The incredible footage was captured by some professional fishermen fishing off the bottom of the old Bahama Bay resort in the Bahamas. They managed to grab something remarkable.
An Unforgettable Fishing Trip
The team started fishing with electric eels in 600 feet of water and looking for yelloweye snappers. They use squid and barracuda as bait for heavy weights. Soon after, a yelloweye snapper was caught. We clearly saw the distinctive bright yellow eyes (hence the name) and were told it was one of the tastiest fish around.
Yelloweye snappers, also known as silk snappers, live on deep reefs and rocky bottoms. They are very elusive and require deep water fishing methods to catch them. The key to success is being able to pinpoint where they congregate. If you get your rig right, you can have a lot of success.
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Wahoo Fishing and Surprise
The next stage of your fishing trip is to head to the area where the wahoo is found, aiming to get there when the tide changes, as low tide is the best time to find these fish. The journey there was very difficult and the fishermen got wet from the waves!
However, they found that conditions were too harsh (big waves and lots of algae) to catch any fish, so they headed to shallower waters. When they started trawling, they managed to catch a giant rainbow runner (about 20 lbs) and a barracuda.
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Then they started bottom fishing and things got even more exciting. They decided to use barracuda as bait and caught a reef shark! Suddenly, out of nowhere, something very large appeared. This is a huge tiger shark. Landing this monster required a lot of time, skill, and “oh my gosh” cries. At first, the shark doesn’t even realize he’s taken the bait. But when it does, it does its best to disengage and doesn’t go down without a fight. The team had to wear gloves as they prepared to haul the shark aboard. This monster is about 15 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds, but this species can grow up to 1,400 pounds!
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