We ran south on day #2 in hopes for seeing some top water Blackfin action. A cold front moved through over night and a few swells and rain storms were left over in the morning. Set up for the 1st drift and 1st jig was hammered but a big AJ but the bad news is that the sharks were unrelenting. Frank hooked a Ablie and we watch it get chased and eaten on the surface. Hiro battled and large shark which must have been fouled hooked for 30 minutes before we broke it off. After a couple drifts of feeding the sharks we moved to another spot and 1st drift had all 5 anglers hooked up with AJs and Almacos. We had a few good drifts and then the sharks found us again. Somehow Frank landed and 20 lb Gag grouper with out it becoming breakfast for the sharks. Later in the day we moved to the south about 1 mile to the area with large steeples and rocks in 300 feet. Frank was on fire landing big Almacos and a couple decent AJs. Then the guys saw a school of Wahoo cruise by the boat and Jimmy hooked up 1st. Frank was cut off immediately and Hiro hooked up last. Jimmy landed his 1st Wahoo on a jig a long 35 lb fish. Tetsu had a 10 lb Yellow Mouth grouper. Then we found a school of giant AJs in the afternoon but they were right over the bad bottom area and we went 0 for 5 between break offs and sharks. Kint hooked and 80 lber and all were got to the boat was a head. We decided to move into 100 feet of water and try for grouper on the way in but no keepers.
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