Mahi Madness! The ocean was ALIVE with fish!! (Catch & clean)

Ahoy team, this week I find myself in some mahi mahi madness! Turns out the fastest growing fish in the ocean is also the hungriest! My original plan of attack was to chase wahoo, but as I quickly found out the day belonged to marauding dolphinfish! This will forever go down as one of my best days of pelagic fishing yet! I hope you enjoy the episode!
Trolling Outfits
Rod: Wilson Ocean Warrior 15kg Stroker & Wilson Venom 7'10 pe 2-8
Reel: Tiagra 16's & Speedmast 16"s
Line: 24kg mono topshot, 50lb Wilson Venom Braid Backing
Shop for SHF merch at www.sammyhitzk...
Instagram: / sammy_hitzke_fishing
Check out all the gear used into today's video at www.wilsonfish...
Instagram: / wilson_fishing_aus
Grab your goodies instore or online from BCF www.bcf.com.au/
Instagram: / bcf.australia
Stay safe with GME marine communications.
www.gme.net.au/
/ gme_au
Reward yourself at Liquor Legends:
liquorlegends....
Check out the Swibo range of Filleting knives at: www.bcf.com.au...
victorinox.com...
Instagram: / victorinox_australia
See what others don't with Spotters Polarised Eyewear
www.bcf.com.au...
spotters.com.au/
/ spotterssunglasses
Find fish with ease with a Simrad EVO3s
www.simrad-yac...
Rod Riggers:
Reelax Multi Position Rod Riggers
www.reelax.com...
Fatboy Lures
www.unitedtack...
www.bcf.com.au...

[@Twoblokesfishing]

Cracking sesh mate, would love to see some gut contents. Always interesting seeing what the mahi scoff down

[@fabryak7383]

Merry Christmas from Italy. Cheers to you Sammy 🍻

[@tonydodd-oe3hc]

Cracking session Sammy, really awesome work. I really appreciate all your hard work from week to week in your endeavours to bring top quality content and videos for our pleasure. Some of us are not able to get out and do what you’re doing so we live through you and your videos. Merry Christmas to you and the missus and a very special one for your wee tackers ❤️🎅

[@FreedomPhukyeah]

Thankyou for providing and scratching the fishing itch all these years Sammy you legend. Merry xmas to you and all that helped give us these great videos, Cheers!

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. Thanks for the great vids and info.

[@goodcitizen64]

Thanks for taking us along! Merry Christmas from West Texas! Tight lines!!!

[@simonbarnes9676]

Another cracking episode mate love your work enjoy the break all the best to you and the family 🍺🍻

[@deefa_damo]

Nice work Sammy, great morning of trolling indeed. As usual, thanks for sharing.

[@chrisbetter3820]

G’day Legend , If I may , ( and all coming from my humble opinion ) , I would like to correct you. At 1 m 26 s of the video , your very own words were : “ Righto ! Lures are out , Let’s do it “ Now , if that’s not an intro , deemed to fit , match and reflect perfectly the quality of this video , “well I don’t know what is”….!!!😂 Thank you for another epic video and for the adventures , not just for today , but for the all year. “Time flies when you’re having fun” hey? Merry Christmas to you and your family and all the very best wishes for the new year. Chris from the UK

[@edwardh1591]

Looks like some good eating. Always enjoy your program. I’m disabled and homebound. So I miss not being able to go fishing anymore.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Glad I could provide some entertainment for you mate. Thanks for watching! 🍻🍻

[@victorbitter583]

Good stuff Sammy. What a catch. Merry Christmas to you n yours and enjoy your break. Cheers.

[@jasonwatson673]

merry xmas Sammy thanks for a crackin year mate

[@jacklawson1367]

Ol mate kiwi speaking to you Sammy, thanks heaps for your efforts towards educating me and entertaining me, fantastic work and by crikey I wish I lived closer 😊

[@Antipodean33]

The jetted head is a killer mate, i'm gonna have to get some of those

[@FamilyAffairFishing]

Killing it sammy 💪 waiting for this weather to clear up and Ill be out Morteon offshore soon too 👌

[@danpark6183]

Good day out🍻

[@leonardowelch2580]

My man You can't expect to catch a fish like that without keeping the line tight Good luck and May God bless you and yours

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Glad you enjoyed the video! When exactly did I let the line go loose out of interest? Cheers! 🍻🍻🍻

[@shanejorgensen5507]

good on ya mate. have a great break

[@suecotton5169]

Have a merry chistmas and great break with the family

[@smee103]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Mate

[@shannoncarson2343]

Legend Sammy Keep the good work up, and don’t forget to put the ratchet on 😂

[@tattooarttoday]

Great video and fishing, what strips did you use on the jet head?

