Today we had a birthday boy Dave out celebrating his 50^th B Day with his good friend John both from M.N.

We started out trolling catching a few small bonitos but for the most part trolling was on the slow side so we decided to try something new.

We brought in the trolling gear and dropped one of these small bonitos down 210 feet to a shipwreck.

The second the bait hit the bottom BAM the rod bent over and Birthday boy jumped in the chair.

Now he gets to feel what it’s like to fight a big fish @ 50 years old. (LOL)

10 min later up pops this big amber jack.

Way to go Dave well if it worked once what the heck down went another live bait and again BAM now all the razzing John was giving Dave comes back to hunt him. (LOL)

What a fun fishing trip! Thanks again guys and once again Happy B Day Dave.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

Today we started out fishing with Mark and Flynt from Valdosta Ga. and Crocket and Richard from Atlanta Ga.

Today was one of those days where we were just on fire with one big fish after another.

We started out flying our kites with 3 live baits suspended from them along with a big shark bait also suspended from the kite.

First bite turned out to be a big sailfish and Flynt couldn’t wait to jump in the chair and the fight was on. Back and forth with this big sailfish dancing all over the surface putting on a great show for everyone.

15 min later Flynt had his first sailfish to the side of the boat. (Way to go Flynt) O by the way did I forget to mention that Flynt is only 13 years old.

Ok skunk out of the box and the kites were set right back out there and once again the trap was set.

Ok trap was set once again and Bam another sail fish on the right long kite bait and now Crocket jumped in the chair and the fight was on.

Once again after a good 25 min back and forth tug a war Crocket had our second sail of the day to the boat. O did I forget to mention Crocket is only 15 years old?

Must be a day for the kids? But wait now we had a big hammerhead shark all over the shark bait that was suspended from the kite and just like that we were Hooked Up again.

This time Richard (Dad has to have a little fun too) jumped in the chair and the back and forth fight was on.

And again after a good 30 min we had a nice hammerhead shark to the boat.

Wow what an action packed day of deep-sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up!!

But wait there was still more to come with our afternoon trip with Toney from Pa. and 3 others that we never did get their names but I do know they were happy when the trip was over due to the fact that they most have been sick of fishing if you know what I mean?

Just a little tip to those of you who might not be used to being out on the ocean BUBBLE GUM that’s right good old fashion Bobble Gum seems to work real well along with some motion sickness pills taken the night before so it is in your system reel good and since you have already slept on the drug it won’t make you quite so drossy.

Anyways back to the fishing with Toney landing another big hammerhead shark. Way to go Toney sorry they had us come in early on such a red-hot day of deep sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Wow what a great day of deep sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard Hooked Up

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

Today we started out fishing with Ben, Parker, Sam, Brad and Eric from New York and with Brad from Ohio.

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

Truth being told fishing was slow BUT Ben landed a nice 15 pound king fish and Sam caught a nice bonito.

As we pulled back to the dock we had Roy from Clermont Florida and Toney and Nelson from Rode Island eager to give their luck a shot at some deep sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up.

Once again we went right to trolling the reef hopping to increase our odds of catching some good eating fish.

Once again sorry to say we had little to no current today and fishing was just plain old slow.

HOWEVER we did get lucky with Toney landing a nice kingfish and with Roy saving the day with a nice 18 pound Wahoo.

Thanks again to all of our anglers today for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free 2 (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

This afternoon we had a regular angler who has fished with us in the past and has landed some big fish aboard the Hooked Up.

Today Shawn brought along his 13-year-old son Kyle along with his wife and daughter Lynette and Shalyn from New Fond land Canada.

Last year they had caught a big sailfish fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up so this year we were looking for a BIG shark.

As you have heard in the past be carful what you hope for!!

Yep you guessed it. After setting out the kites along with our deep shark baits BAM one of the deep rods bent over and the fight was on. BUT I never would have guessed this one little Kyle jumped in the chair and he was not giving up the rod.

This was not an easy fish to catch and while Kyle showed no signs of giving up neither did this sea monster on the other end.

Kyle would lose a lot of line and than gain a little back lose a lot more gain a little back than slowly but surely the tables started to turn now Kyle would gain a lot and than lose a little. I don’t know how long this went on for but it had to be close to an hour or maybe a little longer but at last Kyle got this MONSTER Hammerhead shark to the boat.

At this point the shark was pretty tired so we were able to slide him in through the tuna door for a quick measurement and some pictures and we even got all the hooks out and sent him back to sea to fight again another day.

Kyle you are one tough little guy my hats off to you great job.

Shawn thanks again for bring the family down to fish with us aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

Today we fished with Charlie and his wife Daniel and their kids Chase and Chaeli.

