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 Big Mahi Mahi
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08/26/15 04:58 AM
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Joined: Apr 2006
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Lake Fork Guide
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 What an adventure! A memory that will last a lifetime! Wife and I went down to the marina while little one was sleeping and her grandma was watching her. Resulted in a Muy Grandé Mahi Mahi! What a great adventure! I was walking a round looking at the boats and dreaming and I said I wish I could go out again she said find someone and I asked the first amigo and bam we where headed out. Not in a fancy 30' boat or 5 person crew but in a 21' Panga (skiff) and Felipe was the best saltwater guide I have ever had the pleasure of sharing a boat with. I drove while we both looked for pájaros (birds) or any fish breaking the surface. We ended up 5-6 miles off shore in the 21' Ponga in 3-4 seas. We managed to hook this big bull dorado less than an hour in and what an acrobat he was, jumping 8-10' out of the water several times and tried spooling the reel on the first sight if the boat. I also saw a monster blue marlin (250-350#) tail walk three times, rushed over (I had that 70 horse motor pegged) but didn't make it quite in time. We stopped and dropped live bait on a reef and caught 3 Amber Jacks in 3 drops and called it a night about an hour after dark. This is the kind of spontaneous fishing trip that will never be forgotten me resulted in a great trophy I have been chasing for years.
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
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08/26/15 12:05 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Solid fish. Good job and super post! 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
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08/26/15 02:49 PM
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Joined: Oct 2000
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J.P. Greeson
the janitor
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the janitor
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Where were you? Sounds like Cabo.
The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2019/09/full-13-25328-gco.jpg)
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
[Re: Lake Fork Guide]
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08/26/15 06:00 PM
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Joined: Aug 2015
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ChickenRancher
Outdoorsman
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Really - does it get any better than this? Thanks for sharing the story.
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
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08/26/15 07:30 PM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 279
Zip-ur-Fly
Angler
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Angler
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Mahi on the grill yum 
Holder of Texas State & Lake Fly Rod Records.
“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." Attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Confucius
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
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#11065456
08/26/15 07:46 PM
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Joined: Apr 2009
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Luke57
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Caught two of them back to back hellava fight
Save our planet it's the only one with beer
ESTO VIR
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
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08/27/15 01:47 PM
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Joined: Dec 2005
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Gungle
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Nice fish! Man, that's the fanciest panga I've ever seen! Bimini top, fishing chair and hand rails!? Do they serve drinks with the little umbrellas? Just kiddin'! Cheers, George
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Re: Big Mahi Mahi
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09/02/15 01:22 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
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Kay Dyson
HOT Mess!!!
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HOT Mess!!!
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Those panga's are amazing boats, I couldn't believe how well they handle big rollers with little bitty outboards...
Thanks for sharing Cody, great trip. Bet you can't wait to do that again LOL
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