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Well it is April and that is the start of 'prime time' tarpon fishing here in Islamorada and the rest of the keys. So far it's off to a bang the water is warming back up to good temperatures and no cold fronts in the forseeable future. W

Derek and the boys fished Mike Lackey's Vagabond.  The 2012 trip was a real success. we had great seas lots of good eats from the galley and fish that wanted to play. Albacore yellowfin bluefin and dorado all paid us a visit. some even made

Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak   Joe Downey, President of Downey Auto Repair, Inc., along with his son, Owen, age 11, from New York chartered the Topshotfishing team to do some deep sea big game sport fishin

Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak   Tony and Jessie Lambert, along with their daughters, Alyssa and Abbie, from Mississippi chartered the Happy Day Today along with the Topshotfishing team to do some big game d

Travel This historic billfish haven still relies on live bait for sailfish The Florida Keys is one of the few billfish fisheries still using live ballyhoo for sailfish.

How-to Learn how to rig a double-hook wahoo rig with a ballyhoo and an Ilander.

Preparation is the key to consistent dolphin action. Before you leave the dock you want to rig your rods and trolled baits. You’ll want at least one spinning rod with a 60 pound monofilament leader and 4/0 to 6/0 hook and one rigged with a lur

Every Marlin University is a true ­learning experience; our students ask a lot of questions over the course of an event and that’s how we like it. The more you ask the more you will learn. But in the midst of all the technical questions w

July 6 2021 Yellowfin bite continues at the 600F edge biting bars ballyhoo and stick baits. Nice fat fish to 80lbs. Tropical storm Elsa on the way and the tournament season kicks off this weekend with the OC Tuna Tournament.... Continue reading The

September 28th to October 4th 2013 Numbers at a glance: Billfish 86% Dorado 83% Tuna 14% Overall Catch Success Rate All Species Combined 97% BILLFISH: Another stunning week of fishing in Cabo which gave us a near perfect record of every boat catchin

Large schools of Ballyhoo are congregating along the top of the reef edge as they do every year at this time. This attracts a host of gamefish who find the massed bait to be easy picking including many species which are normally associated with deepe

Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak Bryan Rock along with his lovely friend, Jackie Ward, from Seattle chartered the Happy Day Today along with the Topshotfishing team to do some deep sea big game sport fishing in Fort Laud

Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak   Tim and Pennie Hattey along with their family, Erin, Steph, Jessie and Dylon from Kansas City chartered the Happy Day Today along with the Topshotfishing team to do some deep

Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak Bryan Rock along with his lovely friend, Jackie Ward, from Seattle chartered the Happy Day Today along with the Topshotfishing team to do some deep sea big game sport fishing in Fort Laud

Got a call from Tibor stating his grandson wanted to catch some fish. We met up at Spinnaker marina at set out.  Joshua was an energetic knowledgeable polite young man of 7 years of age.  We set up on a grass flat and put out the chum 

We were able make it out yesterday and the weather man was a little off.  Forecast was 3-5 every 12 Sec.  Well they were close on the 3-5 but they missed the 12 sec more like 4-5.  We could not find any love from the wahoo tuna or dol

As we settle into March let’s hope the weather levels out and we’re finished with the temperature swings and severe wind. Sailfishing has definitely improved of late. Pilchards and live ballyhoo are the go-to baits although a goggle eye o

Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak   The second annual Christmas fishing party was held aboard the Happy Day Today for Dan Duhamel, owner of Paul’s Boat Lines in Ontario, www.paulsboatcruises.com alon

To day we were out for a 8 hours charter with a nice Russian couple and we caught 45 dolphins(Dorados) we swiped from east to the west trolling with ballyhoos and some lures for white marlin and sailfishes the white marlins are not in season but duri