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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">These large
black birds are lightly built, with long angled wings and a deeply forked tail.
They have a very distinctive, easily identifiable silhouette.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Frigate
birds are almost always seen in flight, soaring high above the coastline. They
dive for fish or chase other seabirds in flight to make them disgorge their
catch. In the Florida Keys, Frigate birds sometimes hang around near fishing
boats, waiting to intercept fish being thrown back into the water.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Males have a
bright red throat pouch which they inflate during courtship. Females have a
white breast patch, and immature birds have white heads and underparts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Frigate
birds are most numerous in Florida from April to September. They roost in
colonies, the best known of which are at Seahorse Key near Cedar Key, on
islands in Tampa Bay, and in the Indian River-Mosquito Lagoon area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the
United States, Magnificent Frigatebirds breed only on the Dry Tortugas where
about 100 nests can be found on Long Key. However they also breed in the
Caribbean and in coastal areas south to Brazil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) was sometimes previously known as
Man O'War or Man of War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy
of other birds.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It is
widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in Florida,
the Caribbean and Cape Verde Islands. It also breeds along the Pacific coast of
the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador including the Galápagos Islands.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It has
occurred as a vagrant as far from its normal range as the Isle of Man, Denmark,
Spain, England, and British Columbia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The
Magnificent Frigatebird is 100 cm (39 inches) long with a 215 cm (85 inch)
wingspan. Males are all-black with a scarlet throat pouch that is inflated like
a balloon in the breeding season. Although the feathers are black, the scapular
feathers produce a purple iridescence when they reflect sunlight (in contrast
the male Great Frigatebird has a green sheen). Females are black, but have a
white breast and lower neck sides, a brown band on the wings, and a blue
eye-ring that is diagnostic of the female of the species. Immature birds have a
white head and underparts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This species
is very similar to the other frigatebirds and is similarly sized to all but the
Lesser Frigatebird. However, it lacks a white axillary spur, and juveniles show
a distinctive diamond-shaped belly patch.</span></div>
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Magnificent Frigatebird is silent in flight, but makes various rattling sounds
at its nest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This species
feeds mainly on fish, and also attacks other seabirds to force them to disgorge
their meals. Frigatebirds never land on water, and always take their food items
in flight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It spends days and nights
on the wing, with an average ground speed of 10 km/h, covering 223±208 km
before landing. They alternately climb in thermals, to altitudes occasionally
as high as 2500 m, and descend to near the sea surface. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally the weather cooled off and the fishing picked up. By the end of January, Dolphin and Wahoo were biting off the Miami coast. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a little more cool weather and the Gulf Stream edge moving a little closer to shore we should start seeing more Sailfish! </span><br />
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Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-65279855073126230152012-11-07T17:21:00.000-05:002012-11-26T01:04:58.255-05:00How To Book A Fishing Charter: How To Choose The Right Charter Boat: Preparing For Your Fishing Charter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By working out as many details as possible, you will avoid misunderstandings. Here are the questions you should ask the captain or booking agent:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How much is the charter and what is expected for a crew tip? (15 to 20 percent is customary)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the policies for deposits and cancellations?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is included in the charter rate? (food, beverages, fishing licenses, bait, etc.)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How has the fishing been recently or what's biting during the time of year when you want to go?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What time should you arrive for the charter? What time do you return to the dock? How long does it take to get to the fishing grounds?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What kind of tackle is provided? Do you need to bring your own?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What type of safety gear do they carry? Is there an EPIRB? What type of electronics and communication equipment is on board?