hey step up,
Glad to hear you got a bft and mahi.
no reason for violins. You got some grilled mahi sammiches
and you can only keep one bft anyways!
If I had all day I would have been there too. Great weather. Ran out at 30mph and back at 35mph
I moved my running lights up to my hardtop this year. Greatly improved night running. I have no radar, just Mk1 eyeballs.(btw, radar doesn't see pot markers!)
I usually try to time it so I clear the inlet at the first hint of light so I can see for most of the run out. With a little light, you can run at 30+mph. Makes the Glory Hole a 2 hr run, give or take, and you end up with lines wet just after sunrise.
I'm encouraged by your catch and the fact that some guys have caught small yft in the mudhole ( some head boats have got a few while night bluefishing and I know a guy who knows a guy who trolled a few near Humpty Dumpty). Certainly worth giving it a shot when the weather permits.
Fingers crossed that the big bft show up this fall.