11/21 Gaffer Dolphin on Inflatable Raft

b1gdog83

Cleared Boca Inlet at 6am in my 15ft inflatable with a 20hp. The mission today was to head offshore in search of Dolphin. The seas were 2-3 with some 4-5 ft rollers in the stream. We caught numerous big Skip Jacks and one small Blackfin between the 4-8 mile range.

About 8 miles we came across an area with a bunch of flying fish. A short time later one of our rods we were trolling started screaming. As we picked up the rod we see a big Dolphin jumping in the distance. After about a 20min fight on 12lb test line we had a nice gaffer by the boat. After a carefully placed gaff shot we had the fish in the boat.

After that we trolled out to about 16 miles in search of a weedline. It was very clean out there and we never came across any weeds. We headed back in with a nice fin in the cooler. Total gas burn = 3 gallons

LET'S GO

Great report and catch you burned 3 gallons I burn more than that just to get to the inlet. I don't need to say be careful with the gaff!

dpdash

Nice!

Fi$h2nguyen

Well done. Are you usually solo fishing out of that boat? Where are the trolling rods mounted and how many do you run?

b1gdog83

I take another fishing buddy when I go offshore. I run two rods when trolling. I have two transom mounted rod holders angled to each side.

Fi$h2nguyen wrote: »

Well done. Are you usually solo fishing out of that boat? Where are the trolling rods mounted and how many do you run?

Fi$h2nguyen

b1gdog83 wrote: »

I take another fishing buddy when I go offshore. I run two rods when trolling. I have two transom mounted rod holders angled to each side.

Sounds like a good set up! Thanks for responding.

Reel Mullarkey

It's amazing the things that can be done on a life raft. Congrats on another great day catching fish!

trousertroutman

Are you ever worried you might gaff the boat and pop it?

Bigrado3393

Dude awesome job man.

b1gdog83

trousertroutman wrote: »

Are you ever worried you might gaff the boat and pop it?

Yea you just have to be careful and make sure the fish is tired out. However, even if the gaff hit the boat the whole boat wouldn't sink. There are multiple air chambers in case one area gets punctured.

Flight Risk

Reel Mullarkey wrote: »

It's amazing the things that can be done on a life raft. Congrats on another great day catching fish!

:Agree

:thumbsup

Dustin Boynton

Nice fish

captaintj

nice setup

CNTDR

I am thinking that it is quite an accomplishment just to be able to stand up in an inflatable offshore �� Congrats and please keep us posted on your fishing trips.

SS Canoe

nice. very sporty for a little boat but you got it done! cant beat a 10$ gas bill