Brothers Eric & Jason Little teamed-up to boat this nice October marlin that made a 500 yard run when the leader wrapped-around its tail. First, they really don't like that & really are a pain when you have to bring one in backwards.
This 25# female grabbed a large lure & when we filleted the fish you can see the varying stomach contents which look to include triggerfish, small bonefish, squid, & a partially digested needlefish.
Peter Schwende is another make a wish survivor who knows how to have a good time; he's a college freshman majoring in Physics.
The smile on Joe Hudson's face says it all: "Not all of our fish are big - some just fight that way.
Angler Chuck Dickerson used to fish with Capt. Jeff Parrish on the Lil Hooker (Jeff's now retired from fishing & doing will with a bracket racing 9.90 roadster) & used 50# tackle to catch another September Ahi.
Make a wish survivor Kevin Smith has an attitude to match his smile. After catching a couple of skipjack tuna he turns to his older brother and says, "I've caught enough - you can have the next one".
During a half day trip in September, angler John Brennan helps revive a blue marlin he caught, weighing roughly 190#.
Return client Roger Christmas again finds his way to the scales in early September with a nice marlin & a late season yellowfin tuna.
Deep jigging continues to provide some interesting (and yummy) results. This deep water Nohu (Scorpion Fish) & Uku (Gray Snapper) are excellent table fare.
This 50# Ulua (GT) had been caught before - notice the tag below the dorsal fin. It swam away after placing another tag in the other side...
Sperm Whales are infrequent visitors to our waters & are very distinctive when they "blow" (out the side) - look closely at the upper right part of the image.
Hooking a large yellowfin tuna in the center of their nose makes for good action at the boat.
This striped marlin was only about 40# - showing-off his colors just before release.
Arman Wong from Hong Kong (try saying that fast 5 times) smiles over one of the larger onos (wahoo) caught this year.
After washing down the boat - a good sized green sea turtle let me polish his shell in the harbor; hung around for about 5 minutes enjoying the attention.
'B' Esser (his first name is Bob) releases 2 blue marlin; about 160# & 240#.
Lester Lam visits each year from Thailand & fishes a stand-up rod of his own design spooled with 80# spiderwire.
Make-a-wish angler David Lyle shows-off a couple of nice 25# onos he caught in June.
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