It was almost time to leave Costa Rica, we went fishing with Lazlo again. Dad and I woke up at 4:30 AM to meet him at the boat ramp at five AM. Two other people father and daughter, were joining us this time. Lazlo drove us an hour and a half back up the coast until we were near the shipping port of Limon, but still well off from the shore. Thankfully he ocean was much calmer than the last time we ventured out. As soon as we arrived, we rigged four lines with big blue and pink trolling lures. Not even five minutes went by before we got our first bite! It wasn't the easiest fish to reel in and it gave a decent fight. When we discovered what it was, we were all cheering. It turned out to be a ten pound yellow-fin tuna, which was the choice fish out of what we could catch! Roughly every five minutes we would get another one on, sometimes two or three at the same time! None of the tuna were much bigger than ten pounds, but when you are endlessly reeling them in that doesn't really matter. In the middle of the day the tuna started to slow down and not bite as often. By then we had caught nineteen tuna and still had three hours of fishing ahead of us. However, there was a problem. The electrical wires inside the boat started to smoke.
Lazlo immediately turned off the engine and spent over ten minutes inside the helm of the boat trying to figure out what was wrong. After several guess and check theories he decided a wire that is part of the main computer's system was fried. He tried unplugging it but every time we turned on the engine the computer thought something was wrong and it immediately shut off. Lazlo spent another thirty minutes trying to fix the new problem without luck. A local fishing boat was within earshot, so we thought, so we all tried yelling for it to come over and help us. Dad even climbed onto the small roof of the boat and waved a bright orange life jacket back and forth. Nothing caught the other boat's attention. After Lazlo had called one of his friends to tow us home, he tried turning the engine on one last time just for grins. It purred to life and stayed on. He immediately took advantage of the situation and drove us home as fast as he could before the boat could shut down again. Later that night Mom and Dad went to his restaurant and he made them different tuna dishes. They both agreed it was the best fish they have had in a long time!
Lazlo immediately turned off the engine and spent over ten minutes inside the helm of the boat trying to figure out what was wrong. After several guess and check theories he decided a wire that is part of the main computer's system was fried. He tried unplugging it but every time we turned on the engine the computer thought something was wrong and it immediately shut off. Lazlo spent another thirty minutes trying to fix the new problem without luck. A local fishing boat was within earshot, so we thought, so we all tried yelling for it to come over and help us. Dad even climbed onto the small roof of the boat and waved a bright orange life jacket back and forth. Nothing caught the other boat's attention. After Lazlo had called one of his friends to tow us home, he tried turning the engine on one last time just for grins. It purred to life and stayed on. He immediately took advantage of the situation and drove us home as fast as he could before the boat could shut down again. Later that night Mom and Dad went to his restaurant and he made them different tuna dishes. They both agreed it was the best fish they have had in a long time!