We just got back from the 7th annual Cayman Islands Swordfish Challenge.
The Evinrude powered 33 foot Dusky More Time with Capt Tom Guyton took first place with 3 swordfish of 207, 66 and 70 pounds. Second place was Capt Davie Ebanks aboard Strokin with swordfish of 88 and 91 pounds. Third was Down the Hatch with Capt Ron Hatch. They had 2 weight fish of 61 and 70 pounds, plus the only release points, with one release.
We were in charge of science and research with Capt Buster McLean, Travis Moore, Katie, Capt Abie Raymond and myself.
We weighed a swordfish of 244.4 pounds and satellite tagged a health 70 inch, approximately 160 pound swordfish.
Capt Charles Ebanks aboard Hog Heaven caught the only swordfish from Grand Cayman an 89 pound fish. All the rest were caught from Cayman Brac.
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Today Jason and Annbelle Baldwin and sons Jacque 10 and Tristin 8 caught a kingfish, a bonito, 2 black grouper, a gray grouper, 35 lb almaco jack, 40 lb amberjack, silky shark, hammerhead shark and 2 sailfish. What a fun da
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Today Frates, 12, and his dad caught 3 big female sailfish, a 200 pound hammerhead shark and a 15 pound jack crevalle.
The tarpon got away, so they will have to come back.
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Yesterday we caught 9 mahi around a lobster float. Then we tried some failed bottom fishing. Then the rains came, but we beat it to the dock.
Then last night Michael caught his first two tarpon, both over 100 pounds.
Today Frates (12) caught his first mahi, 48 inches and his first sailfish, over 7 feet.
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Today was typical April action. We caught 2 mahi, a barracuda, a bonito, a small shark, a 32 lb king and 6 sailfish. The biggest suprise was catching a 60 inch sailfish in April.
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This afternoon Brian, Jason, Eric and Kevin out for sailfish. They each caught tagged and released their first sailfish. Now for the tarpon.
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We had 88 year old Dr Ziff out this morning. We caught 2 sailfish, 2 grouper, a small king and a bonito in 120 feet of water.
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Today we fished a afternoon half day. Things were slow till we caught a couple bonito. We were running out of time when we hooked a double header. It was time to go home, but we had a 25 lb bull mahi in the box and a 40 lb amberjack release.
Tonight we went tarpon fishing. We caught an 80 lb tarpon the second drift and a 35 lb tarpon on the fourth drift.
Then it got boring. On the final drift we scored again with another 80 lb tarpon.
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Nate caught a 21 pound mahi today and his dad, Van caught an 8 pound mahi and a 19 pound mutton snapper
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Gregor Wreckor from Germany caught a oil fish with us Friday. Then last night he caught his first tarpon, a 100 lb beauty.
Today he hit a home run with a 40 pound amberjack and a scamp grouper on verticle jigs, 2 kingfish, a gray grouper and a giant 34 pound jack crevalle on the kite.
He was not finished. We put a double hooked spanish mackerel out while wreck fishing this afternoon. 5 minutes latter it was eaten and the fight was on. 1 hour 45 minutes latter he had fought a 400+ pound big eye thresher to the boat.
That is correct. I never saw one 50 years in the business and now we caught 2 big eye threshers and a 350 lb blue marlin in 5 days. THAT IS LUCK at it’s best.
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