WE CAUGHT A MAHI! On Our Sail To Eleuthera!

We set sail for Eleuthera which is over some deep deep blue water loaded with pelagic fish like Mahi-Mahi (aka Dolphin or Dorado). We always try to troll a lure or two behind our sailboat just in case we get lucky enough to sail by some dinner. Our luck was with us this day and we caught a huge Mahi Mahi! We had an amazing sail straight to the North end of Eleuthera and anchored up on the bank where Sierra filleted up our catch for dinner!
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[@Tulasendlesssummer]

We had some cheap vodka onboard that we used to kill the Mahi. It's less bloody and some may say more humane. We do it sometimes mostly because it's less bloody and our boat is also our home so it's less of a mess for us to clean up and less of a chance of flies finding us quickly

[@magaisacult2023]

The fish died!! You don't think it deserved a top shelf vodka?

[@magaisacult2023]

I'm shocked. “Vodka (or any other spirits) splashed a few drops from a squirt bottle into the gill slits (will settle a fish),” says Florida Sportsman member Frisbee. “The gills absorb such a high concentration in a short time that the heart stops when the vodka blood pumps into it.”

[@glenshivers3171]

Wow. I did not know those!

[@longbord1]

So good to hear others are euthanizing fish, instead of letting them suffocate to death. A better way to do it would be just blunt force to the head.

[@dejayrezme8617]

@@longbord1 Would definitely make an interesting episode. The "meta" questions about fishing. Ecological sustainability, what is legally allowed where, what catch rates you could top out at for eating in what regions (fish maps?), poisons like mercury in different sorts of fish and health risks and how to kill fish painlessly. That's what interests me when considering this lifestyle.

[@49dodgeguy]

That young lady is a keeper Billy,,,,,she sails,,,she fishes,,,,,she loves the ocean,,,,she has a wonderfully kind heart,,,,and she cleans the fish,,,,,!!!! You are both so fortunate to have each other,,,,,all the best to you both

[@robertdiehl1281]

It’s just so refreshing and relaxing to watch your videos. Lots of blue and green and yellow colors everywhere. The water, the sky, the boat, your clothes...the fish lol. Your sailing skills have improved much. Thanks for taking us along.

[@pierreolivierbeliveau2597]

Music and drone shots in the intro are awesome ! 🤙🏻 bravo ⚓️

[@thecaribbean8615]

Howdy. A little recommendation from a lot of years of fishing in the Atlantic. When you find a place where you think you might catch a fish like a ledge or structure, slow down to 6 knots or below temporarily for an hour for trowling. I like the range of 3-6 knots. High speed will result in reducing catches to high speed fish like barracuda. Two other hints, fish are like people and like to eat like people. When the sun comes up, they are hungry from hiding all night. In the afternoon, they like to relax and eating is not a priority. Unless, there is a front coming in. The bigger the front the better. Fish know and get ready for hanging out away from the top. The get ready by eating as much as they can just before the front arrives. I have had great luck just as I am getting wet from rain. Then, when the front is here, no fish. On the back side of a front, don't bother putting the lines in the water. That clear calm beautiful flat water is full of fish that have no interest in biting. Wish you much luck!

[@kubuli100]

Hey billy I see something red on your back deck looks like Sierra won it says Honda On it.

[@svleoc1201]

Sierra- my Husband and I reckon you are a filleting legend! 😎 Just a machine!! Great team work bringing that beautiful dinner aboard! Bravo 👏🏾

[@johnwesley5403]

The Guitar track at the beginning just set the mood for a great video! Live the dream!

[@scottmeacham1738]

Good video! I like the bluesy audio from the island footage. I wish someone would explain the alcohol in the fish gills thing. I've seen other cruisers do it and I'm completely lost on that practice. I'm in NC and we have always pierced the gills and cut straight through the bottom to bleed some fish out and maybe cut around the tail also. Mostly, we just throw 'em on ice in a cooler. Nice footage of the scenery and the drone. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!

[@MHix63]

Jetty is the luckiest pup ever.

