Baldwin County native Ricky Hagendorfer and his wife Laura enjoy fishing on their 26-foot outboard any chance they get. On March 20, 2015, their fishing trip turned into quite the adventure.

Here’s their story:

“Seas were calm, less than one foot, so we decided to leave early in an effort to ride out 50 to 70 miles into the Gulf. We left Fort Morgan before daylight and arrived at our spot by 8:15 a.m. We decided to try our luck at catching some wahoo with some high-speed lures. Sure enough, in less than five minutes we had a fish on! The fish tried its best to get our line tangled with another boat in our area. After the fish ran out approximately 300 yards of line, the battle ensued. Within 15 minutes, we had a nicely-striped Wahoo aboard the “Reel Honey.” It didn’t take long before we had a double hook-up. It was a successful fishing trip that was made even more exciting by catching two amberjack on the way back to the ramp. I tried to help my wife Laura when she appeared to be a bit out of breath while fighting the fish. However, she stated (as she often does), ‘No one is taking my pole; I can catch my own fish. Keep your hands off!’

Sure enough, she was right!”