March Fishing in Fort Lauderdale aboard the Lady Pamela II

March 17^th, 2010
This afternoon, Joe, Heather, Tim & his daughter left Lauderdale Marina aboard the Lady Pamela II at 1:00 PM for a 4 hr fishing trip. Once we poked out of Port Everglades and released our trolling spread into the water, the Bonito fish and Mahi – Mahi began to eat. Shortly after, we moved to 150 ft of water where the north current was rippin’ along a nice edge. We flew two kites with live bait and positioned two big shark baits on the bottom, hoping for at least a Sailfish or a Game Shark to notice. It took us a full hour before anyone came knockin’ on our door. The 130 Penn was suddenly screaming as the line literally poured off the reel. I threw the boat into reverse with Tim in the chair and ready to reel. Hammerheads are very powerful fish, Tim will tell you.
Mahi - Mahi on the troll
Hooked up with a Hammerhead aboard the Lady Pamela II
The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks in the family Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads.
A Hammerhead Sharks teeth are triangular and serrated.
A Hammerhead Sharks eyes are widely separated and give it super-vision that can judge distance and so they can track prey better than other sharks.
Hammerheads have disproportionately small mouths and seem to do a lot of bottom-hunting.