[@christinestange4813]

Doing some catch up 👍 What a HUGE Mahi! Gives a whole new meaning to 'fresh catch of the day'! Yum 😋 Really was a beautiful sail ....love seeing the water change to turquoise .... means pretty beaches can't be far away 🌴

[@kendalvandoren8597]

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing your travels😊

[@ernestdougherty3162]

We all love tula's Endless Summer and the boat is looking fabulous since you redid her and that was a beautiful fish love catching nose and eating them great eating one of my favorite all-time fish say I want to let you guys know one of my favorite KZbin channels for homesteading arms family Homestead I was talking about you all the other day and a video and they watch you I thought that was pretty cool so I think maybe you should give them a watch and maybe some of your viewers were like them and subscribe to their Channel just likes their viewers are probably watching you now even though I was watching you for a long time pretty cool one KZbin to another that's a cool way to do it so you're a subscriber list up keep up the great work Fairwinds

[@paulpaul8366]

Teasing us poor folks living far from the sea about how good fresh seafood is. At least here in Michigan we can fish in the Great Lakes at least. Not as good as the Caribbean but close. Have a great time, love watching you.

[@bradfordlunt1468]

Great footage! Love following you guys!

[@lensmith1870]

Very nice job Billy and Sierra I truly enjoy everything you do thanks bro enjoying the great blues music in the background also

[@DeeCeeTheGreat]

Loving the blues riffs! And Eleuthera! My gosh so breath taking!

[@glenshivers3171]

Great job on the videos. You really make us all feel like we are there with you three.

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting and sharing 👍

[@ecpirates007]

Awesome video as always!!! Music is totally on point!!! Enjoy the summer

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WOW...That first 54 seconds was unbelievable!

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I love you guys! I’ve been binge watching for a few weeks and now I’m all caught up! Keep’em coming!

[@deskboundaviator7377]

Got to tell you... of all the fish we caught during our 5-years cruising the Bahamas, the best by far was Barracuda. Yes, you have to watch the length/size (under 30-inches) for Ciguatera. But the flavor (barbecued after marinating for an hour or two) was incredible. Go for it! Love your videos.

[@rustyjeff3007]

Your vids help keep the dream alive. Thank you.

[@ralphfeldes9052]

Aw, Jetty your so Cool! Nice video guys. Stay Safe!.

[@cyclomaniac9086]

Perfect day, perfect sail, perfect dinner... how does life get better.

[@carlabinnix8802]

Your videos have improved so much and really like the blues Music you choose! Blessing to you!

[@SailingonaWhim]

Nice catch! We've been loving the fishing in the Bahamas so far. Caught a great Blackfin Tuna yesterday and made some wonderful sushi for dinner 😊

[@tomd.3082]

Great video as usual even though the notification woke me up. Believe me, with quality content like you post, I am NOT complaining. I can't wait to be out there doing it myself.

[@Sun-Soul]

You Beauties!! Look atcha, already almost up to 100K viewers! Woo-hoo! And well deserved too, every one of them! ❤️

[@keithcope8113]

Mice fish and them acorn squash are gteat with butter cinnamon and a bit of clove in them wjen you bake them yummo

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

that's pretty much what we do! We throw a little maple Syrup or honey in there as well but have never added clove. We have to try that one!

[@edwardmorton6730]

Great video once again u guys! Bet that fresh Mahi was delish. Stay safe, and don't forget we're now in Hurricane Season.

[@brianjoyce9742]

Cool shots great weather smooth sailing and catching fish. No better days than that. Oh yeah each other. Fair winds

[@WanderToGetLost]

Siiiick intro!!

[@jodimullen392]

Love your videos!

[@robertommodt2174]

Great video guys, you inspire.

[@suziq5293]

I enjoyed your music today! Thank you

[@anthonyholmesoutdoors1837]

Finally , fish on. Nice mahi

[@ss442es]

Awesome video, thanks for the ride!

[@englishrose1122]

Jetty is such a star boat dog, she certainly knows the ropes bless her little heart. Xxx

[@allenwilson9656]

Winner winner Mahi Mahi dinner ! Keep up the great stuff guys

[@vince4316]

You guys have got the boat sooo dialed in. Awesome!!

[@jonathanvp9668]

love you guys another great video like the beginning segment

[@RedSeaReef]

You guys are almost to 100k subs!!!! Ive been here since 25k. So awesome!

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

thanks for sticking with us from the beginning!!

[@RedSeaReef]

Tula's Endless Summer thank you! 🙂

[@brandonholliday7927]

Save the mahi belly! Makes good fresh bait!

[@lonestarcj8132]

Yall are great

[@bhgant813]

Awesome!

[@joshuaaguirre905]

Awsome video you guys are amazing

[@waynemazan7485]

great video.. thanks !!

