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"Joe" wrote in message ... Jules Vern Trophy changed hands yesterday. http://explorersweb.com/oceans/news.php?id=19185 How much coffee did they lose when the red boat sunk? |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:35:48 -0700 (PDT), Joe
wrote: Jules Vern Trophy changed hands yesterday. http://explorersweb.com/oceans/news.php?id=19185 ========== Groupama 3 sailed 28,523 miles with an average speed of 24.6 knots. That's incredible. Thanks for posting the link. |
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On Mar 23, 6:13*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:35:48 -0700 (PDT), Joe wrote: Jules Vern Trophy changed hands yesterday. http://explorersweb.com/oceans/news.php?id=19185 ========== Groupama 3 sailed 28,523 miles with an average speed of 24.6 knots. That's incredible. *Thanks for posting the link. Yeah thats moving pretty fast. About the average of the faster crewboats in the gulf and they burn 180 GPH. BTW what did you catch that BIG Mahi Mahi with? That looked like one tasty fish. You using squid type lures? Seems the lime green with sparkles worked best for us. How did you land him? Most cruisers tell me it better to just drag them until they drown, after I tell them about the one that flopped off the deck.;0( Also the pictures you have been taking are great, the mega yacht with the inverted bow and round palace top sides was one funky looking boat. That port looked very expensive. Joe |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:31:30 -0700 (PDT), Joe
wrote: BTW what did you catch that BIG Mahi Mahi with? That looked like one tasty fish. It was. The lure was a pink and white Rattle Jet. BassPro sells them among others. I bought a bunch of them just before we left on the advice of a guy that I met in our local bait shop. I've been very impressed with them. We've caught 4 nice Mahi Mahis so far and way too many Barracudas. You using squid type lures? Seems the lime green with sparkles worked best for us. How did you land him? Most cruisers tell me it better to just drag them until they drown, after I tell them about the one that flopped off the deck.;0( I usually end up with a break-off if I drag a big fish accidently, even with 100 lb line and leaders. We're typically cruising at about 8 knots so that creates a lot of pressure. I've had a couple of break-offs this trip just standing still. One spooled me completely out in less than a minute and broke off, the other snapped a 100 lb leader like it was a rubber band. Never saw either one of them. That big Mahi Mahi put up one heck of a battle. We stopped the boat as soon as he struck, threatened to spool me out against the drag several times, made a bunch of big jumps, took me completely around the boat once, and then threatened to go under. He was still making big runs against the drag 15 minutes after being hooked and darn near took all of the skin off my right thumb at one point trying to slow him down. We eventually got him to the stern after about 30 minutes and I gaffed him from the swim platform. He was still feisty after being gaffed but I had him under control and was eventually able to lift him aboard but it was a struggle all the way. |
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