Caught at the Port O’Connor Jetties
Fish was 6.5’ Angler was Johnathon Gutz from Seguin, Texas; Boat 26’ Mowdy Cat; Rod Laguna liquid 7’ medium; Penn battle 2 2500 spinning reel; Tackle provided by Anglers Anoymous; Captian Steven Reed

How Many Billfish have you caught at the POC Jetties??? The 30 years I have been down here I haven’t heard of ANYONE catching one. It’s unheard of…We always dream of being able to catch Billfish close to shore in a Bay Boat. We just don’t have deep enough waters in the Gulf close to our Texas Shore.

I just got off the phone with Captain Steve Reed. He was off the tip of the POC Jetties when he noticed bait fish busting out of the water going crazy. Capt. Steve thought it was a Jack or maybe a Tarpon. His Customer asked if they could catch the Jack. Steve is always accommodating and chunked a sardine into the Busting Bait for his customer. He all of a sudden couldn’t believe what he is seeing, a Bill is poking out of the blueish tinted water with his hooked sardine in a Billfish’s mouth.
The customer sets the hook with his Bay Rod and the fight is on. Captain Steve sets the stop watch and starts driving around the Gulf following a Beautiful Sailfish. This is setting up like the Old Man and the Sea Tale. 3 hours, 7 jumps, and a half tank of gas, Captain “BillFish’n” Steve Reed is four miles offshore putting his hands on a legal Sailfish that gets returned back into the Gulf to Live n Fight another day.

Wow! What an Awesome Day, Story and Memory. That has to be some kind of off the wall record. Definitely a hard story to top in our area. Congrats, Captain Billfish’n!!!