December 30, 2017

Steve Mears pulled off one of the great feats in offshore fishing on December 30 with the Explorer…the Billfish Grand Slam!

Captain Fico and Mate Elias deserve tons of credit in the hunting of these monsters, and of course the safe live releases.

Great work by FishingNosara Hall of Famer Steve Mears!

December 30, 2017

Winston Hutchins joined Captain William for a five hour foray to the blue water, and despite the short trip they scored a wide variety of great catches.

A trio of nice Sailfish releases throughout the day kept Mate Wilson busy, and some fat Dorados in the afternoon means Team Hutchins with be well-fed during their vacation.

Awesome work by Captain William and the mighty Wanderer.

 

December 29, 2017

On December 29, Captain Fico delivered the goods for angler Michael Baoley with lots of billfish action backed up by some excellent meat fish.

This small Marlin is likely a juvenile Striped Marlin, but may also be an elusive Hatchet Marlin.

After the Marlin release they nabbed several super Sailfish.

In addition several nice Dorados found their way to the filet bag. What an excellent day of action on the unstoppable Explorer.

December 28, 2017

Captain Alex delivered the goods for angler Lawrence Goldstein on December 28 with multiple amazing billfish releases.

This big Sailfish catch got the 5-hour trip off to a good start, and shortly after the release this monster Blue Marlin came calling:

Captain Alex was running the boat without a mate on this trip, but he is no stranger to wrangling a big billfish from the cockpit.

Great work on the safe handling and release of these monsters by Captain Alex.