sure enough there was this big Hammer Head Shark coming in fast on one of our baits. And just like that we were Hooked Up. By the way guys I really did not see Eddie jumped in the chair and the fight was on. And when I tell you the FIGHT was on I mean it this fish went nuts on Eddie. He would gain a little line and the shark would take twice as much back.

This Back and forth tug a war went on for what seemed forever and if you were to ask Eddie he would say it went on for 2 days.

I mean this fish was putting it to Eddie but he hung in there and finally got this big hammer head shark close enough for Greg to get a hold of the leader.

Than a whole new fight was on. We were trying to slide this shark in threw our tuna door to get a measurement of him so Eddie could have a replica trophy made of him but the shark had other ideas.

Finally after getting our butts kicked for about 3 to 5 min we managed to slide him into the boat.

After a couple of photos we slid him right back out to the sea to fight again another day.

While all this was going on we had Cory taking a Video so as soon as we get it we will be posting the video along with about 7 others we have saved here at the Hooked Up over the years and we will be posting them soon on http://www.tacohookedup.com so stay tuned.

Thanks again to our anglers today and Corey don’t forget to send the video. (LOL)

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Ok so today we had one of our regular customers/friends Steve from Alaska along with his daughter Paula and her boy friend John out of St George Utah.

We started out trolling to the south with our 2-planner board running 45 feet down along with 3 surface baits skipping across the top.

Trolling was red hot today catching king fish all the way down toward the south.

Once we got about 7 miles south of our inlet we got to a wreck called the Tenneco wreck witch is 3 different pieces of an old oilrig that was sunk to make an artificial reef.

We got there only to find there were already 3 other charter boats fishing the wreck so we knew we had our work cut out for us.

We started out trolling a couple of little feathers around trying to catch some small bonitos so we could put them right back out as bait.

Once we caught a few bonitos J.J. set 3 trouble hooks in them and sent them right back out as I slow trolled them all around the wrecks.

We got our first bite after about 5 min of trolling them around but RATS the fish took off and went right back into the wreck and cut us off.

Ok here we go again and once again J.J. set the baits back out but this time I worked our way out to the deeper piece of the wreck that was in 186 feet of water.

As soon as I got over the wreck BAM the rod bent over and line was peeling off the reel. I went ahead with the boat and managed to drag the fish far enough away so it could not get us back into the wreck.

Ok so now we had Paula hanging on to the rod and the fight was on but there was one problem we were trying to catch a barracuda on a spinner rod with 20 pound test line on it but this fish was no barracuda because it just kept taking line and going down deeper and deeper. We had our hands full to say the least.

After the first 15 min I knew that this was not the first time that Paula had been fishing. She was doing a great job and this fight was going to be about finesse not strength. Paula was on it and after a good 30 min back and forth tug a war up popped this big Greater Golden Amber Jack.

WAT TO GO PAULA

Now I’ve got to back up in this fishing report to the last time Steve had fished with us and tell you about this little snack he had brought along and shared with us.

Steve had brought some smoked salmon from Alaska and served it on a Ritz cracker along with a little cream cheese a dash of horseradish and a small slice of a sweet pickle all to be eaten in one BIG bite. Holly Cow talk about a flavor explosion it was great so on this trip I thought I would give him a little taste of a South Florida version of flavor explosion. After this long fight I thought this would be a great time to put fishing on hold for 10 min and have a little lunch so in celebration of Paula’s catch I broke out a plate full of seared black fin tuna along with some soy sauce and a bit of wasabi.

(Now that’s some good eaten)

O and by the way both of these snacks need a cold beer to wash it down.

After lunch we all decided to end the trip trying for some kind of a sea monster so J.J. rigged up 3 big shark baits and we were also going to put out a couple of kites with live baits suspended from them. BUT jus as J.J. started to put out the first shark bait he had glanced in front of the boat and seen a big Hammerhead shark tailing down sea.

I slowly worked our way out side of this shark keeping my eyes on him the whole time than I slowly worked our way back inside keeping way south of the shark the whole time and waited for him to come to us.

All of a sudden you could see that the shark had gotten the sent and he lit up and darted toward our bait like a missal. J.J. locked up the reel I went ahead with the boat and we were Hooked Up.

