We are catching big king mackarel out of Marco fishing with Wes Little Apt. Dave Zarrello and Wes's father-in-law Tom.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

Captain Dave with his goliath getting him near the boat.

We had a great time and look forward to getting in some more time down south.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

Wes and dave with a quick shot before releasing a goliath. We quickly get the hook out and put them back in the water. The bigger ones are released at boatside after we remove the hook if possible.

Captain Dave releasing a small goliath of about 50 pounds.

Here is a picture of determination. Scott Little fighting a huge Goliath grouper with his wife Jodi looking on. Scott fought the beast for almost 3 hours and traveled a mile but never got the fish to the top. The reel finally gave up and exploded and the line popped. He was a hurting puppy the next day but loved every minute of it. He is investing in some heavier tackle for the next attempt.

The big kings are tough at boatside with a mouth full of sharp teeth and a lot of power. You have to know what you are doing when you have one close. They can strip line off the reel like crazy and were just tearing up the tackle and anglers alike.

The best action with hot fish was with big kingfish south of Cape Romano. We had some nice "smokers" and lots of cero and spanish mackarel to round out the action all on live bait.

This is a 30 pound fish that Wes landed. We kept two fish for the table and took them to the "Sand Bar" restaurant on Marco where they cooked them for us blackened and lemon pepper. They were outstanding. We all ate like it was our last meal.

3/5/2008

I spent the past week in Marco Island fishing with Wes Little. Captain Dave Zarrello spent a couple of days there with me also. We had a great time fishing and the weather was beautiful.

Here is Wes with a nice keeper snook at Cape Romano. On this day we had snook and pompano for the table and took them to "Pelican Bend" on the Isle of Capri where they sauteed them for us. It was an unbelievably great meal.

Wes Little sent me this photo from 3/14. The kingfish are getting bigger south of Marco. This one is about 40 pounds. Nice fish.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

Here is Mark with his kids who look to be well dressed for the weather. Real nice fish. It is exciting to think that the cod have made a comeback. Nice catch Mark!

Captain Al Lorenzetti