March 30, 2014

Ken Russell, Brenda Russell, Larry Komenda and Misti Nolan kicked off a 5 day fishing adventurer with our team on March 30, and these New York anglers got acclimated to the Pacific blue water very quickly.

Right off the bat they had a fine Sailfish release backed up by a tasty 30lbs. Dorado.

Another great Sailfish release followed, and that was only the tip of the iceberg.

Even the less experienced angler can best a Sailfish on the Wanderer, thanks to Captain William’s calm demeanor on the controls and First Mate Alex’ touch in the cockpit.

They got a taste of a Double Sailfish hookup later in the day, however one of the high-flyers managed to spit the hook and escape capture:

Great work by this posse who still has a full week of fishing ahead of them.

March 27, 2014

March 27 was a Banner day for Billfish on the mighty Wanderer. John Koons and his swamp posse was back on board the blue beauty for a day that would see several Sailfish released and one MASSIVE Marlin!

Once again the most junior members of the crew broke the ice with a pair of  excellent Sailfish releases before turning the rod over to the big boys.

At 1pm the boys pulled off a slick Double Sailfish release:

 

Everyone scored a Sailfish release, but the highlight of the trip came around 3pm.

This big Black Marlin took a lure and tried to run away with it, but Team Koons wasn’t hearing any of that!

After a vigourous 20 minute fight the whole team lined up for a picture with nature’s toughest predatory fish.

First Mate Alex finished the safe release with his signature move: a small kiss on the bill for this deadly pelagic!

Excellent work by the crew of the famous Wanderer to safely release this fish-of-a-lifetime!

March 26, 2014

Darren Cook blew the billfish out of the water today on the Wanderer with Captain William.

Sailfish were attacking the spread throughout the trip and every angler got a taste of the action.

Captain William put on a boat handling clinic as he kept the blue beauty out in front of the bills all day long. This late-day Double Sailfish Release was the apex of the action:

Great releases by First Mate Alex and these excellent anglers.

March 25, 2014

Darren Cook and his son knocked out a pair of aggressive billfish today on the mighty Wanderer.

Young Mr. Cook strapped in to battle a Sailfish that charged the boat so hard it almost passed by Captain William’s helm station.

After the safe release, Darren found himself in a fight with a day-glo Striped Marlin.

 

 

 

March 24, 2014

Florida fisherman John Koons booked several days with the team this month, and his trip on March 24 saw a bunch of great Sailfish releases by the whole family.

The boys did great work on the reel to best these big Sailfish.

In the afternoon the grown-ups got in on the action with three additional Sailfish released.

Great work by Captain William and First Mate Alex to deliver the goods for this great group of guys.