Fishing for Wahoo With the Pros on "Baer Essentials"

We have met so many people here on Bimini, but the nicest two are our dock neighbors, Hank and Sandra on "Baer Essentials".  They have given us so much information regarding things to see, and places to go as they are actually living here on the island.  They were so kind and invited Ed and I to go out with them for a day of fishing for Wahoo.  The wahoo is a dark blue fish that is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas.  Its speed and high-quality flesh make it a prize game fish.  The body is elongated and covered with small, scarcely visible scales, the back is an iridescent blue-green, while the sides are silvery, with a pattern of vertical blue bars.  The colors fade rapidly at death.  The mouth is large and lots of teeth!  Some have grown to 8 feet in length and 180 pounds.  Wahoo can swim up to 50 miles per hour!  They are one of the fastest fish in the sea.  Sandra was at the controls and Hank was getting all the fishing gear ready with the ballyhoo bait and it wasn't long after that we had the first hit.  Hank gave the rod to Ed and said "reel it in!" 

 One in the tank....and then there were two...and last catch of the day was the 30 plus pounder that Ed reeled in! Hank knows how to get them on the boat and in the well in a matter of seconds!  Then you wait for about 20 minutes and you hear a "thump" and you know they are taking their last breath and banging their heads on the well door.  Ed and I have tried for 2 years to catch a fish - any fish other than a barracuda, but we needed to go with the "pros" to show us how to do it!  We will try again on "Makai" but we are not being optimistic!

We had traveled to Gun and Cat Cay, where we will actually take "Makai" thru the cut when we continue on to Nassau.  We all did well for being out on the water for 3 hours.  The waters were great and we had only seen one other boat fishing.  A incredible day of fishing with 2 fantastic people that we were so lucky to have met! Thanks so much to Hank and Sandra - looks like fresh fish tonight for dinner!  There are days when they go out fishing and catch so many fish that they take a few pieces for themselves and give the rest away to the locals!