That is my buddy Clint in the picture with his 5 pound Mahi Mahi caught off of Key Largo on the Atlantic side of the Keys. We were all down there for his wedding and a few of the guys, including my Dad, took a half day guided trip off shore. Perfect weather and calm seas made for an awesome day on the water. Despite a very competent guide and some good reports in the area, Clint had the only catch of the day (we were glad the Groom-to-be got the catch). We were out around 4 hours and probably trolled the better part of 3 hours. The set up was very nice... the boat, a 25 foot twin outboard, deep hull, with a tower and two out-riggers. The tackle was actually much lighter than I had expected, but for me light is the only way to go, so I was down with that for sure. Our guide had fresh-dead ballyhoo tied on each out-rig, and some soft plastic type plugs on the two rods. The catch was cool because it was actually kind of a team effort... I was up top as we trolled a weed line and spotted the fish, Clint was able to get to one of the rods quickly and get the hook set. It was a nice fight on the light tackle. The water was extremely blue and clear, you could see the fish fighting 20 feet down it seemed like, it was a pretty sight. The next day we grilled the fish on the beach and enjoyed it with a few hand rolled cigars. We all need more days like that.
That is my buddy Clint in the picture with his 5 pound Mahi Mahi caught off of Key Largo on the Atlantic side of the Keys. We were all down there for his wedding and a few of the guys, including my Dad, took a half day guided trip off shore. Perfect weather and calm seas made for an awesome day on the water. Despite a very competent guide and some good reports in the area, Clint had the only catch of the day (we were glad the Groom-to-be got the catch). We were out around 4 hours and probably trolled the better part of 3 hours. The set up was very nice... the boat, a 25 foot twin outboard, deep hull, with a tower and two out-riggers. The tackle was actually much lighter than I had expected, but for me light is the only way to go, so I was down with that for sure. Our guide had fresh-dead ballyhoo tied on each out-rig, and some soft plastic type plugs on the two rods. The catch was cool because it was actually kind of a team effort... I was up top as we trolled a weed line and spotted the fish, Clint was able to get to one of the rods quickly and get the hook set. It was a nice fight on the light tackle. The water was extremely blue and clear, you could see the fish fighting 20 feet down it seemed like, it was a pretty sight. The next day we grilled the fish on the beach and enjoyed it with a few hand rolled cigars. We all need more days like that.
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