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who keeps the fish that are caught during your trip. Can you hook your own fish?</span></li>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Fishing half day charters:</b></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If a half day is all the time you have or if you are limited by budget than it's got to be a half day. Because every day of fishing is a new adventure, the more time you are out there fishing will generally produce a more desirable catch.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Picking the cheapest boat:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone wants a good deal, but choosing a charter boat based on price is almost always a bad idea. A low price could mean several things: The boat isn't properly maintained; the tackle isn't properly maintained; the boat is small; the crew is working for less money; the captain doesn't do this full time; or a host of other things and few of them good. Remember, '<i>sometimes you get what you pay for'!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Picking the right boat:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best thing you can do is go to the charter dock, speak to several captains and take a good look at the boat and the tackle they have to offer. If you can't see the boat in person then ask a lot of questions. You should at least feel comfortable speaking to the captain on the phone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Setting unrealistic expectations: </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be realistic with your expectations, this is fishing! Be open to suggestions from an experienced pro at the helm and you can avoid a lot of disappointment at the end of the trip.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Prepare for a day offshore: </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may be fishing with people who swear they never get seasick but all of a sudden they are over the side. If there's any doubt, always ask your charter companions to use a seasick prevention pill at least an hour before departure, or for breakfast they should have doughnuts or bananas because they taste pretty much the same coming up!</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't forget a hat, sunscreen, polarized sunglasses and a camera. If the charter doesn't include food or drinks be sure to bring your own.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every day that I go out fishing I feel lucky. Some days are better than others. You can't go out every time and catch spectacular fish. I always try my best for the customers and for me, but fishing is fishing. One day you catch some nice sized Dolphin and the next you catch Bonitos, Jacks, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October's fishing has been a mixed bag. Early in the month we were catching Dolphin and Tunas. On one good day we caught this beautiful Sailfish while we were trolling for dolphin and tuna. It was the anglers 'dream come true'. You know how 'elephants eat peanuts', this Sailfish ate a half ounce feather!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sport fishing yesterday was more difficult. We caught a nice Spanish mackerel, lost a good sized Dolphin at the boat, another hit and spit and we had a couple misses on the deep lure.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every day is a new adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was hot in September and the charter business was slow. We fished and had some fun. Most of the fish we caught were within 3 miles of shore.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We caught some nice Blackfin Tunas, some very large Bonitos, did I say Bonitos, a lot of Bonitos and a few Kingfish. </span><br />
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July and August has brought us mostly calm and warm days. We've been able to catch Dolphin, plenty of Bonito and a few Wahoo.<br />
Most of the Dolphin we were catching in July were at least 5 mile offshore. We saw some nice sized fish in some of the schools, but there was an abundance of small ones, too small to keep. The size minimum is 20 inches, measured from the head to the fork in the tail.<br />
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Years ago I would see some fishermen get into a school of small Dolphin and throw a net on them. There are still some people who kill babies!<br />
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August brought us more and more small Dolphin. We were finding them a little further offshore. The action was real good but too many had to go back in the water to get bigger.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">To sum it up, we had some pretty good fun filled days.</span><br />
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We had to wait until summer to get our springtime run of Dolphin!<br />
We caught so many Bonitos in May. It seemed like no matter which way we went or what we put out, we caught Bonitos, Bonitos and more Bonitos. Don't get me wrong, they are a great fighting fish and some people eat them, but where were the Dolphin?<br />
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Finally, it took a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico to bring us stormy days and schools of Dolphin!<br />
