a 2014 summer Recap,,,from Pelagics to Toothy Critters

This summer we fished a big variety of places including Nags Head North Carolina (Outer Banks).We fished the Plantation Key Boat Mart Dolphin Tournament where we placed second Biggest with a 27 lb biull,and first Place largest Junior division with a 23 pounder.We fished quite a bit out of Key Largo with my friend Tyler Parker ,my son Willi and another friend ,Ramon.

BEACH FISHING

Tyler hooked up

a smallish skinny 7 foot striped cat

PLANTATION KEY BOAT MART DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT

my cousin Angel with his 23 pounder

my 27 pounder earned us Second Place in the Tourney

the two big Dolphin that placed in the tourney

OUTER BANKS -NORTH CAROLINA

This was the furthest I,ve ever trailered a boat to go fishing ANYWHERE and it was arduous.On the way to north Carolina my boat trailer blew three tires and one completely flew off the trailer. I ended up spending over $1000 to replace blown tires ,cracked springs ,broken bolts, and lost rims.We rented a 5 bedroom house on the beach so we enjoyed the beach and the local fishing history but the fishing was off for us.We ventured a long way from home to only catch some average sized dolphin,but it was well worth the good times had by all.Well I did do something I always dreamed of doing 'shark fishing from my back yard',,one night we paddled shark baits out into the surf and fished from our second floor deck but only caught a 6 pound skate as the surf temps were still in the low 60's

Tyler Parker and my cousin Angel Roman on the "Shark Fever"at the Oregon Inlet(North Carolina)boat ramp

Tyler and his girlfriend Kayly

we got into some bad weather and one day into high seas

Tyler's local captain friends were catching Yellowfin and an occasional Bigeye Tuna but we completely stroke out on the Tuna

KEY LARGO FISHING(Home away from Home)

When I bought property in the keys it had been a lifelong dream to have a place in such a beautiful place where the fishing and diving holds such an allure.Our children have enjoyed the waters of the keys in one way or another since they were old enough to walk and so as they got older they grew to love the Ocean and it's creatures as much as I do.We are blessed to have a place away from Miami where we can enjoy the outdoors ALL YEAR LONG.

my daughter Natalie with two friends out on the Paddleboard

CALUSA BOAT RAMP

thirty two pound king on a live pilchard

L to R my son Willi,Tyler and Ramon

"banged up the fish at the Elbow(key largo) today 11 lb mutton,10 lb Red grouper,8 lb Black grouper and a 30 lb dolphin that ate a live ballyhoo on a balloon in 70 ft of water at the end of the day"

11 POUND MUTTON SNAPPER I caught in 145 feet of water

nice black grouper my Willi caught

baby reef donkeys as Tyler call the AJ's

always fun to catch Bonitas on the spinners

watch your hide boy!!

Snapper and Grouper go together real well

hookup on the big grouper bait

oh no!!it's the Nurse Curse,,,,LOL

getting em started young,,,beer can Island

chillin at the pool deck after the fishing

Calusa Fishing Tournament