FPI 2/9

Garysmo

Decided to run out this morning but we didn't hit the inlet till about 6:45am, we wanted the fog to lift a bit. Pretty smooth ride out considering the forecast. We finally dropped the lines in around 130' and headed east looking for a wahoo. Had some diver plugs as well as some bonita strips. Tried for a while and then added ballyhoo on the outriggers. Around 9am I decided to slow down to 7.5mph, add a few more ballyhoo and change up the shotgun to a cedar plug. Five minutes after I put out the cedar plug, get a huge strike that runs off about 300yards. I'm tightening the drag little by little trying to slow him down a bit and wife pulls in the other lines. I'm thinking we have a big black fin tuna. Fight it for 25+ minutes and finally get it close enough to the boat for a first look.......its a wahoo. Yes my first one. He takes a few more short runs and I'm trying to give the rod to my wife so I can get the gaff but he is not cooperating. Finally we make the change and I'm praying I don't screw up the gaff shot. Well I get him in the boat but it was a crappy gaff shot.....but I'll take it.

I can't believe my first wahoo is on a cedar plug.......

slolem66

Awesome thanks for the great report

hhfisherman

Congratulation on your first wahoo.

Whalermatt

Congrats!!!

Aquaholic IV

Your first one and a really nice one!  Congratulations, well deserved, you definately put in your time.  

stc1993

A good one to boot.  Wtg.

plastered

Way to go,love those stripes.

John McKroid

That's awesome!  Congratulations!

localineman

Nice work!

nowinchatt

Nice job. Never seen a fish in a tackle store, so they don't know what they are supposed to eat. I have always been amazed how effective cedar plugs can be. They sure look funny at trolling speed.
 We have  caught big blue marlin on 3" tuna lures with these goofy hooks, so you never know, which is why saltwater fishing is the bomb

ssanbite

Nice hoo!!! Congrats on your first one, **** good one at that! I got my first one last year, and had to do exactly like you did with the rod switching with the wife, and then gaf the fish, and I actually missed the first gaf, but a relief once in the boat on second try. Congrats again and thanks for all the posts. We appreciate them all. 

Geneakers

Awesome cap!... we blasted a  wahoo in front of Palm Beach pier one day with a 6" plug, but it was the ones painted blue to look like a ballyhoo!

Missed

Congrats - they look really awesome all lit up in the water next to the boat - I've only caught one so far.

Realdeep

Congrats on your first of many.