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<a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-21635425330273947842012-05-22T15:37:00.000-04:002012-05-22T15:37:33.655-04:00A New First Mate<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After ten years of fishing with the same first mate I find myself trying to teach a new first mate how to be better at his job! </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlie fished with me for a long time. He took care of the boat, he was great with the customers, we were friends (more like father & son at times). We had a lot of fun fishing together. Now, Captain Charlie has landed a great job in the Virgin Islands. He is captaining a new 43' Cabo with twin 800 hp Manns for a 'world record holding lady' that's looking for more world record fish. Good luck Charlie and have fun!</span><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/---LMuX--esI/T7vo_-0uPpI/AAAAAAAAANI/FW3vEWwaffU/s1600/2012-04-23+09.33.03+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/---LMuX--esI/T7vo_-0uPpI/AAAAAAAAANI/FW3vEWwaffU/s320/2012-04-23+09.33.03+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex has been fishing with me for a short time and is learning how to take care of my boat and how to fish on my boat (we'll be working on that for a while). I like him and I think in time it will get to be more and more fun. He's great with the customers, they leave with a smile!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The warm weather came early this year. We've been catching Dolphin, Kingfish just started biting and the Wahoo fishing aboard "Old Hat" has been extremely good!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received a surprise in the mail. It was a knife! Not just any knife, it had this handle that looked like a hunting knife and a dive knife, the blade was razor sharp and the sides of the blade were coated with something dark</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I didn't order it, so I went online to find out some information. It's a high carbon steel, Teflon coated blade.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple days later I called a friend in Alabama, suspecting he was the one that sent the knife and he answered the phone "Did you get something in the mail?". He thought it was something I could use! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far I've filleted 3 fish, a Dolphin, a Wahoo and a Blackfin Tuna. </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the report: The Bubba Blade is extremely sharp (I'm not sure yet when I'll need to sharpen it). This one has a flexible blade (great for what I do most). Skinning fish seems to be easier (maybe the Teflon blade makes it slide easier).</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-85312585612602780472012-03-13T18:51:00.000-04:002012-06-30T14:04:28.948-04:00Weather Stays Mild<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though the weather has stayed mild and the fishing is different than it usually is this time of year, some of the catches are pretty good!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It may take longer to find the fish but when you do, your patients pays off!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February gave us some unusual winter weather. Hardly any cold fronts passed through. We had some unusually calm days fishing in South Florida's</span> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beautiful waters, along with some of the usual rough stuff we expect in the winter. In the beginning of the month the Kingfish vanished and some nice Dolphin showed up. We caught a few Sailfish during the month, but not the numbers we've been seeing the last few years.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe the weather has a lot to do with the lack of Sailfish. Normally the cold front pushes through, the wind clocks around S-SW-W-NW-N-NE, and while it's blowing out of the northeast and the Gulf Stream is</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> moving rapidly to the north the Sailfish are migrating to the south.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This last month we had too many days when the Gulf Stream edge was way offshore, there was no current inshore, the Gulf Stream was running slow, or on some days the current was running to the south until you got 6 or 7 miles offshore. All of this affects fishing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One calm day we caught this big Barracuda while live baiting for Sailfish.(a circle hook & mono leader)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully the weather will become </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a little more normal and our fishing in Miami will become a little more normal. </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last big run of Sailfish was a month ago, I'm ready for it to happen again, now! </span><a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-26199892515168304042012-01-31T13:39:00.000-05:002012-06-30T14:06:23.740-04:00Kingfish, Kingfish and more Kingfish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbKjFByDYHU/TygyB_jec1I/AAAAAAAAAHU/N7XpJx1yonc/s1600/2012-01-26+14.03.44+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbKjFByDYHU/TygyB_jec1I/AAAAAAAAAHU/N7XpJx1yonc/s200/2012-01-26+14.03.44+(2).jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cold fronts stopped coming. The Sailfish stopped coming. But the Kingfish have returned. For more than a week all we can catch is Kingfish. I'm glad they're here but I would like to see a little more variety.