06-02-2002, 02:30 AM
On today's mid afternoon half day trip we fished for a species of fish that most people do not care to catch. Gino and his 3 friends wanted some quick catch and release action from some decent size fish that did not require running a long distance. With that in mind, we caught a half dozen blue runners and went barracuda fishing. Starting with a 10# spinning outfit, it took less than 5 minutes before the first cuda robbed us of our bait. The second bait had us hooked up to a 10 pound fish that made a good showing for itself. Moving up to a 12# spining outfit, we caught 3 more fish. Each was larger than the previous one, with the last one weighing in at 20 pounds. On light tackle, barracuda fishing can be lots of fun and on those days when the fishing offshore is slow, it can save the day. Just remember they have some very wicked dentures and use extreme caution when handling them.<br><br>Captain Dave Kostyo<br>Knot Nancy Fishing Charters<br>305 620-5896 Charter<br>305 732-2628 Beeper<br>www.rnfl.com/knotnancy<br>nkostyo@bellsouth.net<br><br>