This time Steve jumped in the chair and the fight was on. It was a back and forth tug a war for a good 25 min till at last Steve had his 83 inch hammer head shark to the boat. We got a quick measurement and a couple photos and released back to the ocean to fight again some other day.

Now what we had our sea monster we had a box full of kings and of course we had Paula’s big amber jack but we still had a good hour or so left to fish.

We thought what the heck everything we had tried today seemed to work so we decided to go into shallow water about 110 feet of water and set out our kite in front of a ship that has been anchored up there for the last couple of weeks and had a lot of bait fish all around it.

We set out our kites just feet away from 4 other charter boats that were trying to catch bait in front of the ship when all of a sudden a kingfish or should I say a smoker king came sky rocketing out of the water and grabbed our left long kite bait and we were Hooked Up again. I don’t recall who got in the chair but when it was al said and done we had a 44 that’s right a 44-pound smoker king fish in the boat.

WHAT A WAY TO END A GREAT FISHING TRIP ABOARD THE HOOKED UP

Steve, Paula and John what can I say thanks soooo much. Some times I can’t believe they pay me to have this much fun. See you guys again soon.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today once again we had Rob and his son Trey and Trey’s friends Hunter and Stuart from Atlanta Georgia and from Alabama.

These guys had fished with us 2 days ago and ended up having a banner day so this was going to be a hard act to follow.

We started out trolling the reef catching king fish one after another along with a black fin tuna and a couple bonitos and a couple small dolphin fish.

Ok now that we had a box full of fish we decided to see if we could rustle up a shark.

As it turned out no sharks or sails showed up for us today but we still had a box full of kings and everyone had a ball.

Rob and Valery thanks again for fishing with us the last couple of days and Valery best of luck with your project. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out.

As we got back to the dock we had our afternoon trip waiting on us. We had mom Karen dad Jimmy and their son 9 year old Connor all from Indiana waiting and eager to give their luck a shot aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Once again we went right to trolling on the reef with 2-planner board running about 45 feet deep along with 3 baits skipping across the surface. And once again the reef was producing fish.

We started catching kings again and everything was going right according to plan when all of a sudden we got a bite on one of our deep lines but this fish was fighting different than the kings had been.Once again Connor wasted no time jumping at the chance to reel in another fish and the fight was on.

Min later up popped this silky shark. That’s right a silky shark caught while trolling a bonito strip. Now that’s a first for us aboard the Hooked Up. While yes we have caught silky sharks before this was the first time we’ve caught one while trolling.

J.J. got him into the boat for a quick measurement and a couple of photos to have a replica trophy made of Connor’s catch and then we released him back into the open sea to fight again another day.

Thanks again to all of our anglers today we truly appreciate you choosing to fish with us aboard the Hooked Up

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

What a banner day we had today. We had a couple aboard that I’m sure is going to be regular of our from now on the only problem with today’s fishing trip is what do we do to follow up on today’s catch?

We had Jennifer and Jason formally from Georgia now live down here in Boca Raton Florida.

We started out or day by picking up some live bait from the live bait boat.

Than Captain Greg decided to run about 7 mile to the south off the coast of Hallandale where their lies and ship wreck in about 110 feet of water.

We started out by slow trolling some little feathers and catching some small bonitos. Than Captain J.J. hooked these small bonitos with 3 trouble hooks and sent them right back out over the wreck as he got the first one out it Bam the water exploded a in about 1 second and J.J. had the second one in his hand that he had just hooked. As the first rod bent over with line screaming off the reel J.J. just through the second one out there to free up his hands. Little did he know that the second the second little bonito hit the water BAM it got crashed and we now were connected with a double header.

Jennifer jumped on one rod while Jason grabbed the other. Sorry to say within just a couple of min Jason’s fish spit the hook but Jennifer was still tight with hers.

Captain Greg went ahead with the boat trying to get the fish away from the wreck so he could not get back down into the wreck and cut us off.

After a good 15 min back and forth tug a war Jennifer finally got her monster barracuda to the boat.

Holly Cow What a Way to start out the trip!!

Ok the fish were here and now it was time to get Jason Hooked Up.

So out went another little bait fish and sure enough BAM again the rod bent over and line was peeling off the reel.

This time we stayed on top of Jason’s fish and within 10 min another monster barracuda was in the boat.

