I’ve taken to the skies with my latest advertising client. The global aeronautic company Embraer has picked a nice jumping Blue Marlin for their new ad campaign. This campaign features the Phenom 300. An executive jet that is unparalleled in it’s class – range 1,971 NM, max speed Mach 0.78, max operating altitude 45,000 feet, and an interior design by BMW designworksUSA. And you thought a fishing boat was a cool toy…
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the newest boat to leave the shed at Weaver Boatworks – 80′ Islamar. This boat was going to be stopping in Palm Beach for a few days during it’s delivery to Puerto Rico for it’s new owner. I caught up with it one day in the boat yard for some interior work. And then the next morning offshore while Jim Weaver and the new owners took her out for a Marlin Magazine boat review. What an amazing boat. Weaver has again raised the bar for state of the art custom boatbuilding with this hull. Here is a boat review piece I put together. Thanks to Andy at Ocean Helicopters for the ride.
To see more still images of this incredible sport fisherman on my AquaPaparazzi.com photo web site, type “Weaver” in the keyword search box.
After some bait catching this morning, Tim put us on some select spots of the reef where the conditions look good for casting. Prime Giant Trevally spots are places where no boater would ever intentionally maneuver their boat. Lucky for us, Tim has mad boat handling skills. And the Tradition handles like a sports car.
One of the bigger GT’s we’ve seen yet. But still a baby as far as GT’s go.
Our one bite today really had us all going. Late in the day the big skip bait disappeared and this fish stayed deep and pulled really hard for 30 minutes. It had all the right moves. The crew snapped on the gaffs just in case. About 100′ from the boat the hook pulled. Never did see how big she was.
Ended our day anchoring down in the tranquil bay of the famous Lizard Island with a few other gameboats. Very cool place. So much fishing history here.