Tim, Mariam, and Olivia King from Raleigh, NC joined my brother Freddie and James and I for an afternoon half day. The weather was great and we caught a few live baits and worked our way offshore. The fishing was a little slow, but the King family was just happy to be on the water. Tim landed a nice kingfish and then I saw a huge sailfish come to the short kite bait. The fish didn't bite so Fred tossed out a light spinning rod with a frisky live bait and the sail pounced on it. The fish took off jumping for the horizon as the L&H backed up to try and stay close to the angry sailfish. The fish swam offshore almost the entire fight and several times we had it close, but it was still out of reach. After a long battle the sail was close, but still refused to give up. I could see the fish down about ten feet and constantly going away from us. Tim did an outstanding job with such light tackle and finally after a long, tough battle he had his trophy! What a fish and to have his wife and daughter there to cheer him on made it all the better. It was a great trip and we look forward to seeing the King family again soon.
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