Well I’ve got to say that these little bonitos never stood a chance. It seemed within 3 to 5 seconds of slow trolling them around the rod bent over and line started screaming off the reel.

Ok time 4 plan B so out went the kites with 2 live goggle eyes suspended from each kite.

The trap was set and sure enough today was our day because soon enough up popped a big sailfish chasseing our bait for about a half a second and one again BAM we were Hooked Up. This time it was a big sailfish and Jason jumped in the chair.

This sail was jumping all over the place taking line at will but after about 5 to 7 min the fish settled down and the gain some line and lose some line fight was on. After a good 15 to 20 min Jason finally got his first sailfish to the boat.

J.J. slid him into the boat for quick photos and a measurement to have a replica mount made of Jason’s first sail and then we released back into the open sea to fight again another day.

Holly Cow what was next it seemed today we could do no wrong everything we tried was working and we were loving it.

Ok so after some high fiving and some hand shaking back out went the kites and again the trap was set.

Once the baits were all back in place it wasn’t long before yep you guessed it another sail popped up and now Jennifer was fighting her first sailfish.

Again at first a lot of jumping all over the surface but once her fish settled down he just started digging down deep and the slow back and forth gain a little and lose a little fight was on. But Jennifer being the Georgia Peach that she is there was no quitting in her mind and soon enough up popped her sailfish next to the boat.

Can you say lets play the Lotto today?

Well at this point we were about 7 miles south of Port Everglades so we decided to troll our way back. Well you didn’t think we were going to troll all the way back without another fish did you??

Yep we ended up catching a little dinner ( dolphin fish)for the couple and that’s all I’ve got to say about this trip. (LOL)

Jennifer and Jason WHAT A BALL just please remember this kind of trip does not happen every time so we are looking forward to fishing with you guys again in April and you never know what might happen BUT this trip was a hard act to follow.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free (877) SEA-4344

Today we fished with mom and dad Jordan and Valery and their # 1 son Trey and his 2 best friends Stewart and Hunter.

We picked up some live baits on our way out but still started out trolling dead baits on the reef. Turned out fishing was pretty good on the troll catching a half a dozen king fish a bonito and one small black fin tuna.

Ok now that the skunk was out of the box so in came all the trolling gear and out went our 2 kites with 2 live baits suspended from each kite.

Ok so now the trap was set and all we needed now was for some big fish to come along and take a bite. And that was just what happen.

We had a sailfish come in chasseing one of our live baits around for about 1 second and he had it down the hatch. J.J. locked up the reel the rod bent over and line started peeling off the reel. Trey jumped in the chair and the fight was on. At first this sail was dancing all over the surface than things got down and dirty when this sail just kept going down deeper and deeper. It was a back and forth tug a war but Trey hung in there and soon enough his sail came back to the surface and Trey finally got him to the side of the boat.

J.J. slid him into the boat for a couple of quick photos and a measurement to have a replica mount made of Trey’s great catch. Then the sail was released to fight again another day. Way to go Trey.

Once all the baits were set back in place BAM a big splash by one of our baits and again line started peeling off the reel. This time Stewart jumped in the chair. And after a good 7 to 10 min fight up popped this big barracuda.

Way to go Stewart.

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up and I’m looking forward to fishing with you on Wed.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we had Dove, Joe, Shawn, Maggie and Joel all from down here in South Florida.

Eating fish was what was on the menu today so we started out trolling the reef with 2-planner board running about 45 feet deep and 3 baits skipping across the surface.

It seemed the deeper lines were catching all the fish today and the king fish were biting well we ended up with a box full of kings and a couple bonitos.

Once we had more than enough kings for the table we headed out to a little deeper water hoping to find some dolphin fish but they just were not around today.

Guys thanks again for fishing with us aboard the hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we started out with three brothers Dennis from California Tyler and Dan from St Pete Florida and Dan’s son Alex also from St Pete.

Eating fish was what we were looking for so we started out trolling the reef with 3 lines running down deep and 3 more baits skipping across the surface.

I’ve got to say that catching fish was not much of a problem because the king fish were biting pretty well on the reef and we had all the kings we needed.

So we took a chance and headed off shore looking for some dolphin fish. Sorry to say that the dolphin fish just were not around today but all in all everyone had a great time catching kings and catching up on old times.

