Thanks to the Urbank team (Robin, Jack, Adam, Trevor, and Kelly), for having the patience to wait out the high winds last week, in taking their 4 day 3 night liveaboard diving and fishing trip with Adventure Watersport Charters to the Marquesas Keys and the Dry Tortugas, as it proved to be well worth the wait!
The skies were beautiful and winds calm as the team made their way out to the reef line and some diving on the Vandenberg and the Cayman Salvage with several species of fish and some gorgeous underwater adventures for all. Next came a change of pace with a troll and bottom fishing out to some deeper waters on the way out to the Marquesas Keys with several hits on the Mahi-Mahi’s. Robin hooked into the largest at 32” with several others not too much smaller, where everyone joined in on the friendly competition reeling in some fairly good sized black and red groupers as well as a cero mackerel , margates, mangrove and yellowtail snappers, and yes believe it not the ever so tasty triggerfish. Spear fishing was the adventure on the agenda, with Jack and Robin hunting down a few hogfish (boy what a dinner that was); and several lobster while swimming in between several nurse sharks weighing in at 350 pounds and better that seemed a bit more than curious at the underwater adventurers. Well worth the dives was the steak and lobster dinner everyone devoured that night. As the sun arose the following day they were off to the Dry Tortugas for several reef and wreck dives where the visibility was awesome and the sights of the reefs, reef fish and the shipwrecks were phenomenal with some awesome photographic opportunities. The sunset that evening was gorgeous; as always in the Florida Keys, the sky clear and the almost full moon, as bright as it could be…..what a way to end a magnificent day! Heading back, Adam and Trevor were the non-stop fisherman hauling in more mangrove snappers, black groupers and their fair share of porgies and grunts as well…..exhausted but happy with their catch, all sat down to an fabulous fresh fish dinner and an evening of recanted “big fish” stories.
All and all the trip was a major success for everyone as ear to ear smiles and non-stop stories continued for hours after returning to port. Relaxing times, plenty of slap talk to go around, a good catch and some awesome underwater diving and spear fishing rounded out the entire trip. The group was so excited that they are already deciding on dates to go again before the end of the year. Thanks for a super trip everyone and hope to enjoy your company again on board with Adventure Watersport Charters in Key West.
Adventure Watersport Charters
Key West, Florida
305-453-6070
www.adventurewatersportcharters.com
