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PTN
07-14-2014, 04:30 PM
I was invited out by Jonathan (ToadsOnly) to hop on a private overnight charter on the Pride out at Seaforth Landing. :Fishing Hole: The boat was full at first but then some spots opened up and Arthur (Wingnut) told me to get on. I got down to the port around 730pm and there were a couple of guys I recognized that I didn’t expect that were on the boat too. Mikey (exfactor), Robert (Murrieta Angler), Tre (Robert’s son), and JerryG were standing around talking. :Cool: I saw my friend Jim, who has taught me a lot about kayak fishing, with Danny. Jonathan and his buddies, Jimmy and Eric, were eating. We killed some time waiting for Arthur, Binh, Sohka, and couple of other guys. Introductions were followed up and on the boat we went.:Titanic:

There were 18 anglers total. We set out to sea and the water was choppy and I think most of us got a little sea sick that night and slept early. :Embarrassed: There was a fireworks show by Sea World and Jonathan pretended he used some of our money to entertain us. :LOL: Next morning, we get to a spot and everyone was already up while I was barely hopping out of the bunks. This was my first tuna trip and everyone was giving me a good ribbing about eating a heart the night before. There were 5 other guys who would join me as well. The captain and the crew advised us to fish fly-lined sardines on 30lb/40lb fluoro top shot. We were lucky to have sardines since we heard we would be fishing anchovies before. The captain and crew were spot on about the gear we needed. The spot didn’t produce and the captain decides move to another spot. This is when my fate was sealed to keep the tradition of catching your first tuna.:Twisted:

The first batch of anglers hooked up which was about 4 or 5 guys. I watched how the guys fished their baits and was hoping I’d be lucky enough to hook one. I think about 1 of out 5 guys got their fish on deck and the captain was pissed and told us to fish harder. Soon after, the hook ups really start to happen and we had as many as 7 anglers hooked up at once. These blue fin tunas were flying over the rails and pure chaos ensued. Guys would be chasing their fish around the boat and the crew was jumping around the boat trying to gaff and untangle lines. I can’t say more than enough about the crew (Captain Dave, Cody, Ricky, and Aaron) went beyond and they definitely were working their asses off. They got us untangled quickly and we might have not lost any fish due to tangles but rather just equipment failure or knot failures. I still couldn’t get my first tuna so I decided to drop my fluoro leader down to 30lbs. JerryG saw my 30lb setup and said my leader wasn’t long enough so he generously tied on some of his 30lb seaguar line for me. He says “you’ll definitely catch one now”. Arthur and Jerry caught their first few tunas and sat on the sideline chatting and taking pictures. 90% of all the photos were taken by Wingnut. Jerry was right and I finally got my first tuna on the line. Arthur followed me around the boat the entire time taking pictures. He did the same thing when Binh and Sokha got their first Tuna too. It took me 30 minutes to finally get this speed machine on the deck. My forearms were killing me. Some of the vets already had 3 or 4 tunas on board! This was the hot spot of the day and we picked off about 60+ BFT’s. All the vets got their fish on and were helping all the first-timers get theirs. Arthur handed off about 4 fish to Sohka and he landed only 1 out of 4. He kept teasing Sohka and even said “I tied that hook on myself, just to let you know”. Of course he loses the fish because the hook came off:ROFL:. Arthur and Jonathan were mercilessly teasing Sohka until he finally landed his first Tuna. My line gets cut and I tied on the Lucky Craft 30lb fluoro to see how well it held up. I was 3 of 3 on BFT’s. They were in the range of 25-30lbs. Some guys weren’t lucky enough and lost a bunch of fish and we lost many, many fish. There were some 40 pounders that made it onto the boat too. :Envious:

The guys started to change up tactics to see if they could entice a tuna to bite some odd rigs I’ve never seen. Mikey was notorious for this, but his old school ways humbled all of us as he was pulling in fish after fish. He even dropped down to 15lb line and got it to the boat.:Worship: . At one point Mikey didn't want to wait for the gaff and he was bouncing Tuna on board. :Shocked: We joked around at one point to wear some surf waders and bring the surf gear out next time. The bite was wide open and even had a kelp paddy drift next to us at one point. Some guys caught some yellowtail as it passed by.

