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<\/a><\/p>\nHi all,<\/p>\n
Sorry sorry yet again for the long time between blogs.\u00a0 No excuses, just a mad summer back in the UK for our hurricane break.\u00a0 Took Helen for her annual pilgrimage to see Andrea Bocelli in Tuscany and being registered disabled Helen gets to go free.\u00a0 Top marks, Mr Bocelli.\u00a0 I even managed a few hard fighting carp as I sneaked in a travel rod this year.<\/p>\n
The rest of the summer has been taken up with fighting builders as we were having a new conservatory built.\u00a0 Now it is finished it was worth all the grief and we should have done it years ago.\u00a0 Also have been battling the NHS to get a minor op done during my summer stay in UK.\u00a0 Can’t fault the NHS with the way they have dealt with my wife’s MS, but trying to get my minor op done has been a different matter.\u00a0 But as I go in today \u2013 job done.<\/p>\n
Back in the US, fantastic news about the new rod I have been developing with Snowbee for the professional kingfish guys.\u00a0 Snowbee now sponsor a top team which, using one of the new rods, won a major round of the championship \u2013 50lb+ fish and $25000+!\u00a0 We now have replicas of this rod for sale in US and high hopes for successful sales.<\/p>\n
Back to blog title, Dolphin Madness.\u00a0 It always brings a smile to us to see the look of horror on first timers to Florida at local restaurants to see diners tucking in to fillets of fresh local dolphin.\u00a0 Fear not, it’s not slices of Flipper and his friends, but just the local name for dorado and jolly tasty it is too.\u00a0 Whilst we catch dorado all year long we always look forwards to the prime migration time in summer, as this is when numbers peak on their annual migration in the tropics.\u00a0 The lifecycle of the dorado is truly amazing with a short life span 2 to 3 years, only they reach 40lbs in just 12 months topping out at 70+ in 2 to 3 years, and breeding in just months.\u00a0 Normal fishing method is open water top trolling but fish are found on weed lines and any floating debris where all other methods can be used, such as fly, spinning, or bait live and cut.<\/p>\n
The colours of dorado are out of this world; greens, yellows, blues, etc. and have to be seen.\u00a0 The fight is also amazing with lots of jumps and runs giving lots of oohs and ahhs.\u00a0 This year we had a good dorado day with Dave Harris.\u00a0 Dave and his wife Leslie are regulars at Fish the Dream and this year are coming out twice, and it was nice to take a local friend of Dave’s out for a day’s fishing.\u00a0 Last year Leslie had a dorado nearly as big as her but it chose the wrong rod if it wanted to get away, as not much gets past Leslie.\u00a0 Well done.<\/p>\n
Lastly must say a huge thanks again to John Aplin for running Fish the Dream this summer.\u00a0 Praise from all his guests, told you so mate, the only down side being that he is now a marine mechanic, and very good at house work.\u00a0 Sorry.<\/p>\n
Pics: winning kingmac, Dave’s dorado day, skipper John dorado on fly.<\/p>\n
Cheers,<\/p>\n
Rodney<\/p>\n