Tag: Double Sailfish

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 ofย  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 23, 2014

There is a crazy thing about ‘fishing momentum’…once it starts it doesn’t seem to stop!

After two successful trips earlier in the week, Scott Greiner and his group knocked it out of the park on March 23 with FIFTEEN Sailfish release on just a 5 hour trip.

The action was primed from the morning trip with Ed Showalter’s seven releases, and Captain William knew right where to go to find the fish.

First Mate Alex could barely get the spread back in the water before another Sailfish came calling.

You don’t average three fish per hour without a few multiple hook-ups:

The second fish spit the hook about 10 feet from the boat (above), but the next hook-up occurred minutes later…maybe the same fish?

An afternoon Dorado did little to quench these anglers’ thirst for billfish:

They squeezed every drop of daylight out of this legendary trip, catching the last pair of Sailfish just after 5:30pm.

Here’s a recap of the Wanderer‘s day: Two trips, twenty-two Sailfish releases. Kinda makes you rethink what a ‘good day’ really is on your boat.

March 22, 2014

Team Showalter has been gaining momentum at a rapid pace, but nobody saw this one coming….how’s 18 Sailfish releases sound?

When the day starts with a double hook-up and release, you know it’s going to be a fun day.

Captain William tracked down a whole chorus line of kicking Sailfish and First Mate Alex lined them up like the Rockettes.

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One after the other these fired-up Sailfish came pouring into the spread.

After lunch the bite turned white-hot with not one but a second Triple Sailfish Hookup!

Check out some second-tier boats from the area trying to swoop in on Captain William’s mighty Wanderer:

Ain’t happening bro…The blue beauty kept releasing Sails until the last minute of the 8 hour trip.

It’s worth pointing out that all 18 releases were ‘clean’ meaning that the circle hook was fully released and removed from the fish…a lot of times when you hear of sportfishing teams ‘releasing’ large numbers of Sailfish that they are using the so-called Snatch release or South Florida release; this technique is safe and quick for the humans but leaves the hook in the fish, meaning a slow death for the billfish.

We don’t ever snatch release and it’s worth commending First Mate Alex and our other mates on their mastery of the clean release.

Amazing fishing for Team Showalter who once again prove that if you put in the hours on the blue water, the fish will reward your time investment!

March 21, 2014

FishingNosara is the first choice for Family Fishing in Costa Rica, and we are honored to be chosen by so many parents to show their kids a great experience on the water.

Check out the family Double Sailfish release scored by client Brad Ferris and his clan.

Hectic action on the Wanderer made smooth by Captain William and First Mate Alex. Both fish released safely and these kids get a great fishing memory to last a lifetime.

March 18, 2014

Jennifer and Shannon Gonzalez enlisted Captain William and the Wanderer on March 18 for a return trip to Sailfish City. The blue water was fruitful for these Tampa-area anglers as they stacked up Sailfish releases with great precision.

First Mate Alex had his work cut out for him wrangling these sea monsters; check out the look on Jennifer’s face when this bucking beast was brought up:

All the billfish were safely released care of the excellent First Mate Alex. Seems like the Sailfish got more aggressive at the day wore on…you’d think the first four Sailfish would spread the word to the others not to mess with the best!

The highlight of the trip was a Double sailfish hook-up that led to a thrilling release!

They closed out the day with a final Sailfish release. Wonderful action from the famous Wanderer!

 

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.