Robert started to be the Troll King with his Xrap and picked up a bunch of yellowfin tunas. Deckhand Cory had me hold a pole with a plastic swimbait on it. Arthur and Robert decided to mess with me and bump the back of the pole making me think there was a fish biting at the bait. Oldest trick in the book and I fell hard for it…:Rolls Eyes::Embarrassed:

We came to the last stop of the day and the bite was wide open on YFT’s. When it finally slowed down, the Captain decided that it was ok to troll some lures even though it was getting late. Of course, the epic bite picked up and all 4 trolling lures got bit and people started throwing baits out and we just couldn’t leave the fish biting. The captain and the crew were gracious and generous enough to let us get our last ounce of energy to fish and we called it a session finally.

I appreciate all the help I got from everyone and the crew. Thank you to everyone and I’m glad I was lucky enough to be on this trip and fulfill one of my bucketlist items. There was so much more I would like to talk about this trip but I think I wrote enough that anybody would want to read. Enjoy the pictures as it has a story-telling of its own.

Hope to see you all again at the HG6 Surf Fishing Event on September 27th.

(Photo credits to Arthur) :Thumbs Up:

JerryG and myself.
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Binh, Mikey, Arthur and Sokha.
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Wingnut and ToadsOnly.
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Tre and Robert
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Arthur & Robert
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The fireworks went off as we were leaving, must be a good sign.
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The Pen.
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1st hook up for Binh.
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Binh (BadBeat) First ever Tuna! :Applause:
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He's just a little happy, lol
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Getting ready to gaff JerryG's Tuna.
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Commander Wingnut's first of 6 Tuna for the day.
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Danny on a Bluefin.
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Nice fish!
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Danny with another one.
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Hong on a fish
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I'm getting worked at the rail! :LOL:
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My 1st ever Tuna. :Big Grin:
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I looked a little dazed, lol
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Wingnut spent more time taking photos than fishing... But still managed to catch some nice fish!
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Mikey (Exfactor) aka Yoda.
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Sokha hooking up... again... he lost at least 5 fish! :mad:
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Mikey telling Sokha "Stand up straight soldier!" :Big Smile:
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PTN
07-14-2014, 04:31 PM
Finally! Sokha's 1st ever Tuna! :Thumbs Up:
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Every time we turn around, Jonathan was hooked up!
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Jonathan is a Baby killer! LOL
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Eric's 1st ever Tuna. :Big Grin:
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Tre on his first ever Tuna. :Razz:
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Like Father like Son...
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Andrew with a nice Tuna.
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Trying for a Tuna on a balloon.
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Jonathan at it again.
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I got another one!
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Gotta Love it! :LOL:
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Another bloody one for the Commander. :Twisted:
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Jonathan double slinging. :Twisted:
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Todd with a nice Tuna.
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Robert at it again... using Wingnut's rig. :Wink:
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Alan with a fine looking Tuna on a jig.
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Jerry, Arthur & Danny.
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Mikey and deckhand Cody digging out the hearts for the Tuna Virgins. :LOL:
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Tuna Hearts... on the lunch menu. :Big Grin:
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Line them up!
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Wash it down with a beer!
Thanks to Commander Wingnut for the open drink tab for everybody during the entire trip. :Razz:
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Jonathan (ToadsOnly) Charter Master.
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Wiped out...
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Binh and his Jackpot fish! :Dancing Banana:
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Captain Dave.
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The team from left to right, a couple of guys are missing (Jim, Robert, Tre, Hong, Alan, Peter, Danny, Jonathan, Jerry, Arthur, Andrew, Mikey, Sohka, Binh, Eric, Jimmy)
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Wingnut
07-14-2014, 04:33 PM
And to think that I almost backed out of this trip at the last moment... Thanks Jonathan and the rest of the guys for making stick to my guns. :Wink:
What can I say, it's been years since I've chased Tuna on the open sea... Most of my adventures nowadays have my feet firmly planted on the sand. :LOL:

