Another day, another sweet Sailfish released by the battleship Discoverer.
All in a day’s work by the unstoppable Captain Fico!
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Another day, another sweet Sailfish released by the battleship Discoverer.
All in a day’s work by the unstoppable Captain Fico!
More awesome Sailfish action for the Harvester on April 13!
The bite has been fast and furious this week, and Captain Alex has taken full advantage of these hungry Sailfish.
Jayson William’s posse took to the Wanderer on the 13th and these fun-lovin San Antonio anglers scored a swarm of sweet Sailfish releases.
Great work by another fun group from CCA Texas.
Mate Johnson pulled off all the releases safely and swiftly, adding to the good vibes on this trip.
The Explorer is still on a fish-catching tear, with lots of Sailfish releases report by anglers of all ages:
On the rare occasion that the Sailfish bite offshore shuts down, the inshore Rooster fish have been around to save the day.
Great work by the 26-foot barroom brawler!
Jay Cobb is a tough angler from our backyard in Jacksonville, FL and his group had a big time on the mega panga Harvester on April 12.
The Sailfish were stacked up thick and they were biting very aggressively; seems like another one was waiting after each safe release for their turn to get photographed.
Captain Alex’ six years learning from Master Captain William has made him a great boatman, and also made him an excellent photographer…look at these beautiful shots!
The FishingNosara team competed in the 2016 Ship of Fools Tournament on April 9-10 and we are stoked to announce that once again Captain William and Bob Pease put the Wanderer in the money:
More importantly, all four FishingNosara boats were in the running for a top spot throughout the weekend.
The tournament began early in the morning on April 8 as Garza Bay was buzzing with excitement.
Captain Fico on the upstart Explorer was leading the team after the first day with seven Sailfish releases report by Roger Bowgen and his group.
Captain William and the mighty Wanderer snagged six Sailfish plus a last-minute Dorado; meat fish serve up a potentially tie-breaking 25 points and would this one would turn out to be essential.
Captain Alex and Hubble Keller on the mega panga Harvester were slotted right behind with six Sailfish released and caught a nice Dorado:
They actually released three more Sails, however the camera with those pictures got accidentally sent to Davy Jones’ Locker.
Matt, Craig, and Paula from the US Office rounded out the team’s results with four Sailfish released on the Discoverer.
On the second day was a big decision: head North to try to catch the tail end of the swarm of fish that was yielding double-digit releases a week prior, or cut South and try to anticipate the next school.
The Discoverer and Explorer went North, and that decision proved to not be the right one as only four fish were caught between the two boats.
We took advantage of every bite, but there just weren’t enough fish to stay at the top of the scoreboard.
The Harvester and Wanderer went South and they hit paydirt with multiple Sailfish and Marlin releases…Marlin are worth triple the points of a Sailfish in this tournament.
Captain Alex kept his momentum up from a productive first day and captured several more Sailfish releases.
Captain William scored the big fish of the day with Bob Pease’s epic 2 hour fight ending in a MASSIVE Blue Marlin release.
The Wanderer made up for the time lost fighting the big fish by closing the day with a Double Sailfish release.
This flurry of billfish action late on the second day propelled the Wanderer into the money for the third time in four years.
On Sunday was the legendary Ship of Fool’s Fiesta at Pacifico Azul in Garza:
Great food, great music, and great times were had by all the teams and all of the Garza community came out to celebrate.
On top of the scoreboard this year was the Old Squaw:
Followed up by the High Roller:
The Largest Tuna prize went to Siempre Algo:
As always the events were run masterfully by the Tournament Staff including Marlin Bill, Angie, and the Judges.
We look forward to competing in the 2017 Ship of Fools Tournament and once again seeing FishingNosara boats challenging for the top spot.
The FishingNosara Tournament Series continues this December as we are entering all four boats into the Dreamstarter Tournament:
If you have what it takes, get your best anglers together and reserve your spot in this event.
Paul Ewald and his son Jackson had a wonderful run of catches on the Adventurer in early May, highlighted by several sweet Sailfish releases.
This is an amazing angling accomplishment, catching big Sails this close to shore in a small boat.
These South Florida fishermen also loaded the fishbox with multiple big Snappers.
The Harvester hosted a great group of guys from Europe for a four-day firefight with big Pacific Sailfish.
They scored over 30 Sailfish in the course of the four full days.
That’s an average of more than one fish per hour for four straight days.
Great fish handling by Mate Kevin means that each specimen was safely released. We look forward to seeing these monsters again soon.
Amazing work by Captain Alex and the Mega Panga.
Captain William started the month of April on a tear with fantastic Sailfish action on the Wanderer.
The first week of April was booked by our old friend Dennis Cinquino and over the course of three full day trips they filled up the scorecard with over 20 releases.
Captain William is a fish-hunting machine, and Mate Johnson’s work in the cockpit continues to improve every time he hits the water.
Looks like everyone in this group got a crack as several nice Sailfish.
All safe released as usual by the flagship Wanderer.
They also scored a few sweet Dorado for the dinner table.
Awesome work by the boat that continues to reign as the top boat in Garza Bay.
Our great friend Buz Underill had a magnificent day on the Discoverer. The battleship knocked out a big Wahoo, a rare treat for this time of year.
Big fish and big smiles on the Discoverer!