[@salamari2818]

Love to see your video content is really quality dont see that much like sail boat videos like yours

[@jefferyholland]

Raw Elements is the balm. Nice to wake up on a Sunday morning to a Tulas video,nice way to start my day. Hey almost 100 K .What will you do to celebrate?

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

Good question! Any ideas??

[@jefferyholland]

@@Tulasendlesssummer I think something simple like just record the 3 of you watching the counter as it hits 100,000 . Billy and Sierra have a shot of something and Jetty has a celebratory biscuit or favorite treat . It would fun for us to be able to celebrate it with you all.

[@surfer8018]

Awesome videos guys! You guys are always welcome to the Marianas islands(USA)🤙

[@danielforrestmusic]

What a sunset! And great catch !!

[@carycheshire8808]

We had Mahi Mahi for dinner tonight. Love that fish.

[@jholan3]

Super awesome video!

[@thirtywide]

Another great one

[@matthewsoto1486]

Why the alcohol?

[@frankrice5364]

You guys are getting better at fishing everyday

[@Spinz002]

living the best life

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

Nicely done. In the 1980’s went to Windsor Island off Eleuthera . It was the off season and all I did was drink, and watch thousands of pink crabs scuttle across the roads.🤯🦄

[@marktroupe3978]

Best boat dog.

[@noname-it8st]

Nice vid.. otw to 100k sub.. been subcribe when only few thousand.. keep it up..

[@outdoorenthusiasts3175]

That's a nice sized mahi!!

[@dfoltz268]

Great video as always you Three! Now you need to get a fighting belt so the reel stays level as you wind it and it will make life much easier! Plus as you know, in the Bahamas the faster you get that fish in the less of a chance the "Tax man" comes and takes your fish! and Pre congrats on 100k subs! Keep doing what you do!

[@rifke]

Nothing works better than the Mantus. 8-)

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

It's a great anchor!

[@luckydigger8073]

Great music at the beginning of the video would like to get back to how much speed did you gain by doing all those fixer upper to your boat?

[@thomasblesinger9374]

Mmh, very good, the Mahi ...

[@Yohosun]

Well it should be your lucky fishing shirt now bud. 💯💯

[@TheMorganMonroeShow]

Great stuff party peeps..... #OfTheEpic

[@dandixon4034]

Barracuda, one of the best fish to eat,just keep the small ones,

[@svtinker]

Nice fish!

[@pierrotgretillat9365]

Tank you vidéo magnifique super

[@TEAMERICA96]

I have lucky fishing socks. But I can't get them wet so I never wear them.

[@rayvonnesr1672]

Boats lookin real good guys!!! You should do a tour video on all the things you’ve done to her and a before and after video! Pics and vids when you bought her and one of the present 🎁..... lol

[@svleoc1201]

Rayvonne SR Yeah! Great idea. I’d also like to hear Billy & Sierra’s take on which type of boat they now prefer - sailing yacht or motor boat??

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

Definitely!!

[@randygilmour]

Here’s to your upcoming 100k 🍺😎. By the way that is one fine Mahi Mahi!

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

Thanks Randy!!

[@ABOARDMERMAIDMONSTER]

Come teach us your ways you two!!

[@tomfl58]

Now that you been sailing for a good period of time , what do you like better motoring or sailing?

[@runemartinguldberg9056]

Immediate bleeding gives best blood draining and quality. Single cut method: Cutting the artery from the heart to the gills, but not the two arteries from the gills Double cut method: Cutting both the arteries from the gills, but not the artery from the heart to the gills Throat cut (trawler bleeding): Cutting through the throat, right down on both sides Gill cut: Cutting off all the gill latches on one side. Do it like a fisherman to preserve quality.

[@scottpetrone6284]

My favorite shot is the one that is facing the bow and the cat Hull is slicing through the water. If you're trolling and you're going over 6 knots you're inclined to catch a lot of barracuda obviously you're not going to eat them because of ciguatera. You can slow yourself down with a sea anchor or a 5-gallon bucket attached to a rope because you really want to be going 4-5 Knot's and you'll pick up some additional fish. At any rate you both have improved mightily since this time last year which is a good thing. I also want to add that you should be sharpening your hooks so that you don't lose anything ounce you to have it hooked. Excellent content as per usual your videos are nice because you don't have to do a lot of talking and understand exactly what you're trying to get across. You must be getting close to Dominican Republic by now.

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

I love that shot too. and the water coming off the transom! Thanks for the fishing advice. Maybe we can catch a wahoo at our speeds?

