I had a wonderful 6 hours with Captain Vincent from 7 Tunas Fishing @7tunafishing and his family. It was the best day in March and one you'll remember for your entire life because Capt. Vinny's family has the same fishing charter business in New Jersey. There was an exchange of knowledge with two experienced captains on board, Capt. Vinny and his father who has a wealth of experience because he taught his son how to fish and passed on all his knowledge. There were also his four sons who fished with their father whenever they had the chance. Capt. Vinny's wife was also on board and slept on the couch in the Fortuna fishing boat's salon for most of the time, only coming out when the fish was caught to take photos. You could tell she was a captain's wife and was very calm even when there was blood on the deck. I was working as the 1st mate that day instead of a captain because when you're on the deck with such an experienced captain , you can learn new things. The captain Cocote drove the boat on the fly bridge all the time and don't have the same close contact as the mate. The waves were 5-6 feet and waves ib short period that day, and it was windy. The weather was perfect for fishing!!! We caught a total of 6 Mahi Mahi that day. One of the Mahi was a good size and was caught by Capt. Vinny's youngest son. It was nice to see the young boy work with the reel, changing the direction of the line so it wouldn't get tangled in the middle. I admired how smoothly he pulled the big fish towards the boat, without fuss or unnecessary questions. You could immediately tell he was his father's son! The grandfather also caught two Mahi Mahi. I worked with the gaff and rigged new bait Ballyhoo while they did everything else themselves. They changed the bait and worked with the outriggers. Capt. Vinny's eldest son quickly found where the raw water pump was located, and the deck was always clean with no blood stains. We talked about artificial lures, which monofilament we used and what they used, and our common problems and joys of fishing. I just want to say a big thank you to Capt. Vinny for such a wonderful fishing charter, and thanks a lot for choosing us! On the photo with the big Mahi Mahi, it's me, Capt. Yustas Fortuna. Tight lines.