Instant Mahi Mahi for Gandhi
Gandhi Balakrishnan and his family anxiously boarded Fire Hatt with the anticipation of getting something larger than the family record Salmon caught by Gandhi in WA where they live. We had just finished setting the lines and the long corner was bit! We had not even given the “Chair Talk” to Gandhi yet. Gandhi jumped in the chair and had the Mahi to the boat in a matter of seconds. After putting the lines back in the water we joked with Gandhi about the fish patterns on his shirt, Mahi, Tuna, Marlin and Sailfish. We joked about getting the Mahi and now we can concentrate on the others, when the line went off again. This time a nice Blue Marlin about 300 pounds was screaming across the water. Again Gandhi jumps in the chair to begin his fight for the trophy he really wanted only to have the fish come undone! What a thrill it was for him and his family. At the end of the day, one Mahi and one Marlin strike. We encouraged him to keep the shirt and we will work on the rest of the species next time.