Richard, Sidney, Sandra, and Mike Bazen along with Kent Carrawag are from South Carolina and fished with us last year. They are a great family and we enjoy fishing with them. On the first day of the two day trip the fishing was slow and there were lots of boats on all the spots. We got a sail, a couple kings and the boys got a bunch of cudas and a couple mutton snappers for action. When the wind turned west the bite shut off so we decided to catch bait for the following day.
On day two our friends got to the boat early and with the bait already in the well we were the first boat to the edge. When the very first bait went over the side, Sandra got a sailfish and we were on our way to what would be an outstanding day of fishing. After releasing a few more sails (before 8:00 am), Kent hooked a nice wahoo on the left long kite bait. While Kent was fighting the wahoo, we hooked three sailfish. Our anglers did a great job (including Sidney who was on the bow all alone for most of the time with his fish) and we caught everything out of the quad. We added a couple more sails, plus a few nice kings and decided to go look for the cobias. The conditions were great for sight fishing and after about forty-five minutes of searching we found what we were looking for. Over the white sand off Key Biscayne there were at least thirty cobias, all on the surface. This was probably one of the biggest cobia schools I have ever seen. What was even more amazing was that the average size of the fish was over forty pounds. James, Wes, Kent, and the Bazens were hooking and fighting fish nonstop. We caught our limit and released a few others. With four fish over fifty pounds the fishbox was nearly full. Somehow, during all of this, Sidney landed on the bow again. Sidney and James fought two big fish up front for a long time. A friend who was on another boat told me later how neat it was to see the young fishermen both hooked up on the bow of the boat while everyone was so busy in the stern. Both boys eventually landed their cobias much to the delight of their proud papas! After the mayhem we put the kites back out, caught another sail (to give us a total of nine for the day) and a couple more kings. Back at the marina, people came from up and down the dock to see the catch. It was truly a great trip and it couldn't have happened to a better family. Kent Carrawag and the Bazen family are great people, and I truly believe that great things happen to great people! Thanks again for everything and we can't wait to see you in April.
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