5/12/12- first trip of the year

had the pleasure of taking family and friends out for the first trip of the year. we headed farther south than most of the fleet, as they were hunting tuna, but we were after mahi. after finding a nice weedline, we set out the spread. it did not take long before we had our first taker- a fired up bull that came racing out from under some grass. unfortunately we could not come tight on him and we missed our first bite of the year. oh well, we were a little rusty. we can also blame the rust for the next couple of missed fish. eventually we remembered how to do it, and stuck the gaff in a nice bull. we caught a few more and managed to lose a few more, before heading north to join the rest of the fleet in looking for tuna. after trolling a little while with what seemed like 5,000 other boats, we decided to head in. final tally was 6 nice dolphin. absolutely beautiful weather, fresh ceviche and good company made for a fantastic first trip of the year!