March 16, 2014

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Larsen spanked some Sailfish today on the Wanderer. The flagship has been cooking lately, but this TEN Sailfish release performance is truly world-class.

The action started quick with a pair of ‘his and hers’ Sailfish releases within the first hour of fishing. A third high-flyer was waiting in line right behind them.

 

The peak of the day’s bite was this Double Sailfish release. Check out this great sequence of the action captured by Captain William:

Clean safe release as always by First Mate Alex!

The action did not relent for these New Jersey anglers as the day would see several more Sailfish releases, including this high flyer.

Mrs. Larsen added another pair of releases to the scorecard late in the 8 hour trip.

I don’t care who you are, a day like this is a real workout. Fortunately the Larsens were pumped up!

Great work by these fine anglers and by the crew of the mighty Wanderer.

March 16, 2014

FishingNosara Hall of Famer Dewey Gile returned to the scene of his commemoration: the legendary Explorer with Captain David at the helm!

A few years ago Dewey scored the first ever Marlin release for the then-new Super panga, and on his return visit he notched eight Sailfish releases!

The highlight came in the afternoon with this Double release…great work by Captain Carlos (on loan from the Adventurer) to safely coordinate this battle and release.

Dewey kept count of his Sails all day long; you think he is lobbying for a second slot in the Hall of Fame?

He bolstered his Sailfish releases with a nice Wahoo for the dinner table.

Excellent work by Captain David and the unstoppable Explorer.

March 15, 2014

Tom and Tammy Clymer had a boatload of fun fishing inshore with Captain William on the Wanderer. Our tactic is to stir up a feeding frenzy on one of our inshore reefs, hoping to coax one of the big bottom dwellers out from his hiding spot in the ocean floor.

The trick to this kind of fishing is perseverance and patience; the fish of a lifetime won’t be the first one on the hook, but if you invest the time over a good spot then the monster will come calling. Tammy got the action fired up with this nice Jack Crevelle.

Then young Misses Clymer added another Jack Crevelle:

This activity combined with a few Bonitas getting recycled into the water by First Mate Alex’ knife, this area was bound to yield something big.

Something hit Tom Clymer’s line like a wrecking ball and bent the rod over like a bullwhip.

What was this tiny water disturbance hiding?

BOOM!

Great work by the Clymer family in executing this bottom fishing attack strategy with the unstoppable Captain William.

March 14, 2014

Mr. and Mrs. John Rozas returned to the Explorer looking for a repeat of their success from last year. In March 2013 John nabbed a big Broomtail Grouper and together the released a nice Sailfish:

Notice how they seem a little apprehensive about handling this bucking billfish? They barely want to lay a finger on the mighty beast.

That was then, this is now:

Looks like John and Liz are trying out for a Mate position on the FishingNosara team!

Great work by this super couple!

March 13, 2014

Captain David has blown down the walls of Sailfish City this season and the Super panga’s catch numbers are keeping pace with the bigger boats. His trip on March 13 with client Robert Wood featured five big Sailfish releases and a 50+lbs. Dorado on ice.

Mate Kevin is turning into a fish-handling machine; he brought these billfish in and out of the boat with the smooth skill of a Mate with twice his years.

Most amazing of all is that all this action came on just a 5 hour trip…who knows what could’ve gone down with a full eight hours?

Great work by Garza’s fastest rising stars: Captain David and Mate Kevin!