I got to go fishing again on Sunday. Went kite fishing to target sailfish. First experience with kite fishing. Pretty interesting. See this link for an explanation/diagram:

http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/saltwater/fishing/article/0,12746,191101,00.html

It's worth looking at if you want to learn something new.

Went with a customer who is also a friend. Lives on Palm Island south of South Beach. Pretty nice setup. Went out on a 36' Intrepid. Has his own Captain/guide and everything. Only one problem. We got skunked. Nobody out there was catching anything. Winds and currents weren't right. Heard chatter over the radio and saw with the binoculars a guy fighting a big thresher shark. Thresher shark has a long fin on top of the tail. Turned out to be over 500 lbs. Tail fin alone was 7' long. He couldn't get it over the gunwales so he dragged it in to shore. Nobody else reported anything. Better luck next time. Still a beautiful day and a great time and learning experience.