When Captain George told me that we would catch a big Wahoo, one as tall as me, and that I would reel him in by myself with just a small fighting belt strapped around my waist, I thought he was just teasing me. Not that I didn’t believe we could catch a big fish, but I never thought that I could do it by myself. It took a few hours but then we got a big strike. It was incredibly exciting! It just ran and ran….and ran. George told me were in for good fight because we had him on 20# test line. Captain George coached me along the way as I kept pumping up and winding down. A couple of times the Wahoo dove and I had to hold the rod tip up as George increased the speed of the boat to get the fish up to the surface. It was the part I hated because my hands were cramping and it took a lot of effort to keep the tip up. At one point, after about twenty minutes or more, I wanted to give up but Captain George wouldn’t let me. He kept saying the fish was close and to keep going before a shark got the him. I’m glad I stuck to it because a few minutes later, maybe more, the Wahoo was behind the boat. George grabbed his gaff, dashed out on the dive platform, and in a single motion had the fish gaffed and coming through the back door. It was an adventure that I will never forget. Thanks Captain George for not letting me give-up