Run & Gun Fishing Charters in Miami

On run and gun trips, most fish hold along weed lines, feeding on the smaller fish that live in the floating cover. The larger fish chase bigger prey, especially flying fish. Many times those bigger fish force flying fish to the surface, where frigate birds hover and swoop down to pick off the fleeing bait. Birds are often the best way to find mahi, in both large schools and small pods.

Because mahi are so aggressive, they can be caught several ways. Many anglers troll lures or rigged baits along the surface to draw a bite. Trolling works, and it occasionally produces very large fish called slammers or super slammers, but the slow speed limits how much water you can cover. Fish move around day to day and hour to hour, and at trolling speed it can take hours to find them.

That is where run and gun comes in. The method is simple: the boat does not stop or slow down unless we spot signs of fish. Once fish are detected, we pitch any combination of lures, cut bait, or live bait to trigger a bite. Covering ground fast means we find more fish, and the action when we do is hard to beat. Capt. Orly works the weed lines and watches the birds to keep you on the move and on fish.