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Water to table - "Mahi" kind of day

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Sea2Ski
Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
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Went for tuna again, but no love.  The weather was nice, and the ocean was flat calm 75 miles out. There was lots of life out there including whales and hundreds of dolphin. At one point we had a a personal escort by about a dozen and a half. After trying for hours for tuna and only getting rats, we stopped and we tried for Mahi. We did real well.  Landed over 50, and kept the mid size ones.  
  
Last 20 miles we limped in on one wheel at 9 knots, as we had shaft issue on the the port side.  Sea tow took us through the inlet and back to the barn.  Damn boat.

Dusted with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, white pepper, thyme, and cayenne pepper, grilled at 400 direct. Yumm....










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Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
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Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
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    I'm really starting to not like you!  =)

    Damn, that looks like fun and delicious!
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    Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.
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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
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    Wow, I don't believe I could be more jealous. :o
    Franklin, Tn
    LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie

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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Thought you were living in a very envious fairy tale until the comment about the shaft that wouldn't. 
    Great looking cook. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,365
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    Love mahi, want to catch and eat my own one day too. Awesome  B)
    Jacksonville FL
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Fan-freaking-tastic!
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,541
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    Mahi looks awesome
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • Smokinpig
    Smokinpig Posts: 739
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    Very nice. Looks like a big boat, hope it is a cheap fix so you can get back out there. 

    LBGE Atlanta, GA


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  • rsterman
    rsterman Posts: 119
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    Gaffer dolphin are probably one of the most fun fish in the world to catch.......fight like hell! Always keep one fish struggling in the water and the school will stay around.....the first Mahi you catch will be the size of all......mark floating debris or weed lines on gps during early morning run and the revisit late afternoon with remaining cut up ballyhoo as bait......we always clean one on the boat for the freshest sushi ever.......often this takes the sting out of not catching many whites on the trip.......and provides a wonderful meal that evening!.......I'd rather catch them than the marlin anytime.......an absolutely beautiful fish in the water........geez, waxing poetic here.....
    Berlin, Maryland
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Outstanding!!  Hard to beat same day seafood!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
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    Smokinpig said:
    Very nice. Looks like a big boat, hope it is a cheap fix so you can get back out there. 
    Nothing on a boat is cheap.  Nothing.  Needed a new a stainless steel hatch pull - $42. New latch for the freezer $62. So for $100 I can open one door and keep another closed. This fix, the estimate is, well let's just say that I could get an xxl and an xxl and a few accessories. 

    Like everything else - you have to pay to play. 

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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • jonnymack
    jonnymack Posts: 627
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    Well you know what boat stands for right? Break Out Another Thousand. I know I just bought one but we only have a small lake around here. 

    Amazing pics, def jealous of that fresh Mahi sushi. Awesome stuff man, love seeing these adventures. 
    Firing up the BGE in Covington, GA

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  • HendersonTRKing
    HendersonTRKing Posts: 1,803
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    That is pure awesomeness. Caught mahi once with buddies. Grilled one right out of the sea and everyone had one they caught mounted. Pricey, but it's great to have hanging. 
    It's a 302 thing . . .
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  • pescadorzih
    pescadorzih Posts: 926
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    I just love the colors of mahi. They look awesome in the water. Damn good eating, especially the same day. 
    Sorry to hear about the prop shaft. Everything with boats is expensive. 
    Looks like the weather has been cooperating lately as far as not getting blown out. 
    SE PA
    XL, Lg, Mini max and OKJ offset
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  • Sweet100s
    Sweet100s Posts: 553
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    Sea2Ski, those are beautiful pics.  Thanks so much for sharing.
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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
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    Too true!
    The definition of a boat "a hole in the water that you throw money into".
    Oh wait, the definition of a BGE, "a hole in your back deck that you throw money into".
    Nowhere near the same amounts, thankfully.

