Dolphin......This was fun

I needed a towel, little heavy kept slipping out of my hand

Is that what some call a mahi mahi ?

If so, broiled or grilled works for me. Keep the seasoning light and throw in a big fat baked 'tater

15-20 pounder, Snook?  Nice sized cow.  It's been a while since I've found any really good quality Dolphin.  Mostly I've been finding peanuts in the 5-9 pound range.

Personally, I vote for grilled. 

Hey beach bum, who's boat ?

Some of your recent pics show you on a boat. I thought you were primarily a beach angler.

Yes Mahi Mahi is Dolphin and some areas people call them Dorado which is the name I really like.  Dolphin gets mixed up with Flipper and Mahi Mahi sounds like a fish a wimp would target and a big bull will give you a real tussle.  For me only Sailfish surpass Dorado as my favorite " glamour fish".

I don't weigh fish as a rule, so my guesstimate was in the 20# area.

Yes the beach is my favorite place to fish for a variety of reasons, the beauty as the sun is rising

(rough weather is the prettiest), peaceful, seldom crowded and the fish can be awesome and never know what's out there.  Inshore and offshore are totally different, inshore can be much like freshwater fishing.

I get invited out by some friends quite often and never pass the opportunity to do some offshore, it can be pretty boring but rewarding if you get lucky.  I prefer lighter spinning or fly rod to drifting with live or cut bait.  The equipment I use is probably no heavier than many bass rigs, major difference is the rod, a long foregrip is essential to gain leverage on a fish.