And, as some of you know, when a Captain finds something floating in the water there is usually something hanging around below. Well, they always say it is better to be lucky than good, today the boys got lucky. 20 miles offshore, unfortunately (for the whale, not the fisherman) a whale died and floated to the surface. Bait fish, Dorado and even Tuna took advantage and were all feeding on and around the whale.
Captain Omar pulled double duty today, with a rare 1/2 day charter in the morning and another 1/2 day charter in the afternoon. First up were Eric and Medea Olson. Omar lured in a nice 45lb Dorado with a Mexican Flag colored lure from Ballyhood Lures, which Eric fought. Next up was Medea, who caught and released an estimated 140lb Marlin. After returning to the Marina and cleaning the boat, Omar headed back out and had at least 1 Yellowfin Tuna for James Heil and his crew last we heard.
Captain Marshall on the RedBeam hosted Bill and Ona Yoa today. Marshall had heard of fish being caught away from the Herradura Bank and was unfortunately no where near the floating whale carcass. That being said, Marshall was still able to find the Yellowfin, hooking the Yoa's up with 3 nice fish.
Vincent Potti and his son fished with Javier on Rum Runnin and they were lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time. They were one of the first boats to find the whale and they had an epic day. 9 Dorado, 6 of which they released and 8 Yellowfin Tuna found their way to the boat after eating live pitch bait.
DeeAnn Robinson and her crew got off the Royal Carribean Cruise Line at 9:30am and by 10:30am they were nearing the action. Having heard about what was happening out at sea, Captain Alex fired up the twin engine 33' Bertram and raced to the scene. The Robinson's finished their day with 8 Dorado and 3 Yellowfin Tuna. What a fabulous day for a group that got a late start.
Here's to finding the floating whale again tomorrow!
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