Even though this time of the year the focus seems to be on sailfish, you would be surprised at how many different species of fish are also being caught. Wahoo is one of them, and they can be found this time of the year, all the way through January. Some people will tell you that the only way to catch Wahoo is to troll for them, which does work. However, if the conditions are good (meaning good current and clean blue water), a bait well full of Speedos can give you just as good an opportunity to catch some. Rigging the Speedos on 5 wire with a stinger rig usually produces a very cool bite. Wahoo are one of the fastest fish in the ocean and one of the tastiest. You probably don’t want to fish them with too tight of a drag. Leave yourself a little room in the drag for short spurts of energy, allowing them to take line when they need to so you don’t break them off. Fish your Speedos at different depths, watching your bottom machine – look for marks of fish, and the depth in which they might be swimming that day.
Catching one or two Black Fin Tuna or a couple of Dolphin and some Mackerel are not uncommon for anglers this time of the year, too. We are also starting to see some really nice Mutton Snappers on offshore wrecks. The King fish numbers are definitely increasing as well right now. It is a great time to fish the Blue Water side and catch a variety of species! Here’s to keeping the rods bent!
