After alot of fun from the night before, We decide to head out around 4:00am to beat some of the weekend traffic. Our crew of Wayne ( Bandit), Capt Bremer, Tim(Silver Fox), Deb and myself Back on our SE heading. Wayne puts makes Bandit on of the first boats on a weed line that morning. Ended up with a bunch of bailers and a couple of gaffers,t Ms. Deb her first Dolphin catch. After the bite slows, we work on trolling again. Pretty slow all day and hot through the morning to Deb and I take a nap in the great AC accommodations of Bandit. Boat always takes care of us. I was definitely a little tired from lack of sleep and two evenings of Orange Crushes. Even took a while to get into the Natural Lites with Tim. All of a sudden, Deb and awake to the screaming of a hook-up. We have a white in the teaser. Tim works the flat next to the teaser, Wayne works the horse in the other flat. Capt Kevin works the fish to almost right next to the boat...(I'm wide awake now!!)..the fish turns off and goes right for Wayne's bait. Hook-up!!! Bandit is on her way to first Marlin Release!!!

Below is Wayne hooked-up. Missed the fish jump pictures. We were getting all the lines in. Besides, its our first. We missed our first four hook-ups.

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Just before Tim gets the leader:


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Bandit gets the Release!!!!

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And We give Wayne the swim at the dock!!

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Here is Ms. Deb with her 1st Dolphin:

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Thanks Bandit

Nice report

Where were you guys?

We were mostly East of the Cigar yesterday. Friday we were a little north between The Cigar and the Weather buoy.

Wayne brought Bandit down to VB for a few weeks. We are in a learning curve from many years of Bay & Inshore fishing.

Congrats to y'all for Mr. White and for Deb's first mahi, that's a nice Gaffer Bull.

-Ott

Good work Guys!!! Thanks for the report!
Tight lines.
DAve

nice report and congrats on the bill and meat...Lot better weekend than many had...

I think we saw you guys with your white hookup we were bailing dolphin while
drifting a weedline.

Tom

That was us Tom. The Chinease Fire Drill Guys. I think he jumped right near you. Did you bail a few?