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took a lady angler from Australia (Karen) sailfishing. She had caught Striped Marlin, Black Marlin and Blue Marlin. But for the past ten years, she had never caught a Sailfish! </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weather was perfect, but the western edge of the Gulf Stream wasn't. I was hoping for a distinctive blue/green edge but instead, there was a gradual color change. I trolled south until the color got a little better and then found a slight current rip in 265' of water. We put the kite up and the baits out and after a short wait we had 2 Sailfish on. Karen fished standing up and her friend Jennifer fished from the chair. The fish cooperated. They were each on different sides of the boat. Jennifer's fish came to the boat first, but took a long run after seeing us. Finally, Karen's sailfish came to the side of the boat. We brought it in to take out the hook and record video of Karen and her first Sailfish. Jennifer's fish was stubborn but eventually posed for a quick photo. </span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QpJ20G9Py3s/TwOnRgxlAcI/AAAAAAAAAGM/n4S7olI484U/s1600/2011-12-27+14.08.28+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QpJ20G9Py3s/TwOnRgxlAcI/AAAAAAAAAGM/n4S7olI484U/s200/2011-12-27+14.08.28+%25282%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While we were waiting for the next cold front to pass through we experienced some slow, beautiful days for fishing, but not so great for catching! It's more tiring for Charlie and me when it's like that. Most captains won't talk about days like that, let alone report them. Even when it's slow we manage to catch something most of the time. But sometimes there's nothing biting your bait. We had the second day of <u>nothing</u> for the year 2011 recently. It was a painful experience for Charlie and me. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the other captains got out their electric reels and dropped down 800' to catch some very small bottom fish. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our customers had fished before and caught </span><u style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nothing</u><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with someone else at another location and told us you can't be lucky all the time. They let us off the hook, but we still felt miserable. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-51091228201236295942011-12-07T13:04:00.002-05:002012-06-30T14:31:34.869-04:00Fish Fast<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGfsvSU1MnI/Tt-pB0lHKII/AAAAAAAAAE4/VDujWPa-fuM/s1600/2011-12-06+16.12.00+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGfsvSU1MnI/Tt-pB0lHKII/AAAAAAAAAE4/VDujWPa-fuM/s320/2011-12-06+16.12.00+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday we had a very short, but very good fishing trip. We picked up a large group of people at Turnberry Isle Resort in Aventura. There was a total of six boats fishing. It's a half hour ride from there to the inlet and they need to be back in four hours. By the time we get out two miles we have two and a half hours to fish.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started trolling, heading offshore a few miles. Nothing was happening. I knew there were small Bonitos being caught further in, and the tide was just starting to rise, so I headed in. I found a nice rip just south of Haulover inlet. We started live baiting. We caught a nice Kingfish, biggest we've seen in months, a couple Dolphin and a Sailfish.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again, the circle hooks that are designed to protect the fish, didn't work! It was a big Sailfish. It was hooked just below the eye. We removed the hook, put the fish back in the water, revived it and watched it swim away.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day while we were trolling offshore we had a double header Sailfish on. We caught and released one out of two Sails! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mostly, we were catching Dolphin, Skipjack </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tunas and Blackfin Tunas out there.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />In on the reef was a little slow but we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">managed to catch some Bonitos, Mackerel, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">small Kingfish, Blue Runners and Barracuda.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9IQJ2wspYh-CG4vY4-MQ0-sl0gCnB_Ii9xsxYsE8I13m-1ajGnEAPqx5PqCdZBxDXcT63a0CXTUtI0x_4Kad3IS8yYjLI7KzyTjil9IikHHRZLgio-IPty4FWNlflmFDR3HKISl6SAY/s1600/2011-11-11+Patty%2527s+First+Sailfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9IQJ2wspYh-CG4vY4-MQ0-sl0gCnB_Ii9xsxYsE8I13m-1ajGnEAPqx5PqCdZBxDXcT63a0CXTUtI0x_4Kad3IS8yYjLI7KzyTjil9IikHHRZLgio-IPty4FWNlflmFDR3HKISl6SAY/s320/2011-11-11+Patty%2527s+First+Sailfish.