A Good Day For Drew

Drew came with us on the L&H with just one request...he wanted to make sure his guest had a good time.  Drew usually is lucky and today was no different.  We got bait quickly and with a nice east wind blowing, I decided to go straight to kite fishing.  Soon after getting set up we got a bite on the left long kite bait, then a sailfish on the right middle kite bait and finally the deep line bent over from the pull of a nice fish some one hundred feet below.  With only two anglers, it was touch and go at times, but we quickly released the sail to make life a little easier!  All of the sudden the fish on the deep line came to the surface and I could see that it was a nice cobia.  Jim had the angler back the drag off on the kite rod (the first fish we hooked) and we went for the cobia while it was still on the surface.  I maneuvered the L&H close and Jim made a great gaff shot.  Time to concentrate on the last one of the triple.  After a tough battle, I looked down deep into the clear, blue water and could hardly believe my eyes!  We had been fighting a big african pompano!  Normally these fish are caught close to the bottom, but this one came all the way to the surface to eat one of our live baits dangling from the kite.  Jim did a great job with the scrappy fish, on the leader, and put our prize in the boat.  Again, we reset and again we had more action!  This time a double of sails for Drew and his fishing companion.  Both fish were released to fight another day!  After making a quick loop offshore our team put the kites out one last time.  We saw another sailfish and got a nice mahi for Drew to take for dinner.  It was a great half day trip, and yes, both Drew and Kevin had a good time!