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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: Jbarrett on December 30, 2021, 02:33:38 AM

Title: My first wahoo
Post by: Jbarrett on December 30, 2021, 02:33:38 AM
A while back, my Daiwa SLD30ii handle seized up so I sent it to Alan for a power handle upgrade. It's killed a few fish since then, but my first wahoo is definitely my favorite of them all! Caught the week before Halloween crossing the Gulf of Mexico from Mobile to Key West @12 knots, about 400 feet of water.

(https://i.ibb.co/ngYP2HJ/33828790-D733-4005-82-D8-6-F6-A6-A3659-F7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NVJTh8B)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZKcBsNt/C5-D86-D26-111-E-410-F-8-FCE-685-FB7-E54-C92.jpg) (https://ibb.co/J2rvLC0)
(https://i.ibb.co/XxkkJ4g/013-C44-B3-DFAB-4-FA1-8-EE6-B10-E0-F9558-B1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qYFF1nf)
(https://i.ibb.co/WtZvVTT/A503-D616-79-CE-4-DE0-AE97-BE9-CB5-ABCCBE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nC9MPWW)
(https://i.ibb.co/VYMqD3M/89-EEB4-D2-C61-F-4660-8727-13281-C2-A8041.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9Hyr2Gy)
(https://i.ibb.co/RbvBYhy/8-D64-AE7-C-9929-4-C81-A96-D-C88342-F6-AD26.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Pjm9FTQ)
Title: Re: My first wahoo
Post by: CooldadE on December 30, 2021, 02:56:27 AM
Nice one ! I hope one day to have one on the end of my tight line...

Cool
Title: Re: My first wahoo
Post by: MarkT on December 30, 2021, 03:21:18 AM
WTG! Wahoo are my favorite fish!  On my 1st 10 day we went to the Alijos Rocks and I caught 3 Wahoo! Two bucket list items checked off on one trip! I gave one to the only guy on the trip who didn't catch one... the only time I've ever given away a Wahoo! 'Hoo and grouper are the tops for eating.
Title: Re: My first wahoo
Post by: Benni3 on December 30, 2021, 07:58:28 AM
Big one,,,,, ;) and great eating too,,,,,,, ;D
Title: Re: My first wahoo
Post by: conchydong on December 30, 2021, 10:19:16 AM
Nice, I bet the crew ate good that night. BTW Welcome to the forum.

Scott
Title: Re: My first wahoo
Post by: Cor on December 30, 2021, 10:49:50 AM
Great fish, they not here where I stay.   Once tried for them unsuccessfully in WA.

Welcome on board!
Title: Re: My first wahoo
Post by: DougK on January 03, 2022, 02:45:48 AM
excellent !

I have caught one (1) wahoo.. in the sea of cortez, off a panga chartered for tuna. We were surrounded by schools of dolphin (mammal) and tuna, caught a few tuna, then I hooked something unbelievably fast. The line was peeling off astern while a fish jumped way off to my right.. which turned out to be the wahoo, moving fast.. it was terrific.