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Amen men brutha.......

looks like a grand adventure with the perfect cast of characters.
thanks for the great documentation and the fantastic group report.
sorry to hear about the cam damage Justin. was looking forward to seeing the shots from your perspective.

1.) finding Dan's tackle box after his yardsale

Did Mahi swim?  hope it wasnt very costly and that someone was there for the photo op. anyone?

looks like a grand adventure with the perfect cast of characters.
thanks for the great documentation and the fantastic group report.
sorry to hear about the cam damage Justin. was looking forward to seeing the shots from your perspective.

1.) finding Dan's tackle box after his yardsale

Did Mahi swim?  hope it wasnt very costly and that someone was there for the photo op. anyone?

I had the front row view of that drama! The steps to the water were more like a ladder than a staircase.
Mahi was standing one minute and plunging into the water a second later. In the process his his yak flipped over and his box of irons/jigs got tossed.
 Justin came over and made a dive, asked what the box looked like, took off some weight then dove down and picked up the box. Justin said his gauge metered 60-70ft, I was 30-40ft off the transom and it was over 120ft.

Heres my Aquaman story, I hooked a jackpot fish which towed me around 100yds right into the boats anchor line. It wrapped the anchorline. I handed my rod up to Shane the skipper who tried to unwrap it from the bow but it stayed tangled. Then miraculously it popped off! Justin had swam up and saw that my line was caught on the shackle holding the anchor rope to the chain, then unhooked it underwater   Thats the fish Pal has in his facebook album.


Needless to say I was more than happy lend Justin my tackle to participate in the Yellowtail  "Iron fest" we had later. AQUAMAN rules!

Did Mahi swim?

keEEEERRRrrrploOOOOosh!  

But only because he was trying to help someone else.

WOWZERS!!  unreal!

I saw Dan take the plunge also, and saw the look of disgust on his face. He actually managed not to swear (I would have sounded off) and sat back on his yak. I heard he slipped off the step and lost his box of lures, so I went and asked Justin how deep can he dive. He said about 80-90 ft. I told him about Dan dropping his load at the back of the boat and asked if he thought he could make it down to look for it. He said he could try. I asked  Shane how deep it was, and he said about 65ft. I relayed that to Justin and the next thing I hear is how Justin found the box on the second or third attempt!! Boyz' amazing...

Justin "Aquaman" is an amazing guy! A few years ago I might have lost my mind in disgust, but now that I'm Sean's age, I got a little upset and decided not to let it ruin my trip, so I just let it go. The next thing I know Justin is calling me on the radio telling me he found my irons. Woo Hoo!

Thanks again Justin! 

but now that I'm Sean's age

 

AQUAMAN rules!

Yes he does!!! .... and so does that photo of Shimmy with the Islander in the background.

Hey Guys, Thanks for letting Will and I be part of the trip, even in those rough conditions it was a great trip and I think everyone got an idea of the potential that island has for great fishing. I have done this trip before and we had grease calm conditions for most of the trip and it was off the hook. That great YT bite we had off the boat was had on my kayak last time, I got ten fish in about two hours. So anyone that is even thinking about going should jump on board as soon as you can, you won't regret it.
This episode of The Kayak Fishing Show will likely air on WFN in early March. If you don't get WFN call your cable provider and ask them to carry it.

What a trip...

Honored to be a part of such a great adventure.  Thanks to Sean, Paul and the crew of the Islander for putting this together, we all wallowed in the results of your hard work.  Even with the insane fishing and unmatched scenery my fellow Islanders were the biggest reason for this trips great success.  Can't wait for next year!

-Patrick

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Nice pics Patrick. Do me a favor throughout this next year. Keep asking me if I am saving for the Islander trip.

Patrick, If you were that hungry why didn't you radio the mothership....they would have brought you a snack