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After trolling offshore on a slow day, we came in to 120 ft of water and a nice edge was forming. We put out some small live Bonitos and had a Sailfish on after waiting about 5 minutes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With each cold front, the Sailfishing will keep getting better and better. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was our lady anglers first Sailfish! </span><a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-76813885333731061602011-10-31T19:07:00.001-04:002012-06-30T14:15:02.469-04:00On Good Days, Bad Things Happen<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6vio82cbTQ/Tq97mfA-fQI/AAAAAAAAACI/-zByocvadF0/s1600/2011-10-26%2BKilled%2Bwith%2Ba%2BCircle%2BHook%2521.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669886356973583618" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6vio82cbTQ/Tq97mfA-fQI/AAAAAAAAACI/-zByocvadF0/s320/2011-10-26%2BKilled%2Bwith%2Ba%2BCircle%2BHook%2521.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 229px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Sailfish came early this season. We'll see more of them with each cold front we get. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the years many of us have switched to circle hooks. They are supposed to do the least amount of harm to the fish. They are designed to hook the fish in the mouth. This way you can release the fish unharmed, sometimes tired, exhausted, needing to be revived at the side of the boat, but for all intents unharmed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">About twelve days ago we were fishing and ended the day with a Sailfish (catch & release). We fished a few more trips after that without seeing one. </span>Then I took an old client (friend) fishing for a day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We left the dock at 8 AM and started trolling south. I spoke to a captain friend the day before, he said there was bait (Threadfin Herring) at the Government Cut range marker. On our way south we caught Bonitos, a Skipjack Tuna and a Dolphin. We went to the range marker and loaded the livewell with Herring then went looking for the edge of the Gulf Stream. It was deep, about 320 feet, but it looked real good. The kite was up, the baits were out and in about 20 minutes we had a Sailfish jumping behind the boat. There was another sail there, but that one wasn't hungry. We fought the fish for about 15 minutes caught and released it. Time to do it again! We waited, caught some Dolphin and then, there was Sailfish #2. We fought it for a while. It kept sticking it's head out of the water and looking at us. When we got it close to the boat we could see it was bleeding from it's gills. <i>The circle hook didn't work!</i> We released it immediately. The fish didn't look good. <i>You do everything you can to preserve the fish and the sport and sometimes it isn't enough.</i> We put our live baits back in the water and kept fishing. The Dolphin and Tuna would keep our minds off the wounded Sailfish. About 40 minutes after releasing Sailfish #2, we look to the side of the boat and there was the ugly reminder of how that last fight ended. That Sailfish was floating upside down, dead! We pulled it out of the water, measured it (59" from the lower jaw to the fork in the tail), the overall length of the fish was 80" but still too short to bring back to the dock. Now, the craziest part. Because of it's size we had to put it back in the water to become Shark Food. It just doesn't seem right. We put our baits back in and kept fishing. We were talking about the failure of the circle hook, then we talked about how we've caught sails with the line lassoed around it's tail. No hook in the fish! All of a sudden there was another Sailfish. Sailfish #3 hit hard and ran and ran and ran. When we finally caught up with it, in our amazement, the fish was lassoed just like we were talking about before it hit! We released it, it swam away. We trolled in, caught a Kingfish and called it a day. <a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a></span></div>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-80931643622745154862011-10-19T22:53:00.001-04:002012-06-30T14:28:09.694-04:00Different Charters, Different Days<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every fishing charter is different. They are booked at different times, for different lengths of time, on different days, in all kinds of weather. We look for different fish for different reasons. Sometimes we look for what the customer wants to catch. Sometimes the customer doesn't care what we catch. </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and I really like what we do, but some days are better than others. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few days ago we took four guys fishing. They were drinking the night before and I think morning came too early. We were fishing for twenty minutes and the first guy was puking over the side. We caught some Bonitos and a Barracuda then started going offshore looking for dinner for our customers. We had a nice Dolphin on but I think our angler was in slow motion. The fish swam toward the boat, the line went slack, I moved the boat forward to take up the slack in the fishing line but it was too late, the fish was gone. Two more were puking, one puked up on the bridge under my feet. I had to clear the cockpit below and hose off the bridge deck, then Charlie had to clean the cockpit. The boat was a VOMITORIUM! I was told to head back. All of a sudden the planer rod goes off, the tip is shaking, it's a Wahoo. Again, slow motion. We caught a Blackfin Tuna on the way in. The guys took it with them for sushi.