    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
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    rsterman said:
    Gaffer dolphin are probably one of the most fun fish in the world to catch.......fight like hell! Always keep one fish struggling in the water and the school will stay around.....the first Mahi you catch will be the size of all......mark floating debris or weed lines on gps during early morning run and the revisit late afternoon with remaining cut up ballyhoo as bait......we always clean one on the boat for the freshest sushi ever.......often this takes the sting out of not catching many whites on the trip.......and provides a wonderful meal that evening!.......I'd rather catch them than the marlin anytime.......an absolutely beautiful fish in the water........geez, waxing poetic here.....
    So do you captain? Mate? Or are you recreational like me?   Ever go for tiles?   They are my goal this year.  As for marlin - I do not need them. They are just a side catch for us as we never have out a marlin spread - only tuna. But we often hook up with a white on the close lines or a blue on the way way wayyyy wayyyyyy back.
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    Large and MiniMax
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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    Dude, I hate you more and more!  What a great post, minus the shaft.  Love it!
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  • golfandgrill
    golfandgrill Posts: 198
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    Wow. Just wow
    Fighting Sioux Hockey
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  • rsterman
    rsterman Posts: 119
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    Actually just recreational.......used to mate years ago.....only fun thing for me has always been rigging the baits, tending the spread, and orchestrating the dance when there are multiple hookups.......a real effective bait for us way way back is a blue/white islander in front of a rigged horse ballyhoo.......big blue fins love em......or a rigged mackerel sewed up all pretty........don't fish way offshore anymore......just too expensive and at 68 the recovery period is too long......lol.......but I have loved it for a lot of years.....tile fishing is a big deal........way offshore, very deep, and really heavy tackle, often international 80's sometimes with electric wind.......nothing better to eat than a golden tilefish......regular tiles aren't too shabby either..........maybe fuel prices will get reasonable in the future......then we could start up again.....not
    Berlin, Maryland
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  • mgd_egg
    mgd_egg Posts: 476
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    Wow what a great day, even with boat troubles. 
    Lg & MM BGE, Humphrey’s Battle Box | Palatine, Illinois  
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  • pluffmud
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    Sure hope you already had a Sea Tow membership prior to having to call them.  
    "The Lowcountry" (Mt. Pleasant, SC) ~ LBGE
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  • fljoemon
    fljoemon Posts: 757
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    Fantastic catch .. like friends with trucks .. I have friends with boats .. only have to share gas money with them :-) . also I cook, so they get damn good food while fishing!
    LBGE & Mini
    Orlando, FL
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  • QingEsq
    QingEsq Posts: 241
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    Gorgeous pics!  Sorry about the boat, but sounds like another amazing day otherwise.
    Always seeking the high I experienced from my first true BBQ experience.
    Downingtown, PA
    LBGE, WSM, Weber Kettle
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,088
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    pluffmud said:
    Sure hope you already had a Sea Tow membership prior to having to call them.  
    Absolutely.  I do not want to think about what it would have cost to have both boats come out and get us.  But man, those guys know what they are doing.  Backed us into the last slip on the dock (not the end of the dock) on the first try with a decent side wind.  They know their stuff that is for sure.    Well worth the 275/ yr membership. At least that is what I think it is.  
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    Large and MiniMax
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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,231
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    Fun day!

    Sea Tow has saved my butt too! - stuck in low tide much St. Simons Island
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • chupacabra
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    @Sea2Ski   excellent post.  looks great! 
    Marietta, Ga
    I feel bad for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day
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  • IPASooner
    IPASooner Posts: 208
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    Looks awesome - beautiful stuff!
    LBGE

    Marblehead, MA
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  • RollTideRob
    RollTideRob Posts: 139
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    Sea2Ski said:
    Smokinpig said:
    Very nice. Looks like a big boat, hope it is a cheap fix so you can get back out there. 
    Nothing on a boat is cheap.  Nothing.  Needed a new a stainless steel hatch pull - $42. New latch for the freezer $62. So for $100 I can open one door and keep another closed. This fix, the estimate is, well let's just say that I could get an xxl and an xxl and a few accessories. 

    Like everything else - you have to pay to play. 


    I love fishing and love my boat, but a boat is just a hole in the water to throw money in.
    Large, Medium

    Heflin, AL
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