Team Gulp Key West 2009 – Tackle Report

Well, I have finally got my breath back and had some much needed sleep so I felt that I should report on the tackle that we used and abused during our recent trip. This year’s trip consisted of fourteen days of severe punishment to both anglers and tackle. A batch of very windy days meant [...]

Team Gulp – Key West April 2009 – Day 14

Today is day 14 our last day, finally the wind has dropped and for the first time this trip the day feels like a fish catching day. Because of the bad weather we have had to compromise on our fishing, hence far more Shark fishing than usual. We normally have Shark fishing as a back [...]

Team Gulp – Key West April 2009 – Day 13

Today my shipmate is Lemon Geoff who has exceeded all of his fishing expectations. The one species he has not captured has been a Tarpon and we desperately need one. We are with Captain Jay on board Damon’s boat and yet again it was still windy. Our cunning plan for the day was to fish [...]

Team Gulp – Key West April 2009 – Day 12

The wind is howling !!. In all the years that I have been coming to the Keys I cannot ever recall the wind blowing so hard for so long. My shipmate today is Keith Arthur and we are once again on board Windy Day with Captain Jack Kelly. We had a team meeting to plan [...]

Team Gulp – Key West April 2009 – Day 11

The wind is still blowing hard, but Shipmate Robin and myself decided we were seasoned sailors and made the decision to go Sailfish fishing with Captain Tony on board Cool Water. We quickly caught a rake of Threadfins and small Blue Runners on our Sabiki rigs and headed out to Weston. A quick look at [...]