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I had a three boat charter (15 anglers). The client was a repeat from last year. All three boats were out all day. Nobody got sick! All three boats caught Bonitos and Skipjack Tunas. There were some Mackerel caught, one boat caught a 50lb Cuberra Snapper, another caught a 6' Hammerhead Shark. In addition to that, Old Hat caught a Blackfin Tuna, two Dolphin and a Sailfish! We had the boss of the group on Old Hat. He caught his first Sailfish. We removed the hook, took pictures and released the young Sailfish quickly</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. We are having a replica Sailfish mount made for our angler. The fish and the angler both win. Everybody had a great time! </span><a href="http://www.oldhat.com/" style="text-align: center;">www.oldhat.com</a>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-51505418494693792942011-10-09T12:40:00.001-04:002012-06-30T14:17:52.217-04:00Pick The Right Time<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q0WUbTbDQ5Y/TpHZDfO5LYI/AAAAAAAAABo/RJX2Xw9Egxg/s1600/2011-10-08%2B12.07.03%2B%25282%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661544860528225666" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q0WUbTbDQ5Y/TpHZDfO5LYI/AAAAAAAAABo/RJX2Xw9Egxg/s320/2011-10-08%2B12.07.03%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 228px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday morning we went fishing. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about the weather. The forecast for the prior days was calling for strong winds and thunderstorms. The day before, the forecast was better for Saturday morning than in the afternoon, so we went.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before leaving the dock, there was a storm approaching, so I delayed leaving for 5 minutes. The storm blew through and we went fishing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We caught a Bonito right away but it got off the hook just 50 ft behind the boat. Then we caught a Mackerel and released him. Rain storms started drifting our way and it looked like a good time to go offshore.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we were in 800 to 900 ft of water (about 5 miles out) we searched around and spotted a young Frigate bird. When we got close to the bird we had a fish on the planner rod and as I slowed down we hooked up on 2 of our surface lures. All 3 fish were Dolphin. It was time to start heading in. There was a line of thunder storms approaching. We caught a Blackfin Tuna on the way in. I was trolling almost fast enough to stay in front of the storm. Almost was the key word. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a windy, rough, soggy ride in but our customers were happy. They caught fish and experienced a little adventure at the end of the trip. It stopped raining shortly after we tied up. Charlie cut up their fish. They ate the Tuna at the dock and took the Dolphin fillets with them for a fish feast. <a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a></span></div>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013229538208396669.post-74856045271084033242011-09-29T13:49:00.001-04:002012-06-30T14:18:53.629-04:00Back on the Water<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfQPi5GDLqU/ToS2ltZwzQI/AAAAAAAAABc/QG_S9T_6hNo/s1600/2011-09-27%2B16.52.21%2B%25282%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657847790843251970" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfQPi5GDLqU/ToS2ltZwzQI/AAAAAAAAABc/QG_S9T_6hNo/s320/2011-09-27%2B16.52.21%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 230px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was excited to get out fishing on Tuesday Sept 27th. It was my first charter since returning from my week vacation aboard Allure of the Seas. My vacation was good but so was this. We had repeat customers from New York and a calm day. We left the dock at 1 PM and when we got to the reef we trolled around a little caught a huge Rainbow Runner then headed offshore looking for Dolphin, Tuna and Wahoo. At 5 miles out, there was the edge of the Gulf Stream. We searched for an hour and a half, found nothing and headed back in. When we reached 500 ft we caught a nice Skipjack Tuna, so I worked the area for a while and had a big fish on, then off. When we reached 200 ft we started catching Bonitos, so we put one down on a wreck. It took a while, but it was something with teeth that just killed the Bonito and left it on the hook. We started trolling home, caught another Bonito and when we reached 40 ft we hooked up, caught and released a small Sailfish. We didn't have constant action but our customers had a great time and will be back.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nice way to finish the afternoon! <a href="http://www.oldhat.com/">www.oldhat.com</a> </span></div>Miami Fishing Charters with Capt. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524287762801759102noreply@blogger.com0