DockRat
07-27-2011, 07:06 AM
Got a invite on a 26' Wellcraft to chase Tuna :Big Grin:
Hit my buddies house in Garden Grove at midnight, guy with boat showed up at 1:00 am.
Launched Shelter Island then got bait, 1 1/2 scoops big horse dines.
Headed out towards the 230 heard alot of radio chatter that the 302 had nothing.
Working real hard to find some paddies but was pretty dry out there, found 4 paddies all day. Lots of Seiners working the border, 302 area, planes, helicopters.
Hit San Salvador then the East Butterfly.
The Bluefin would not show up after the good sunday counts ?
Everybody asking on the radio for anything, is was like they dissapeared.
Then after 2:00 pm Reporst coming in of some YT's on the paddies.
One boat got 8 YT's on a paddy. Then they showed few birds and BFT breaking.
the first school the Captain tosses a Dine and it races to the boat, I'm chumming.
He re-casts and his reel takes off 1 2 3 4 5 he sets the hook. His first Tuna.
Us other 2 are soaking bait, The sunk out fast. Only a few in this school.
Dude is on this fish for a hour on 20 lb, finally color after kicking his asss for a hour.
My bud gets a perfect head gaff and the 40 lb BFT hits the deck.
Then the rest of the day watching for Terns we found 2 spots with BFT crashing.
They sunk out quick. Seemed like only a couple fish breaking, no big schools.
Back home at 10 pm, bummed but was still a great day, Gotta go to work.
DR
Hit my buddies house in Garden Grove at midnight, guy with boat showed up at 1:00 am.
Launched Shelter Island then got bait, 1 1/2 scoops big horse dines.
Headed out towards the 230 heard alot of radio chatter that the 302 had nothing.
Working real hard to find some paddies but was pretty dry out there, found 4 paddies all day. Lots of Seiners working the border, 302 area, planes, helicopters.
Hit San Salvador then the East Butterfly.
The Bluefin would not show up after the good sunday counts ?
Everybody asking on the radio for anything, is was like they dissapeared.
Then after 2:00 pm Reporst coming in of some YT's on the paddies.
One boat got 8 YT's on a paddy. Then they showed few birds and BFT breaking.
the first school the Captain tosses a Dine and it races to the boat, I'm chumming.
He re-casts and his reel takes off 1 2 3 4 5 he sets the hook. His first Tuna.
Us other 2 are soaking bait, The sunk out fast. Only a few in this school.
Dude is on this fish for a hour on 20 lb, finally color after kicking his asss for a hour.
My bud gets a perfect head gaff and the 40 lb BFT hits the deck.
Then the rest of the day watching for Terns we found 2 spots with BFT crashing.
They sunk out quick. Seemed like only a couple fish breaking, no big schools.
Back home at 10 pm, bummed but was still a great day, Gotta go to work.
DR