CAPT'N
08-30-2012, 05:05 PM
A last minute cancellation gave me the opportunity to jump on a private charter on the Polaris Supreme for a 5 day trip out of point Loma. We left on 11th of August and returned on the 16th of August.
The Polaris Supreme is a 90 ft. long range boat out of Point Loma, San Diego.
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Our trip had 21 anglers, seven of which were like me , Los Angeles Rod and Reel Club members and a crew of 5 plus the owner Tommy Rothery, as captain. Out charter master was on his 30th year with Tommy as Captain, and they pulled out all the stops for this trip. Our mourning departure was warm and a little balmy to flat seas, with lunch served soon after we left the bait receiver with 30 scoops of x-large sardines.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/P1000780.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/clubphoto.jpg
That night we were treated to prime rib in portions that would feed the NFL, good wine, good company, and preparation for the mourning.
By dawn, we had trolling line out and before 6AM we had a good plunker bite going that lasted through lunch. A steady mix of 15-30 LB Yellow fin, with the occasional 40+ were coming over the rails, with a nice mix of Bluefin tuna in the 15-40lb range. I had 4 Yellow fin, 1 Bluefin, and a 15# Dorado for the day.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/dorodo.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/SDC12591.jpg
This bite petered out after lunch and we were off trolling again, with a troll fish here and there till dark. Tuesday was a quiet day, looking for breezer schools, and again a troll fish here and there, until 4:00, when it turned into a wide open Tuna and Dorado bite that lasted into the dark.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/P1000771.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/Fattuna.jpg
This entire trip was blue water, no island hopping at all, and this night we had flat calm seas with Dorado jumping around the boat all night.
The next day was a scratch a fish day with the majority of the day trolling through areas not hit by the fleet, with Tuna pens, and some wind chop through the day. That night we feasted on filet Mignon topped with blue crab in a white wine reduction sauce. The next day would be our last day to fish.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/tunapens.jpg
Wednesday, we arose to an announcement from Captain Tommy that trolling team 1 was up, and that was my team. We trolled through lunch, with some trolling fish and one or two additional at each stop. By 1:00PM, Tommy announced we had one more hour and would have to start heading up the line, we were 30+ miles farther south than he had planned, and this would result in a late arrival.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/FatBluefin.jpg
Not more than 45 minutes later, we slide up on some Sargasso with a lone Albatross on top, Tommy announces that there ares a great markings, and we all bait up. My first bait hits the water, with a splash and bam line is peeling, and peeling, and peeling, through the mono, into the spectra, my 2 speed AVET was singing. This turned out to be a 39# Bluefin. For the next 3 hours, every bait was a bite. Yellowtail like wolf packs, Bluefin, Yellow fin, and Dorado. The decks were covered with fish, and blood, and I personally caught 4 Dorado, 8 Tuna, and too many Yellowtail to count. Most were released, as the boat was nearly plugged. At close to 6 Pm Tommy said we needed to leave, and no more bait was in the wells. With 20 + anglers next to tears, he filled the wells with bait, and gave us an additional 30 minutes to fish.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/Bloddyaction.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/SDC12661.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/Fishondeck.jpg
We left that paddy, boat plugged, tired, with fish boiling and jumping around the boat.
We enjoyed another one of Chef David’s s meals, and slowly filed into our staterooms. Mourning came far too quick, breakfast, unload, sort fish, jackpot, and then I turned my fish in to Mario at Sportsmen Seafood for processing. My Tuna weight was 562 LBS, and I was floored, I gave most to charity, and kept the Dorado , and Bluefin to pick up the following week. Before long we were back on the freeway, heading north to LA.
Great boat,, phenomenal crew, fantastic food, and good times fishing the Tuna!
The Polaris Supreme is a 90 ft. long range boat out of Point Loma, San Diego.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/leaveing1.jpg
Our trip had 21 anglers, seven of which were like me , Los Angeles Rod and Reel Club members and a crew of 5 plus the owner Tommy Rothery, as captain. Out charter master was on his 30th year with Tommy as Captain, and they pulled out all the stops for this trip. Our mourning departure was warm and a little balmy to flat seas, with lunch served soon after we left the bait receiver with 30 scoops of x-large sardines.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/P1000780.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/clubphoto.jpg
That night we were treated to prime rib in portions that would feed the NFL, good wine, good company, and preparation for the mourning.
By dawn, we had trolling line out and before 6AM we had a good plunker bite going that lasted through lunch. A steady mix of 15-30 LB Yellow fin, with the occasional 40+ were coming over the rails, with a nice mix of Bluefin tuna in the 15-40lb range. I had 4 Yellow fin, 1 Bluefin, and a 15# Dorado for the day.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/dorodo.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/SDC12591.jpg
This bite petered out after lunch and we were off trolling again, with a troll fish here and there till dark. Tuesday was a quiet day, looking for breezer schools, and again a troll fish here and there, until 4:00, when it turned into a wide open Tuna and Dorado bite that lasted into the dark.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/P1000771.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/Fattuna.jpg
This entire trip was blue water, no island hopping at all, and this night we had flat calm seas with Dorado jumping around the boat all night.
The next day was a scratch a fish day with the majority of the day trolling through areas not hit by the fleet, with Tuna pens, and some wind chop through the day. That night we feasted on filet Mignon topped with blue crab in a white wine reduction sauce. The next day would be our last day to fish.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/tunapens.jpg
Wednesday, we arose to an announcement from Captain Tommy that trolling team 1 was up, and that was my team. We trolled through lunch, with some trolling fish and one or two additional at each stop. By 1:00PM, Tommy announced we had one more hour and would have to start heading up the line, we were 30+ miles farther south than he had planned, and this would result in a late arrival.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/FatBluefin.jpg
Not more than 45 minutes later, we slide up on some Sargasso with a lone Albatross on top, Tommy announces that there ares a great markings, and we all bait up. My first bait hits the water, with a splash and bam line is peeling, and peeling, and peeling, through the mono, into the spectra, my 2 speed AVET was singing. This turned out to be a 39# Bluefin. For the next 3 hours, every bait was a bite. Yellowtail like wolf packs, Bluefin, Yellow fin, and Dorado. The decks were covered with fish, and blood, and I personally caught 4 Dorado, 8 Tuna, and too many Yellowtail to count. Most were released, as the boat was nearly plugged. At close to 6 Pm Tommy said we needed to leave, and no more bait was in the wells. With 20 + anglers next to tears, he filled the wells with bait, and gave us an additional 30 minutes to fish.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/Bloddyaction.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/SDC12661.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm302/schiffmans/fnn/Fishondeck.jpg
We left that paddy, boat plugged, tired, with fish boiling and jumping around the boat.
We enjoyed another one of Chef David’s s meals, and slowly filed into our staterooms. Mourning came far too quick, breakfast, unload, sort fish, jackpot, and then I turned my fish in to Mario at Sportsmen Seafood for processing. My Tuna weight was 562 LBS, and I was floored, I gave most to charity, and kept the Dorado , and Bluefin to pick up the following week. Before long we were back on the freeway, heading north to LA.
Great boat,, phenomenal crew, fantastic food, and good times fishing the Tuna!