Guys this trip went by much to fast I really enjoyed talking about the 70s with you guys and we sure hope we get to fish together again soon.

As we pulled back to the dock we had our afternoon charter waiting for us.

We had Mom and Dad Mark and Pam and their 3 children Sanna, Tyler and Nick all from the very warm state of Minnesota.

Now I’ve got to say fishing was slow this afternoon but much to our surprise they were having such a good time they asked if they could extend their trip longer?

As luck would have it in our extended hour was when we started catching a few fish.

We had tried deep drops on a few different ship wrecks we even tried slow trolling live baits over some of the shallower wrecks trying to catch a barracuda but just no luck.

But for some reason at the last extended hour while we all talking and no trying as hard fish just started biting for us and we ended up catching four kingfish.

Mark and Pam thanks so much Greg and I really enjoyed having you guys spend the afternoon with us.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we had a crazy bunch on spring break from Ohio State

We had Cory, Cody, Scott, Nate, Evan and Adam.

Today was one of those days where trolling dead baits out fished live baits.

We did mostly trolling the reef today catching 3 Wahoo, 6 kingfish and 6 small black fin tunas.

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us and I hope your football team wins second place next year. (LOL)

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

This morning we started out fishing with Bill AKA Shorty and David from Litchfield Illinois and their good friend Matt from Toledo.

We started out catching some live baits @ a ship that had been anchored up off the coast for the last week or so.

Once we caught plenty of live baits we slow trolled them down the reef.

While fishing was on the slow side we did manage to catch a few nice kingfish.

Guys’ I want to thank again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up.

Once we got back to the dock we had a quick turn around trip with Bob and Mary from Minnesota and Maggie, Eric and Molly all from Clewiston Florida.

We still had plenty of live bait left over from this mornings fishing trip so we went right to slow trolling them over the reef.

As luck would have it fishing had really turned around in the last hour since we had left.

This time we ended up catching 2 sailfish and 4 nice kingfish.

Unreal just an hour ago the reef fishing had been very slow and than just like that things changed around.

So many people ask me when they are booking the boat (isn’t the fishing better in the morning?) well there you have it. Fishing is best when the fish are biting and that does not always mean in the morning.

Thanks again to all of our anglers and to all of our readers out there.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Today we started out our day fishing with Tiffany, Alexander and William from Toronto Canada.

We started out trolling the reef with 2-planner board running about 45 feet down along with 3 baits skipping across the surface.

I must admit that this morning fishing was very slow however we did manage to catch a few king fish.

As we pulled back to the dock we had a shared charter going with Greg his wife Nuria and their son 6 year old Andy all from Knoxville Tenn. and we also had James from Connecticut and Dan from New Jersey.

We started out by backing the boat up to a ship that has been anchored up in about 100 feet of water right out in front of Fort Lauderdale for the past week.

J.J. set out a chum bag and started shaking it to attract some baitfish out from under the ship. Sure enough it worked perfectly and before we knew it the baitfish were all over behind the boat and everyone was catching Speedos (a bait fish) one after another.

Once we had plenty of live baits J.J. setout 5 live baits on the surface and one down deep on a downrigger and we slow trolling them down the ref.

Ok @ this point everyone had caught fish but they were all little fish and our expectations were for a lot bigger fish so we planned to trade these little fish in for some bigger fish.

And that is exactly what happen before we knew it we had a big sailfish all over one of our live baits and just like that BAM we were Hooked Up.

James jumped in the chair and the fight was on. It was a back and forth tug a war for over 20 min but @ last James hung in there and ended up landing an 88 inch sailfish. Way to go James.

We slow trolled the live baits for another hour or so without a bite so we decided to try dropping one of our live baits 210 feet to the bottom on top of a shipwreck.

As soon as we hit bottom BAM the rod bent over Captain Greg went ahead with the boat to pull this fish away from the wreck so it could not get us back into the wreck Little Andy jumped in the chair and the fight was on.

Andy fought his heart out and ended up landing a big amber jack. We got a quick photo and released him to fight again another day.

(Way To Go Andy)

On behalf of the whole crew aboard the Hooked Up thanks again for fishing with us and we hope you all had a great time.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344