My first Sailfish off Haulover Beach

I went out today with my dad in search of some mahi-mahi. We caught one decent sized cow and had a few more strikes from some smaller dolphins. After getting several hits on the yellow & green skirts I added a light green / dark green sailure to the mix. Not more than 5 minutes later I hear the rod scream from a hit, then I look back and see the bill coming out of the water and after the bait again. I dropped the drag as low as it would go to let him eat it and then after he took off, i increased the drag and set the hook. This baby was hot, he must have jumped completely out of the water atleast 6 or 7 times, while my dad cleared all the trolling lines, and kept the boat straight, I fought this monster the best I could praying I wouldn’t run out of line. Finally after increasing the drag I got him turned around and coming towards the boat. After a great battle he was landed, we brought him in the boat to take a picture since it was my first sail, of course then we realized we forgot the camera at home and had to use my iphone. The pics aren’t the best but the memories will be great forever.

For those wondering, the fish was revived and swam off freely.