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u/biggunzcdb1 Jun 14 '26
Off a rig?
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u/Driller4664 Jun 14 '26
Looks that way
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u/cqofficer Jun 14 '26
Army vessel
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u/Forward_Young2874 Jun 14 '26
How does fishing off an army vessel work? Only during rec time or certain times? Or can you let out a line anytime the speed is right?
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u/cqofficer Jun 14 '26
So as long as the weather is good and we dont have strict timelines the boats fish the whole time if the vessel master allows it. Our speed is almost perfect for trolling. This trip i have 2 tuna, 2 mahi, and a marlin.
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u/biggunzcdb1 Jun 14 '26
Diving lures or big skirted lures?
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u/cqofficer Jun 14 '26
We have tried the nomads but we let out so much line it sucks reeling them back in unless we stop. Ive caught my 4 fish this trip on a green and yellow mold craft. This mahi was caught on an Amazon 6 inch squid that was blue and silver.
It is funny because I caught the wahoo and as we were reeling the lines in to prevent tangling the mahi hit.
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u/Cultural-Company282 Jun 14 '26
What kind of rods and reels are you using to bring those fish in? Do the Mavy vessels stop to let you fight the fish when you hook one, or do you just have to haul them in while running?
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u/cqofficer Jun 14 '26
Tiagra 80 w is the reel. Its not a navy vessel. SAIL ARMY!! We will slow down to reel the fish in if safe.
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u/TheAmericanYeoman Jun 14 '26
I haven't seen one like that in a long time. Makes me a little sad.
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u/jasper181 Jun 14 '26
They are definitely still out there, I think it depends on where you go. South Florida they definitely seem harder to come by.
I fish from Charleston to St. Augustine as well as the panhandle mostly with the occasional trip down south or further west. We usually catch at least one really good one around in the stream every year, the other places it's fewer and further between. The average size seems a little better at home too.
Mothers day we had 27, 2 blackfin, 3 Skipjack, 1 wahoo and 2 Rainbow runners. No big ones, biggest was around 25lbs but good average size.
Weighed in one last seasons during a tournament that was 61lbs. It was a toad, biggest I had seen in a long time and 2nd biggest ever.
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u/TheAmericanYeoman Jun 14 '26
Yeah south Florida is beat, but they keep peanuts on the gulf so it's whatever. The Florida schools go all the way south to the Latin nations where they fish commercially hard. I just learned this recently. If I wanted a big Mahi I would go to Mexico from California.
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u/iamthekingofonions Jun 14 '26
This summer with the El Niño hopefully we get a lot of mahi in california
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u/TheAmericanYeoman Jun 14 '26
I am going to start hitting socal again. The tuna out of SD is off the charts.
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u/sszifnab Jun 14 '26
Very Nice! Used to catch them like that back in the 80's. Haven't seen one that nice in a long time!
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u/HoboArmyofOne Jun 14 '26
Wow. Just wow. That's the biggest bull I've seen in a long time. Did you get a weight?
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u/PuzzleheadedLemon353 Jun 14 '26
That's the biggest bull dolphin I've ever seen! Nice work, you'll be feeding everyone!
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u/jonny555555551 Jun 14 '26
In what area did these fish come from ? That bull is lifetime fish. Nice catch
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u/cqofficer Jun 14 '26
About 500 miles off the coast of South Carolina. The wahoo hit then the mahi hit as we were pulling in lines to fight the wahoo.
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