Great time fishing the Huk Big Fish Classic
Great time fishing the Huk Big Fish Classic! Weighed a 355# blue marlin, released a blue marlin, 3 white marlin, and a spearfish, for a grand slam and took 3rd place overall!
We lure fished the whole time and the raise: hookup: release ratio is significantly lower with lures, but had some really cool bites. The first day we were chugging along with lures out and I look onto my right side Squidnation teaser and theres a rat blue marlin. Throw a pitch bait and as the pitch bait hits the water, I see a second blue marlin on my left teaser. Theres a pair of blue marlins on my teasers and they wont bite a ballyhoo pitch bait on a circle hook, so I lift the teasers out of the water and both blue marlins hookup on the plugs beside the teasers. I put her in a circle and start clearing my stuff and my long rigger hooks up. 3 blue Marlins hooked up. Crank in the other longrigger and a blue marlin is chasing that that bait but fades in and out and no hookup. I didn't have time to mess with him though because I have 3 blue marlins hooked up going separate directions. 4 blue marlins seen at once hook 3 on plugs. The one I hooked up top came off when I tried to pass the rod down. The two downstairs crossed each other and one pulled off and we caught one. They were rats and it was really hard to keep them buckled up on the plugs but we caught one and it was really cool having 4 blue marlins at once up behind the boat.
We pulled a nice blue marlin off early on, caught some whites, caught a shortbill spearfish about 10 minutes before we hooked the blue marlin we weighed in, and caught the first grand slam for Underdog Sport Fishing Charters, also first blue marlin decked on the underdog for us.
Altogether it was super fun fishing, the weather was bad most of the time, but nonetheless, great crew. Jorge L. Rivera did a great job in the chair. Congrats on your blue marlin boss and thank you to Jorge and the tournament directors and staff at big fish classic for putting on the event.
Good luck to everyone fishing white marlin open next week!
Spring Fishing In Virginia Beach
Spring is here here in Virginia Beach and it's time to go fishing!
Last night matador fishing charters ran its first trip of the year and we went to the eastern shore to fish at the mouth of the Chesapeake bay for red drum and black drum aboard the "toro" boat.
While the fishing wasn't on fire, we had several drum bites, caught a citation sized red drum that we released, brought home a black drum for the grill, and also released several sharks. It was really great to get out on the water and starting off our charter fishing season with a citation is really a great start to our 2019 Virginia beach charter fishing season.
We are currently booking charter fishing trips through the summer and still have some prime dates available. Give captain Jake a call today at 757-749-6008 and get your Virginia beach charter fishing trip booked. Thanks!
VA Beach Inshore Fishing Charter
I am booking some trips around the inlet right now. I'm booking for sea bass during that season may 15- June 1, and spadefish and normal summer trips after June 1. I have plenty of availability and with good weather conditions I will be doing a handful of sea bass and spadefish trips as walk ons.
Offshore Tuna Fishing Charter From Va Beach
Offshore Tuna Fishing Charter From Va Beach
Yesterday we ran our first offshore tuna trip of the year aboard Toro out of Va Beach. My customer, Lennie Miles, gave me this review. Thanks again Lennie and we look forward to fishing with you guys again soon.
Matador Sports Fishing is the best Fishing Charter in Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, VA. Capt. Jake always has a plan ensure the most enjoyable outings, for all, whether you are a highly skilled angler or a novice. He always seems to tailor plan your charter appropriately and ensure that the trip is safe and enjoyable. We had the max load for this offshore adventure and everyone was extremely satisfied. We will definitely be contacting Jake in the near future to reserve our next trip. Be sure to check out the Matador Fishing web site, I think he still has days open to reserve an outing.
Thanks again Jake for offshore trip and endless memories you have enabled for me and my crews.
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Offshore Tuna Fishing Charter From Va Beach
Toro's Pending Virginia State Record Bluefin Tuna
I present to you the new *pending* Virginia State Record Bluefin Tuna at 109" and 708#.
Caught aboard Toro out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach
Jake Hiles was the angler.
Jeff Landis was the mate.
The bite was at 4:17am this morning on a drifted stinky tinky, and the fish was gaffed at 5:10am. The fight was 53 minutes on anglers envy custom rod and penn 130vsx.
The existing record was held by Chase Robinson at 606#. Captain Jake was part of the crew that caught the 606# aboard "Ate Up". This one's for you Chase. Rest in Peace buddy. Records are meant to be broken but I always thought that if someone were going to break your record, it would be one of the boys.
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