Today was our second charter with Captain Vinnie and the YB Normal? boat. I had a bad run for a few years with a few different charters but back in 2024, me and some friends decided to give this boat a try. You could tell pretty quickly that these guys knew what they were doing and where to go and my streak of getting skunked on charters was over! So when the guys wanted to take another trip we didn’t hesitate to reach out to Vinnie. It took about a year of rescheduling for one reason or another with us but today we finally made it happen! The boat was in a new place, easy to find with plenty of parking, and Vinnie and J.T. were waiting for us when we arrived. They escorted us to the boat, helped us get our stuff on board, and we were heading out within about 10 minutes. A nice leisurely cruise out to the ocean took maybe 15-20 minutes (wasn’t really keeping track of time, just enjoying the breeze and watching the other boats) and J.T. got busy getting everything setup. One by one he dropped the 5 lines into the water and within about 20 minutes, BAM, we were hooked onto our first fish! Supposedly rare for this time of year, we landed a 20 lb Wahoo! Then a small Mahi! Quite the start to the day! Things only got better from there. Captain Vinnie took us up and down the coast, always looking for signs, and then we caught a tuna. Then another Mahi. And while one guy was reeling that in, ANOTHER Mahi hit the other rod! Just as the day was coming to an end, we landed another nice sized tuna to make sure everyone got to take home a little bit of everything. Once we got back to the dock, turns out Captain Vinnie is quite good at cleaning the fish too. Nothing went to waste and we all had plenty to take home. The only thing that went wrong is that I booked 4 hours instead of 6. Can’t wait to go out again, we’ve already been talking about another trip in November.