Last Friday, May 7, I got out with a fellow SaltyWorld angler, Makoch.  With variable East winds less than five mph, it was a great day to head offshore.  We decided to head out about 10 miles to a spot where my neighbor caught a 26 lb and three blackfin tuna.  We left the dock right before and headed out.  In the livewell was an assortment of bait.  Blue runners, threadfin, horse minnows, pumpkin seeds, and pin fish.  Needless to say, we had our bases covered. 

Arriving at the spot about 15 minutes after sunrise, we found ourselves in the prime morning bite.  We deployed our first blue runner.  After trolling for five minutes, a barracuda took off on our stinger rigged pole.  We got it boatside and it appeared to be approximately 25 lbs.  It was definitely a great start to the day.  Three more baits later we boated 3 spanish mackeral and a sandbar shark. 

Deciding to anchor up on some bottom proved exciting.  This day was extremely calm; not a ripple anywhere.  The visibility was insane.  Crystal clear 45 feet top to bottom.  We could watch our baits get eaten.  It was so clear we could reel in our baits if we didnt see the species we wanted on the other end of the line.  This spot produced two Mangrove Snapper, a big tug of war with a 250 lb Goliath Grouper, a short Amberjack, and another shark.

Deciding to pull anchor and troll, proved exciting.  Unfortunately, we missed two good fish, one being a huge Amberjack.  With our last blue runner deployed, our hopes were high for one more fish.  About 15 minutes into the troll, somthing amazing happed.  It was something out of National Geographic.  An approximately 35lb kingfish came straight up at our runner.  It launched about 15 feet into the air bringing the bait with it.  On the way down it caught the runner in its mouth and immediatly was hooked up.  After about a 20 minute fight, the fish was boatside, ready to gaff. The fish made one last run under the boat and ''Pop'' it was off.  The treble hook bent under the pressure and fell out of the fish's mouth. It was another heartbreaker that day, but that's how fishing goes.