South Florida aboard Hooked Up – Captain Taco, Saltwater Fishing Report

Aug 10
Today we had Tommy, Cliff, Jacob, Nick and Mark all from New Orleans.
We went right to trolling the reef with 2-planner boards running about 45 to 50 feet down and 3 baits skipping across the surface.
J.J. never got a break this morning with the bonitos biting non-stop I mean while we were trying to catch one another one would bite another bait.
What a ball well for most of us J.J. was pretty worn out. But by the end of the trip we had a good million bonitos and a half a dozen nice king fish.
Guys once again thanks we had a ball fishing with all of you.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Aug 11
Today we started out fishing with Carol and David from Boca Raton Florida, Amber from Houston Texas, Matt from Boston and Jerry from Atlanta Georgia.
We started out trolling the reef and YES once again the reef was full of life with everyone landing fish pretty much one after another.
We were catching bonitos and kingfish and having a ball catching them.
Ok so now that we had the skunk out of the box we decided to go for the big one.
So in came all the trolling gear and out went the shark baits.
After a bit of waiting one of the shark rods bent over line started peeling off the reel and just like that we were Hooked Up. Matt jumped in the chair and the fight was on. After a good 25 min back and forth tug a war up popped this big 8-foot hammerhead shark. Way to go Matt!!
Ok so we still had some fishing time left and it seemed everything we did today worked so back out went the shark baits. After a little waiting BAM another bite and we were Hooked Up again.
This time Amber jumped in the chair and yes again we were Hooked Up with another big shark off the coast of South Florida.
No other way to put this but that Amber kicked this sharks ass and within 20 min once again we had another hammerhead shark to the side of the boat.
Guys what a ball!! Please send us any pictures you’ve got of these 2 big sharks we never got a chance to take any with the boat camera.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Aug 13
Today we started out fishing with John, Rob, Jennifer and Kevin all from San Francisco, California.
We started out trolling the reef catching a few bonitos and kings. We also caught a nice barracuda while trolling.
But the truth was that trolling was just not going off like it had been the last few days.
So we brought in all the trolling gear and set out our kites with 3 live baits suspended from them along with a couple of shark baits set down deep.
I would like nothing more than to tell you about the big one we caught or about the big one that got away but the truth was fishing was just plain old slow today and as much as I hate to write about it I’ve made a commitment to write about the good and the not so good. There truly is a reason they call it fishing and not catching. Usually even when fishing is slow we can find something to catch I mean this is our back yard and we play in it everyday but today was just one of those very slow days.
Guy’s thanks again for hanging in there and we sure hope you had a good time all the same. Remember I will make it up to you guys.
We’re looking forward to fishing with you again next time and catching the big one.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

Aug 14
Today we started out fishing with Jim, Khima, Devin, Sandra and Cynthia all from Columbus Ohio.
We started out trolling the reef catching a few bonitos on our planner boards.
Than we worked our way to a wreck and dropped a live bait down and caught a nice amber jack.
Guy’s thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up and if you could send us some pictures we would be happy to post them.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

About the Author:

Captain's Bio: My name is Taco and I run the best Fort Lauderdale fishing charter in South Florida! Heck, you won't have a better time on any fishing boat from West Palm to Miami. Why, because you get a sport fishing captain who has fished the waters of Fort Lauderdale for over 25 years. I know where to fish and how to fish for sailfish, marlin, tuna, dolphin, barracuda and just about anything that has gills. You also get a great time fishing with Hooked Up. We're not one of those stuffy South Florida fishing charters where the mate and captain are stuck on themselves and barely talk to you. We want you to party, relax, or whatever you like to do. Our job is to make your time on Hooked Up the most enjoyable you can have in Ft Lauderdale.