When Jonathan first approached me about this trip, I decided to go for two reason. 1. I knew that a lot of my S.W.A.T. Brothers would be on board and the friendship and camaraderie with the rest of the guys would be second to none. 2. From my camp, there was Peter, Binh and Sokha, who were Tuna Virgins, and I wouldn't miss it for the world to see them land and eat the hearts of their first Tuna. :Envious:

Everything seems to fall into place for this trip. The Captain and Crew were fantastic. The wind died down, the swells flattened out and like Jonathan said, we were lucky to get some lively Sardines and the Tuna were on a suicide mission. :Twisted:

I had a blast running around the boat, following all the action with my camera. I actually had more fun watching my friends catch fish than hanging one myself... even though I did somehow manage to land a few... :Wink: Many fish were lost and I was fortunate enough to only lose one when my mono kissed another angler's braided line. :mad:

This was pretty much the perfect trip. This day was a gift and I know that we were all blessed with this experience.
This day will be talked about for a long time... savor it my Brothers, until we meet again... :Cool:

HG6 is coming up in September... see all of you guy there! :Big Grin:



Doing what you like is Freedom... Liking what you do is Happiness.



A few more pics...

The drive down to Seaforth Landing with Binh & Sokha.
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Our 5 star accommodations. :LOL:
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Alan on a nice fish...
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Our Charter Master Jonathan.
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Sokha lost this fish right at the gaff. :mad:
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This boat cut right in front of us... Captain Dave was pissed! :Angry:
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ToadsToadsOnly
07-14-2014, 04:51 PM
Thank you for the awesome detailed report Peter the look on your face after you landed your first Tuna is Priceless. I want to thank everyone again for making it out to the 2nd annual ToadsToadsOnly offshore trip. Last year was a success and this year was was nothing short of Epic not only did we have a boat load of friends to fish with. We were able to get into one of the 1st ripper Bluefin Tuna bites of the year. RIGHT BEFORE THEY SHUT DOWN BFT IN MEXICO. What made this trip even more memorable is that we had a whole group of S.W.A.T members jump on board. The fish gods were shining on us yesterday and everything worked out perfectly we had sardines instead of chovies, the wind lied down, the swells subsided, and most importantly the fish WANTED TO DIE!!!! Thank you Arthur for taking all of those great pictures most of us fisherman just fish and do not take many on the water shots it is nice to have a whole thread of pictures from the trip.

It was great to see 6 green tuna fisherman go from never catching a tuna to almost pro status by the end of the trip. Actually 7 green tuna fisherman 1 guy hid when they were eating the heart "Hong Lim". We will make sure you eat 2 beating hearts next time. I had a great time hanging out with all of you guys and look forward to our 2 day trip since we already have a few of the same guys hopping on this next rip.

I still have 6 spots left to fill so if any of you guys interested in fishing with one of the best boats and crew's in the fleet on "The Pride" and some of the FNN and S.W.A.T crew, drop me a PM for further details. The trip leaves the night of Wednesday September 10th fishing the 11 and 12th. We will be back at the dock the night of September 12th. The cost of the trip is $500 for a limited load and includes Meals for 2 days, Mexican Permits, and Fuel surcharge.

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smooshsh
07-14-2014, 05:15 PM
Good times once again fellas. It was worth it just to see Mike bounce up some tuna. 1 out of 2 on deck if I am correct lol. Had to also add this picture. Had Panda Express right before we jumped on the boat. The signs were all there.

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MikesOcean
07-14-2014, 05:18 PM
Enjoyed every part of your report A+++

I felt like I was on the trip with you guys!

WTG SWAT!!!!!

All those smiles says a million words.

Great job on those BFT & YFT

Thanks for sharing a fantastic report.

Now I'm ready to go out.

Mike

jerryG
07-14-2014, 05:19 PM
First up I want to say thank you to Jonathan for making it all happen.. I also want to thank the crew and all of you who were on the trip for an amazing day on the water that I will never forget.

I took a few breaks and ended up going 9 for 10 with 4 BFT and 5 YFT. Luck was on my side yesterday as I only lost one fish which broke off at deep color due to light line (20 lb). I did manage to land a nice BFT on 20 lb after a long fight. I already had a few fish on the boat so I wanted to get one on the calico bass gear.. One last thing is to all you first timers did an outstanding job. Looks like we couldn't have timed our trip any better.. As others have mentioned everything just came together for this trip. We got the sardines just in time.. The fish started biting just in time for our trip and the following day Mexico closed it's waters to the take of BFT.. We could not have picked a better day to go..

