Deckhand Chris Carbrey showed off some of his impressive handy work when he gaffed Shad's nice dorado.

The action really got going and Charles didn't waste any opportunities. The dorado ranged in size from little schoolie sized ones to 20-25 lb hard charging bulls so you had the be ready for anything. Charles made short work outta this one.

Dorado are hard fighters that don't give up easily or without a fight. The prospects of a long car ride to Arizona packed on ice didn't sound too appealing to this big dorado so he decided to make one last run for it. He didn't go far.

We kept trolling since kelp paddies were tough to come by. Nico made the trip with his cousin Richard and was up to troll when another nice dorado hit the feathers. Deckhand Chris Carbrey with the gaffing honors

This was Nico first ocean trip so it was nice to see him land a nice fish. These ones pull a little harder then those trout out of Big Bear lake don't they Nico ?

Frank "The Dodo Master" Dunn had some kind of magical connection going with the dorado because this guy had a knack for hooking the big ones. Here he is feeling the connection.

Danny Dixon with a great gaffing job on Franks nice dorado.

Nice DoDo Frank. Way to stick with him.

Fishing was tough but we could count on Frank to feel the connection again for us and feel the connection he did. Yeah another big Dorado connected to end of his line.

Dorado are not the easiest fish in the world to gaff and they have a nasty habit of flying off the gaff after being stuck. Keep from losing the fish if it flies off the gaff by puting you're reel in freespool just after the deckhand gaffs the fish and be ready in case it comes off.

It took awhile but Frank finally got this one to the side of the boat.

Drew Masters with the gaffing honors on Frank's nice dorado. We found a few more paddies but could only manage a few fish off each one.

Frank Saputo from Phoenix Arizona got into the action as well. This nice dorado ate a sardine and put up one heck of a battle before giving in. Deckhand Chris Carbrey with the chore of gaffing Frank's nice fish.

We continued to set out the trollers and hunt for paddies. Josh Foster of Phoenix was the next one to get bit and he landed this nice dorado

We kept at it and it was Adam Hughes from the Lucerne Valley that was the next to hookup. This dorado was so mad from the whopping Adam gave him that he took it out on the deckhands. This badboy bit deckhand Drew Masters head clean off in a single bite. We thought this might not be so bad at first. Maybe this would keep Drew quiet for a bit. But No Luck. The second we sewed his head back on he was quickly back to jabbering away and telling stories like nothing ever happened. Man deckhands are a tough breed.

Here's another look at Adams nice dorado

Despite being greatly outnumbered by the guys, Diane held her own. She landed this nice dorado making her one of the only persons on board to land a yellowtail, yellowfin and a dorado. Way to go Diane !!

Robby Robinson from San Diego fished hard all day and his hard work paid off when he hooked into a nice one.

A couple more cranks and its ready for the gaff

Frank Ferrer stuck the gaff in Robby's nice dorado. I'm not sure what was brighter, that freshly lit up dorado, Frank's shorts, or that smile on Robby's face after he landed this nice dodo.