Amberjacks Are Wild

When a line pops from an outrigger, it sounds like someone dropped a thick book on a table. When that sound occurs over a Gulf of Mexico wreck, it's usually a safe bet you've enticed a wahoo, tuna, dolphin or a big kingfish.

That's what Capt. Dane Karcher and I thought when the first of a double header popped over a wreck in 150 feet. At the helm of his 36-foot Yellowfin, "Caliente," tournament pro Arik Bergerman had planned to troll ballyhoo around the wreck for pelagics before anchoring and going to work on the hordes of amberjack below.

Apparently, the resident wreck bullies were impatient this day because about five minutes after Capt. Bill Miller and Capt. Jesse Mayer...