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THANKS FOR A GREAT ADVENTURE. THE SHIPS MATE SAID I AM THE LUCKIEST FARE HE'S HAD. FIRST I GOT A PRIVATE CHARTER WHEN MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO FISH WITH 5 OTHER PEOPLE. THEN WE GOT INTO FISH WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF SETTING UP THE POLES. WE BROUGHT ON BOARD 4 "KING MACS" AS THE MATE CALLED THEM, AND ONE 42" LONG BERACUDA. tHEY SAID THAT IS A TROPHY FISH AND THEY WANT ME TO MOUNT IT. I'M UNDECIDED. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER BERACUDA UP TO THE BOAT THAT GOT OFF AS THE MATE TRIED TO LIFT HIM IN WITHOUT A GAF. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER VERY LARGE FISH ON THAT DOVE TO THE BOTTOM AND TANGLED. OUR GUIDES WERE A BIT IMPATIENT AND BROKE THE LINE WHEN THEY PULLED WITH THE BOAT POWER TO TRY TO LIFT THE FISH. tHE LINE WAS AT LEAST 50# TEST. ANOTHER TIME A GOOD HIT WAS LOST WHEN THE FISH BIT THROUGH THE LINE. OH YEAH. I ALSO PULLED UP A 26" BONITA. (TUNA) WE USED HIM FOR BAIT. IT WAS A 4 HR. TRIP. IF YOU CONSIDER THE TIME IT TOOK TO SET UP AND SWITCH PLACES AND RESET FOR DEEPER WATER YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ACTION WAS FAIRLY GOOD. AT ONE POINT WE HAD 2 ON AT ONCE. THE CREW THOUGHT IT WAS EXTREMELY GOOD FOR JUST EH TWO OF US. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE OTHER CHARTERS HAD NOT BEEN DOING VERY WELL AT ALL. WE LOOKED AT THE CATCH OF THE "FISHING BUS" THAT CAME IN JUST BEFORE US. THEY HAD 5 VERY SMALL FISH. MUCH SMALLER THAN THE ONES WE WERE USING FOR BAIT. I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. THANKS VERY MUCH TO FOR THIS WONDERFUL HIGHLIGHT. IT WAS MUCH MORE FUN THAN SUNSETS. SHOPPING, SHELLING, ALIGATOR BOARDWALKS, MELTING, AND EVEN THE JET BOATS TO CHASE THE GATORS. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE SHOPPING CAUSED TO TO THINK OF THE COMPARISON AT LEAST A NEGATIVE 3 SECONDS, BUT THATS ONLY BECAUSE MY BRAIN IS SLOW TO INCREASE THE NEGATIVE. DINNERS HAVE BEEN GREAT WITH POLLI AND DAVE. THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT GIFT. LOVE YOU ALL; DAD.