[@waxmeatland]

Lovin your vids mate keep it up

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@stewyworth8732]

How fast do you drag a Qantas lure (redhead)

[@Smashy-bx5do]

Wish I could fish this often

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🍻🍻🍻

[@ShananThornton]

Awesome content as usual mate, what speed are you trolling for wahoo?

[@jasonfishman3964]

Great vid mate, as always. How far back roughly do you run your lures?

[@63off]

Merry Christmas champion

[@JahradWelbourne]

Another solid video. What speed do you trawl at? Looks pretty quick on video 😂

[@robseymour7433]

Thanks

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks so much for the tip! Glad you enjoyed the video! 🍻🍻

[@MrSkybeau]

Sammy, kicking arse & taking names as usual 🙌🙌What is that island in the background at the 42:48 minute mark?

[@mikefitzgerald334]

Awesome video. I love that you do it alone. Where are you and how far offshore are you? And what speed do you troll? I’m in Ocean City MD US. Merry Christmas mate!

[@timbritten5944]

Great video to wrap up the year. Santa's been good to you - glad to see you nail enough qualityu fish to share with the friends & family. Hopefully the good karma follows you into 2025, catch you next year Sammy 🙂

[@JillyBean70]

Im Jealous !!!! in my Top 5 to catch......Marry Christmas to you n your loved ones ♥🎅🎄🍻.

[@jeffrogonzalo5067]

What speed you trolling at ?

[@DustinWaldie]

Honestly, I wish I could go down and contract you into taking me out fishing, which would be awesome but it seems most Australians hate Americans, which is really depressing

[@darrensmith2261]

what speed to you troll at ?

[@fredflanagan3031]

Was this today mate?

[@dariosotherradio]

The Hitzke-ep coming!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@stulivelife]

Hey mate, where can I get your brain spike tool? Thanks Stu.

[@JoseDiaz-yl9sh]

Like to hear that real screaming

[@RedLightChallenges]

Well, Time for a beer I guess 😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

You might need a couple for this one mate!

[@scottgrinham1724]

Sammy what time are you fishing, your coordinates, island names, speeds lure spreads, and while your being a chap I’ll hand you a rod next Wednesday at 10 am and if you could swing back with a dolly and a blue at 1030 much appreciated and I’d rather a too heys thanks. Go@

[@miskeen8701]

how many litres of fuel do you go through on a sesh like this

[@haydenfox4214]

First

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Enjoy mate! 🍻🍻

[@TarynGreenen]

My partner tried to seduce me with a dance. It was adorable until he attempted a spin move and ended up knocking over a lamp. Smooth moves, honey🧡

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah roger that… 👍

[@jayjohnson9668]

Yo Sammy we tagged a Mahi here in Destin Fla and re caught him 14 months later and he had grown a full 18”s bigger! Thats a crazy growth spurt. But I agree they are the fastest growing fish in the ocean. I’ve seen it with my own eyes😎

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

That’s crazy!! They must just eat non-stop hey! Crazy fish!!

[@jayjohnson9668]

@ I dont know what the hell they do but I know they grow like crazy! I have always heard from old timers that Mahi are the fastest growing fish in the ocean. So it must be true!🤷‍♂️. I do know I love catching AND eating them though!😎

[@jayjohnson9668]

@ plus Sammy when you catch one leave it on for a few mins before bringing it on deck. It will usually bring more in trying to figure out whats going on. And then you can easily catch them with a light rod with a lure or live bait!🤟😎

[@jayjohnson9668]

@ yes they are just a eating machine mate! I have never seen a faster growing fish in all my yrs. They say here in Fla they grow a foot per year. But I believe they grow 18”s per year. The biggest I’ve ever caught was a monster bull in Cabo Mexico that was 62” inches and approx 57 lbs but it was yrs ago and I got very lucky. It def was a trophy fish that I will treasure but most I now catch are much smaller and more plentiful!😎