{"id":11710,"date":"2026-08-01T20:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthygrinsportfishing.com\/?p=11710"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:39:12","slug":"special-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthygrinsportfishing.com\/?p=11710","title":{"rendered":"Special Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got to fish on the Special Kate today with <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">Charles Southall<\/span> and <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">Hunter Macon<\/span>. We were joined by Warren and his daughter, Brooke. We had 5 marlin bites, all on the same rod: the short shotgun. We missed one, hooked four. Managed to break off one. Released three. Brooke caught her first billfish. Her father got one also. Brooke&#8217;s was larger. I caught the last one. Brooke&#8217;s was still bigger. 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We were joined by Warren and his daughter, Brooke. We had 5 marlin bites, all on the same rod: the short shotgun. 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