Just as i was rigging the first bait we saw 3 different free jumpers so i got us set up current & deployed 2 live ballyhoo in 6/0 VMC Circle Hooks rigged on 50lb Ohero Fluorocarbon leaders. We were fishing lg spinners loaded with 20lb mono on 7ft rods, i find this is the best outfit for live bait sailfishing, & i like to use conventional 2 speed reels when kite fishing, but always spinners when i am slow trolling or drifting baits.
We did not raise a fish which was really strange i thought, so i got on the radio & found there were a few sightings of sails but all & all the bite was slow.
About an hour later i ran up to a wreck i like to fish around & as we were getting the baits out i looked up & found a sailfish tailing down sea, i quickly reeled in the hoo & cast about 10ft in front of him & again to my surprise the sailfish swam right by my bait, turned right into the line of fire for the long bait & swam by it too? As the day went on we checked in with the guys in the sailfish tournament & found out there were 20 boats competing in the event & there were only 3 fish caught & all of them at about 7am.
We switched gears & headed over to the reef & caught a few big barracudas on light line. We were fishing top water Ohero plugs, ( Check out the photos) after that we tried sailfishing again in the late afternoon & didn't see a fish, we did have a few kingfish bites, but to be honest we were doing all we could to stay away from the kings! Catch Ya Later... Capt. Greg Poland
