Biggest wahoo ever caught

Started to see a few flying fish pop up and sail away from the boat. As I watched a bigger one soar off into the distance, I spotted a kelp paddy. When we drove past, Decker pointed out the brilliant hues of dorado. As soon as the outside jig passed the paddy, one of the rods loaded up, and a dorado broke the surface in flashes of gold and green.After resetting our spread, we made another pass and were immediately bit again, but this time it wasn’t a dorado. Line melted off the spool quickly as Decker grabbed the rod. By the time I cleared the spread, the fish was a hundred yards away. The next few minutes were spent regaining line only to lose it again, but in shorter and shorter bursts, until we eventually stuck the gaff in the first wahoo that either of us had ever caught in California waters.As it turned out, many anglers ended up catching their first “local” wahoo over the next few weeks, when fishing proved nothing short of amazing. By late October, 243 wahoo had been landed by sport-fishing boats in California waters. All the more amazing was the average size of these fish: 40 to 60 pounds was the norm, and 80-pounders were common. The biggest wahoo score came aboard the charter boat Legend out of H&M Landing, where 10 anglers targeting wahoo tallied 29 wahoo on a three-quarter-day trip. Even with such catches, private boaters probably accounted for 10 times

Starboard outrigger rod went off. At the rate the line was peeling off the reel, I knew we just hooked another Blue Marlin! All I needed to see was a greyhounding billfish to confirm it. But when there was no jumping marlin behind the boat, and the reel kept screaming, I told my wife that I now thought we must have a huge Wahoo on the line. To this day, that 82-pounder is the biggest Wahoo we ever caught on our boat.I think it’s now pretty easy to understand my love for Wahoos. But like that special late-night TV offer, Tabor adds the obligatory ‘but wait, there are yet more reasons to love catching Wahoos!’“I still get excited to put my friends and family on their first Wahoo. That blistering speed and fight are almost as good as the way they taste! They make the best sashimi!”Talk about burying the hook in the lede with that little epicurean fish nugget about our favorite great-tasting pelagic species. I totally agree with JJ that the resulting sashimi is the ultimatereward that catching a Wahoo provides. But that’s still not all! If you act by ordering Wahoo when you see it on a restaurant menu, you can enjoy it grilled, seared, or even smoked.Then you, too, will join us as big Wahoo fans. Unfortunately, I’ll have to add you and JJ to the list of those who will not be taking advantage of my limited-time-only, never-before, once it’s gone, it’s gone forever offer of 5-to-1 Tuna for Wahoo trade. Subscribe Today! Sign up today to receive the most recent copy of Coastal Lifestyle Magazine as well as news and other offers from Coastal Lifestyle Magazine delivered directly to your inbox. You may unsubscribe at any time.

26-11-2006 09:19 AM #1 26-11-2006 09:20 AM #2 Re: Hoo Doo 10kg wahoo, second for the boat and a first for me. Love these speedsters!!! 26-11-2006 09:22 AM #3 Re: Hoo Doo Second wahoo for the day, Dan with a solid 6kg hoo. 26-11-2006 10:27 AM #4 Banned Re: Hoo Doo 6kg is a really solid for a wahoo must be almost a record the dog 26-11-2006 11:18 AM #5 Ausfish Bronze Member Re: Hoo Doo Might not be the biggest wahoo ever caught but their not bad chewin at that size, well done lads. 26-11-2006 12:01 PM #6 Re: Hoo Doo Im with reely great eating that size.hoos got the frying pan.cheersgreg IS THAT A ROD IN MY POCKET OR AM I JUST HAPPY TO BE FISHING 26-11-2006 12:30 PM #7 Re: Hoo Doo More wahoo puns on the boards today than you can poke a stick at, not too supprising going by the numbers being reported on the VHF yesterday.For the record it was good eating. Had a few steaks of the 10kg specimen last night - yummo.Sure wasn't my day yesterday- a few spews along with only hooking a stripy and macktuna on the pull. There's always next time I suppose, fingers crossed we are heading into a productive season.oddbudman 26-11-2006 05:50 PM #8 Ausfish Silver Member Re: Hoo Doo Nice fish nice hats. Looks like a nice day and good funWayne 27-11-2006 08:15 AM #9 Re: Hoo Doo 27-11-2006 12:17 PM #10 Re: Hoo Doo 27-11-2006 12:19 PM #11 Re: Hoo Doo Handshakes all round - what fishing is all about 27-11-2006 01:49 PM #12 Re: Hoo Doo My face's getting green....Nice gaft job Dan! 27-11-2006 01:57 PM #13 Re: Hoo Doo Looks like you guys had an awesome day... give me a yell if your heading out next weekend to chase a few more of those hoo. Picked up the new boat the other day so im all set to get back into it Clint 27-11-2006 03:22 PM #14 Re: Hoo Doo Sounds like there were a few spews out there yesterday. At least I'm not the only one!!Nothing beats fresh Wahoo in beer batter. 27-11-2006 03:27 PM #15 Re: Hoo Doo

Let me go ahead and make a ‘Captain Obvious’ statement to start this article. The mighty Blue Marlin is the ultimate prize for any bluewater trolling trip in the Gulf of Mexico. I am always trying to target them, but for most of us who primarily troll in open water around the FADS or other popular spots like the Nipple or Elbow, hooking one of those beautiful creatures is a rare occurrence. But when it does happen, it creates an instant life-long memory, and a lot of times for the angler, it’s the fish of a lifetime. I can vividly recall each Blue Marlin caught on our boat. I can tell you the angler, the lure I was pulling, what position it was in the spread, and on and on. Each one is burned into my happy memory bank.But if you asked me what my favorite fish in the Gulf is, my answer would be a Wahoo. How much do I love Wahoo? If someone offered me five pounds of pristine sushi-grade Yellowfin tuna, one of my absolute favorite things to eat on the planet, or one pound of freshly caught same quality Wahoo, I’d take the fresh Wahoo every time. Almost like some too-good-to-be-true product hawked on a late-night infomercial! Hell, I love Wahoo so much that when I started my own company in 2000, I put it in the name of the new entity!And here’s why. First of all, Wahoos are stunningly gorgeous. Their iridescent blue stripes display the artistry only mother nature can create. And while Mother Nature was at it, she added freakish speed to their slender missile-like perfect muscular build.Some say Wahoos can swim at speeds up to 48 MPH, while others say their top end is 60MPH. I doubt one has ever been clocked with a radar, but that speed is undeniable when you hook one.“I love targeting big Wahoo because there is nothing like the initial run,” said JJ Tabor of the Double J fishing team. “They just have an extra gear that makes that clicker scream like no other fish!” And he would know. I don’t think there is anyone who has caught more big Wahoo in the Gulf in the last twenty years than him.That first run after the strike can also be momentarily confusing. My wife and I were trolling around the 131 Hole a few years back when the

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