[@chefevilee9566]

Almost 100,000 subs! y’all better do a live hundred thousand sub party

[@hookednrolling2009]

Nice catch is that the first keeper Goliath mahi ? Also to dispatch a fish either knife quickly in brain or use a billy club (you get it billy club ) hit him three times and that will do the job

[@raywhite2696]

Nice 🐠

[@wtasch]

What did pour in the fish and why. You guys and lucking. I am at work in a factory.

[@scable-eq7bp]

I was your 458 subscriber, look at you now, almost 100K, that's pretty cool ...

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

Oh man you were with us from the very beginning!! Where we still on Tula?? Thanks for sticking along with us this whole time!!

[@scable-eq7bp]

@@Tulasendlesssummer No, thank you, very entertaining channel.....

[@Janespony]

Any reason you can’t heave to when a fish is on?

[@MegaTriumph1]

Reeling in that big fish wore you guy's out. You need some R&R after that. lol

[@billberry557]

Seems editing skills are getting better better and better music enhanced the great content. Sorry for my ignorance but what was the purpose of pouring water into the Mahi's Gills after you caught it?

[@AdamC5013]

Is that the biggest mahi on any sailing vlog? I cant think of a bigger catch!

[@Thesaurus-Rex]

Damn guys. I'm pretty jelly 😂. Have fun, God bless

[@leonbeck6254]

Great video. Thanks for sharing🤙 why can you not eat barracuda. In Calif we ate some. Maybe diff. Be safe and happy😍😎🏍🇺🇸🏃🏻‍♀️🌞

[@jeffrobdine]

Ciguatera poisoning, Ciguatera is a type of food poisoning. The ciguatera toxin may be found in large reef fish, most commonly barracuda, grouper, red snapper, eel, amberjack, sea bass, and Spanish mackerel. These fish live in coral reef waters between latitudes of 35 degrees south to 35 degrees north, corresponding to the area located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. These geographic lines ring the earth north and south of the equator and make up the tropics. These areas include the Caribbean Sea, Hawaii, and coastal Central America. Ciguatera toxin tends to accumulate in predator fish, such as the Barracuda and other carnivorous reef fish because they eat other fish that consume toxin-producing algae (dinoflagellates) that live in coral reef waters. Ciguatera toxin is harmless to fish but poisonous to humans. The toxin is odorless and tasteless, and it is heat-resistant, so cooking does not destroy the toxin. Eating ciguatera-contaminated tropical or subtropical fish poisons the person who eats it.

[@ernestdougherty3162]

Oh by the way I've never seen nobody kill a fish like that using cheap vodka that is a very good idea where did you come up with that at I think that's a great idea we'll have to remember that

[@joshcope6190]

Why did you pour alcohol in the gills. For blood? Just curious

[@ethanmcdowell9677]

It's called a Gimbal belt Nice Mahi!

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

We need one haha

[@chefevilee9566]

What were they doing with the alcohol? And what kind of alcohol was that?

[@BBSSI]

Awesome video. What kind of bait or lure did the Mahi hit on? We are making our first run to Bimini this week and really want to catch one.

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

We caught this on a big purple and black chugger. We've had good success on smaller blue and white ones too. Also, a cedar plug never fails.

[@BBSSI]

Thank you

[@Ijustcantbelievethis]

Seriously!! That shameless fish porn for your thumbnail!! I was hooked immediately. HAHA!. That fish is amazing. Well done!

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

haha click bait but we delivered!

[@rifke]

I’d be skinny dipping out there.

[@jpadventures2137]

Hey guys I love your videos your amazing you inspired me to start a you tube channel of my own and is now my passion thanks soo much I love boats and hope on day to sail to the Bahamas to

[@tomd.3082]

Right!!!??? Billy and Sierra have rekindled a passion of mine. Sailing. I won't be starting a channel of my own, but my home is for sale and I'm looking for the "perfect" boat to suit my needs as a permanent home.

[@Tulasendlesssummer]

Thanks so much!! We're glad we can inspire you guys a bit and get you on the water!!

[@bigfunanAmericaninGermany]

that ending sounds a little rough .... hope all is well!

[@HyperionMV]

Did you register Jetty with an FL license to your family’s home or did you just present a rabbies shot document from the vet when entering Bahamas? I ask because we had a horrible experience that bordered on Kafkaesque with the bureacracy of the department that handles the licenses so for our current dog we decided to get all the shots but not register the dog.