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Trigger
 
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Just a question really quick. how close in is it possible to catch sailfish and wahoo? I know I have heard of wahoo being caught in pretty close before. Do they usually follow the weedlines like the mahi mahi? I know last year I went out with some friends on their boat and we found weedlines in within 10 miles of pcola pass. is this the norm in the spring and early summer? just wondering since I am new to fishing in the gulf. did mostly pacific ocean fishing and the lakes up in South Dakota/Minnisota. thanks for any info you can provide.
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During the spring months the sails will come very close in to the beach to feed. Pretty cool to see them free jumping out there. I've never tried to catch a hoo close in but ya never know. The odds are not in your favor to try so I usually start my troll from like the Oriskany or around that range out. Back on the sailfish note though,there have been guys that have caught them drifting out by the #1 bouy and surrounding area using live bait. Give it a shot but beware,there might be other boats out there doin the same thing and I'd hate to have to  ya on a public fishing forum
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its not real common, but i have seen multiple sailfish from navarre pier. and i know at least one was landed on pcola pier in recent years. when i worked on charter boats in destin, we hooked sails in less than 100' water drifting livebaits behind the boat while bottom fishing. i cant remember a time when ive seen or even heard of a wahoo being terribly close to the beach. usually the edge and further seem to be good producing depths from what ive seen.
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| in fact, (on the sailfish note) it is my wife's and my goal to catch a sailfish from our tandem kayak. weve set out to do it a few times... paddled out, caught plenty of live bait and trolled up to a few miles out on calm summer days. we're probably wasting time, but its time well spent and we've caught plenty of kings this way. i would probably doodoo myself if i actually had a billfish that close to me, and jumping! i freak out when i see them from a 50' boat, id probably get so excited id flip and lose the fish being that close to one!
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| Your best bet for both of these species is at the edge. You don't need to go too deep for hooters, but more than 120' or so should be about right. Certainly, they'll find and inhabit weedlines just like any other predator. Clear green to blue water should be necessary and the sails will be in the same general area. Live bait fishing from a kite should get you the best shot at sails and hooters and anything else hungry will go at it too. Maybe float a small endangered red snapper or a soon to be endangered hardtail from a kite or balloon with a bit of 100# mono and see if a sail will eat. For hooters, you'll need a bit of wire - maybe 6" would work hooked to a #6 circle hook.
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Trigger
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I appreciate the info and Dan  you need some sun bro! haha when do the weedline usually come in?
Jay
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