Absolutely! You can do the hookups. This is YOUR sport fishing vacation and you can participate in as much or as little of the process as you want. Many charter crews forget this and think only about getting a fish to the boat.  We always ask our anglers how they prefer the fishing to go and how much they wish to participate in the process.
Our crew will have even novice sailfish anglers trained in the bait and switch technique in no time.  Some anglers do absolutely everything including hooking, fighting, billing, unhooking and releasing their sailfish, marlin, or dorado (mahi mahi). The choice of the level of participation is always that of our valued clients