Blog

May 28 2008

By Shakeel Ahmad / May 28, 2008 / Comments Off on May 28 2008

Well I have been slack and neglecting the website for the last month or so, but there are good excuses 🙂 I have been busy editing video, fishing all over and getting all of my wonderful clients dates sorted for the big Cairns season coming up!!!. We fished the Certifiable in the World Sailfish event […]

Read More >>

April 08

By Shakeel Ahmad / April 11, 2008 / Comments Off on April 08

Just got back to Florida after a long weekend fishing with my buddies Capt Bruno and John on the Pipe Layer. We were fishing out of Casa De Campo in the Dominican Republic, a 2 hour flight south of Miami. the airport at La Romana is about 10 minutes from the marina complex and one […]

Read More >>

March 22 2008

By Shakeel Ahmad / March 22, 2008 / Comments Off on March 22 2008

How Good Tactics Pay Off. I am currently in Florida running a 63 Bertram which basically fishes 3-4 days a week, and we fish most tournaments, about 15 a year. We were in the Bahamas to fish the Bacardi Billfish Tournament, which this year was mandatory to fish circle hooks with bait, whether dead or […]

Read More >>

March 15 2008

By Shakeel Ahmad / March 15, 2008 / Comments Off on March 15 2008

Exciting last minute win at the 29th Annual Bacardi Rum Billfish Tournament “Certifiable”, a 63′ Bertram, owned by Sydney Sussman of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, roared back on the last day of fishing to score a narrow victory over an elite field of 38 participating boats. “Certifiable” is captained by Australian heavy tackle Captain Tim Richardson […]

Read More >>

March 13 2008

By Shakeel Ahmad / March 13, 2008 / Comments Off on March 13 2008

We have fished the first 2 days of the 2008 Bacardi Billfish Tournament, and there have been no blue marlin released yet. First day there were 7 sails released, and the biggest wahoo was 58 lbs, dolhpin 25.5, ours was 3rd at 19.5 and the biggest tuna was a blackfin at 7 lbs!!! incredible that […]

Read More >>

March 2 2008

By Shakeel Ahmad / March 2, 2008 / Comments Off on March 2 2008

Well it has been a busy couple of months, I got back from Panama and went up to the snow with one of my clients and his boys for a long weekend and we all had a great time. Back in Florida, I am now running a 63 Bertram called the Certifiable, out of Palm […]

Read More >>

Panama 2008

By Shakeel Ahmad / January 24, 2008 / Comments Off on Panama 2008

Just got back from 10 days in Panama and Pinas Bay. Fished with my clients from the Pipe Layer with Capt Bruno. We had an absolute blast!!! The night clubs in Panama City are incredible and seeing the Canal again is just as awe-inspiring as the first time you see it. The country side is […]

Read More >>

Dec 7 2007

By Shakeel Ahmad / December 7, 2007 / Comments Off on Dec 7 2007

Mike, Michelle and I got into Yamba yesterday morning about 4 am, after coming straight thru from Lady Musgrave Island. The trip took about 44 hours and covered about 391 nm. The water was cold off Fraser Island and down till we got south of the Cape Moreton Canyons, and once we got past Point […]

Read More >>

Dec 2 2007

By Shakeel Ahmad / December 2, 2007 / Comments Off on Dec 2 2007

Tradition left Cairns with a new angler David, and also Mikes partner Michelle arrived from Florida. We fished Jenny Louise for a day woth no result and then went south the next day trolling outside the edge in about 800-1000 foot of water towards Myrmidon Reef (NE of Townsville). We only had one bite, and […]

Read More >>

Nov 22 2007

By Shakeel Ahmad / November 22, 2007 / Comments Off on Nov 22 2007

SLAM fishing hots up!! After a quick flight home and an afternoon with Thomas at the beach house.(Thomas is my nephew, he is almost 4) We headed off on his first big fishing expedition to the famous Yamba river. With a stop at the tackel shop to pick up some fresh live beach worms and […]

Read More >>