Kite Fishing

Kite fishing is the most effective way to catch Billfish known to man. It is so exciting that once you try it you may never fish any other way. There is nothing more exciting than seeing a Billfish approach the live bait suspended from the sky by a fishing kite. The colors the fish exhibit, the speed the fish has and the thrill of the bite.

The way it works is the kite is flown from an electric reel. The line attached to the kite has release pins attached at different stages of the line, which allows the pins to be spread out from 30 ft. behind the boat to the long bait, which is 100 ft. behind the boat, were the noise and turbulence of the boat is less noticeable to the fish.

The fishing line has a 15 ft leader attached to it with a float at the swivel, that acts as a visual aid, so you know where the bait is at all times. You can then raise and lower the bait to the desired level, whether it is right on the surface were the bait continues to struggle and send of a distress signal to billfish and other game fish or lower the bait to a waiting fish.

This method also allows you to continue fishing after the hook up since the boat is not moving, allowing for multiple hook ups. Capt Quinton Dieterle has helped pioneer this method of fishing. He was a mate at the time when many of today’s techniques were discovered.

Check out the photos above.

Photo one shows how the kite looks in operation tilting to the left for maximum spread. We will also fly a kite to the right side that tilts right.

The second photo shows the baits suspended from the kite, note the red float is held above water as a visual aid.