STAY RIGHT THERE: Cone (orange hat) often has ballyhoo chunks ready to keep a school of dolphin near the boat.Photo: Richard GibsonWe went fishing at a time before the season was in full swing and on a day when there were no birds, and he still put us on dolphin. And considering that Cone has less than ten years guiding experience to his credit, it's easy to wonder where he picked up all of his slammer secrets.
"When I was younger, I learned a lot of my dolphin techniques from Dennis "Bogie" Bogan and Scott Stanczyk, two Keys captains who know how to go that extra mile and come back with record-book catches," says Cone. "Scott, for example, nearly guided his nephew to a fly-line record with a 51-pound bull dolphin. I lived just down the street from Bogie, and I'd ride along as a spotter on his boat. I watched these captains, and I learned how to stay with the school and work the fish."
above "From Saltwater Sportsman I believe Dec 07." below my comments.
I asked famous Islamorada,Captains Skip Nielsen,Alex Adler who they learned from.
Oh, I mated on several well known older Captains.I took techniques they employed well
Captain Paul Ross , RELENTLESS, Recent red hot sailfish Capt.in Islamorada,learned from both Adler and Scott Stanczyk.
It is like the movie TOP GUN , dog fighting, it is handed down by older more experienced pilots.
Who did Captain Travis Butters ( Capt of the Year) learn from? Mainly from Captains listed above,right here in Islamorada..
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