They own a marine up in Stein Hatchie Florida call the Sea Hag Marina and they wanted to try a little east cost fishing instead of the bottom fishing they do a lot of on the west coast of Florida.

We started out trolling the reef catching 4 kingfish.

Ok skunk was out of the box so it was time to try for the big one.

We set out our fishing kite with a live and a dead bait suspended from the kite. We also sent a shark bait to the bottom and another shark bait half way down. (TRAP SET)

The wait was on but we had a good feeling we had a slight north current and the water was a clean green. Perfect conditions for sharks.

And soon enough one of the shark rods bent over and just like that we were Hooked Up.

The fight was on!! Back and forth we would gain a little and the shark would take it right back. Slowly but surely we were gaining and after a good 30 min fight we finally got this nice hammerhead shark to the side of the boat.

We did manage to get 2 of the 3 hooks out and as I ran back up on the fly bridge I seen J.J. and Charlie doing something over the side with the shark.

Well I be dammed they got the third hook out of the side of this sharks mouth.

(Guys the hooks only cost 95 cents each!!) Well I’m sure the shark was happy they got the third hook out but as much as we like to release these sharks in as good of shape as possible it really well rust out in a matter of weeks.

All the same no harm done and everyone was high fiveing and shaking hands over this perfect catch and release.

Thanks again to the whole family for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up off Fort Lauderdale’s red-hot coast.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free 2 (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

Today we fished with Bob from Tallassee Florida, John from Tampa Florida, Larry from parts unknown and Joe from Houston Texas.

Today we had good north current and crisp blue water and off the coast of Fort Lauderdale this time of the year with these great conditions it can mean SAILFISH. So that just what we were after with 2 kites flying high and 2 baits suspended from each kite. The trap was set and from there it wasn’t long till we got our first bite.

A sailfish popped up on the left long kite bait and Larry jumped in the chair. The fight was on!!

At first this fish was jumping all over the place but once he settled down the grueling back and forth tug a war was on. Larry hung in there and within 20 min we had our first fish of the day caught.

Ok bats set right back out in the kites and BAM a big splash by our right long kite bait and just like that we were Hooked Up again. This time John jumped in the chair and after a 10 min fight up popped this monster bomber bonito.

Ok not a sailfish but wow what a fight.

Ok right back to it and YES another sail on the right long kite bait and this time Joe jumped in the chair. And yep after a good 20 min anther fine catch aboard the Hooked Up.

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Finally the Sailfish are here off the coast of Fort Lauderdale

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) Sea-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

Today we fished with Mitch and Jared from Baltimore.

We started out trolling and Mitch landed a nice 10 pound Mahia Mahia. Than we worked our way back to a ship wreck that laid in 210 feet of water and sent down a live bonito. As J.J. was lifting the bait off the bottom so as not to get hung up in the wreck BAM the rod bent over and Captain Greg went ahead with the boat to get the fish away from the wreck asap all while J.J. was reeling like a mad man and Jared was jumping in the chair. After a good 30 to 40 seconds we had the fish a good safe distance away from the wreck and Jared was in for a big back and forth tug a war. After a good 15 min Jared had this monster almaco Jack to the boat.

Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of South Florida. I am sorry but we did not have our camera aboard today and we never got any pictures so Mitch and Jared if you can send us some photos and I will post them!

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free 2 (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com

Today on this April fools day we started out fishing with Donna and Gary from New York and Drew and Judy from Columbus Ohio.

We started out kite fishing with 4 live baits suspended from the kites and 2 shark baits down deep.

All of a sudden a sailfish popped up on our right long kite bait Donna jumped in the chair and BAM we were Hooked Up.

After a 15 min back and forth tug a war Donna finally got her sail to the boat. (88 incher Now That’s A Nice Fish) way to go Donna.

Than we tried a deep drop on a shipwreck with a live bonito.

The second the live bait hit the bottom the rod bent over Drew jumped in the chair and BAM again we were Hooked Up.

Once again a good 15 min fight and up popped this monster 50 inch amber jack.

2 big trophy fish on the same half-day trip way to go guys.

As we pulled back to the dock we had Trent from Indiana and Kim from Pa. eager to give their luck a shot aboard the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

This time we started out trolling and catching 2 kingfish and 1 black fin tuna.

Ok skunk was out of the boat and since wreck fishing had worked out so well for us this morning we decided to head right back to the same shipwreck and see if we could get lucky there again.

And we did! Not 1 but 2 big amber jacks on the same shipwreck we had fished earlier in the day.

To all of our anglers today thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up and remember send us some pictures and we will post them. Sorry to say our camera was not aboard today so we never got any pictures.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344 tacohookedup@aol.com