Fishing Around The World
How to Catch Fish, Trolling at 5–7 Miles Per Hour
It was no different than any other day fishing — a 100-pound line wrapped around a Cuban yo-yo, dragging behind the boat as I sailed around the world at 5–7 knots for the last 20,000 miles — but today, instead of catching a piece of trash or a god-forsaken, blue-footed booby, I actually caught a 4-foot wahoo in between Cocos Keeling and Rodrigues!
How It All Started
For the past two years I had been sailing around the world on other people’s boats, a process I call Global HitchHiking. Ever since I started in Virginia, in November of 2016, I had a desire to provide something more than just taking my shifts at the helm.
I started this journey at 51 years old and hadn’t really fished much before. It was a daunting task, but one I felt a desire to perform. After all, most people on boats love fish!
I did some research on the best fishing tools for sailboats and discovered…
