Had a Gulf stream trolling trip on Sat with local guys from Wilmington and family visiting. There was a big NE swell on the ride out but no problem we ran 30 plus. The water temps looked good at the drop and we started trolling. The morning was very slow and them we started moving around doing some exploring. Finally around 10:30 we had a double header. We landed a nice Yellofin (the 1st on a while and a nice 80th birthday present for the angler). The bite turned on for the next few hours and we had action none stop. The tuna where on top crashing flying fish. We had multiple hook ups and fish crashing lines when we were clearing them while fighting other fish. One of the high lights was when we saw a large Bull Mahi chase a flyer close to the boat and them watched him come into the spread all lit up you could see the blue pects light neon lights headed to the long bait. It was a nice Bull that was 25 lbs and very long and skinny. Later in the day the troll bite slowed so we decide to jig for a few minutes. The 1st drop we had a nice 26 lb Blackfin. Then everyone had a couple of turn catch Jacks and that was enough. Overall a outstanding day with 5 nice Blackfin, 1 Yellowfin, Bull Mahi and a few Jacks for good measure.
Captain Mike Jackson
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