JerryG

Raneman
07-14-2014, 06:46 PM
Awesome guys!!! Very nice write up Peter, you made me feel like I was there. I'm glad you posted all those pictures of all the happy faces. Congrats to everyone, especially to the ones that got to eat their first tuna heart (still on my bucket list). WTG!!!

bachiboy
07-14-2014, 06:51 PM
I was staring at that daily report screen all day waiting for the update. Felt like screaming when I finally saw that you guys nailed em...probably woulda escorted me outta the building at work though.:LOL: I was a little worried when I saw Saturday's counts that maybe the fish wouldn't show, but figures that Arthur's fish karma spreads out to the open ocean as well.:Wink: Couldn't be happier for all you guys. Great report Peter and congrats to everyone, especially the tuna virgins, on an EPIC trip!

Don

Which Way Out
07-14-2014, 07:01 PM
Well well broke in some rookies, Great Title.

Looks like a trip of a life time and stories to be told around the campfire for many years to come.
So good to see everyone get into the action. Thanks Arthur for taking time to document the entire story in brightly colored RED.
Congrats to everyone.

Here's a couple of pic's from Mikey's care package he gave me this afternoon. Thanks Mike. :Thumbs Up:


WWO

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remington
07-14-2014, 07:03 PM
Freaking Epic...if that doesn't give you something to believe in, nothing will.

Great job you guys!!!

Kelly

fish hunt
07-14-2014, 07:20 PM
putting the hammer down on em way to go guys good trip this summer is going to be one of a lifetime .
heard today the patriot got on some fish today 3/4 day tuna it's on

bobabocker
07-14-2014, 07:58 PM
Holy Crapola!! amazing fish all around bunch of hearteaters out there! Would love to head out on a charter with so many masters of our craft! You guys slayed it!

dlmoo312
07-14-2014, 08:26 PM
Peter, when you texted that you'd be going on an overnighter out of San Diego this weekend, I knew you'd be chasing some tuna..
I had no idea it would be your first or that you'd be with out with the SWAT crew! Simply amazing trip man!
It's awesome to see the SWAT crew slaying some pelagics instead of the typical surf fish :LOL:
Congratulations on crossing off a bucketlist fish and way to eat that heart like a champ! I still need to cross that off myself :Envious:
Thanks for the report and all the epic photos! Nice to see everyone having a great time! That was one helluva trip! :Beer Toast:


-Daniel

PONTOON
07-14-2014, 08:28 PM
​Epic and Awesome are two very good words to describe this post! :Cool:

Great job out there guys that has to be one that will be talked about for a very long time......Congratulations to all of you! :Thumbs Up:

basshole1
07-14-2014, 08:31 PM
WOW....you guys smashed!! Great write up and awesome pics. Looks like you guys had a blast...maybe the best, most intense report I've read since joining FNN. Thanks.

bones
07-14-2014, 10:45 PM
Beyond....SICK!

Looks like the tuna trip of a lifetime. I just finished eating some seared Bluefin compliments of the AHI DELIVERY SERVICE aka the "WINGNUT EXPRESS"

Everybody looks like they had an awesome time and with all of the "FIRSTS" I'm sure TUNA FEVER is going to invade everyone's dreams for a while.

Great job out there on the big blue SWAT TEAM and family. This report/trip truly represents what Dana always envisioned. Family,Fun,Friends and fishing!

Kind of ironic how the time lines panned out...Just heard through the grapevine that as of today...Bluefin take is now "ZERO" in Mexican waters until 12/31/2014.....WOW

Jaysuuun
07-15-2014, 01:51 AM
EPIC Tuna outing my brothas! Those are some big numbers especially for a private charter.
Congrats to all the virgins on popping their tuna cherry!
My favorite pic is of all the virgins eating the tuna hearts LOL
The pics say it all. It's awesome to see a bendo shot with everyone on board.
S.W.A.T Rules!

exfactor
07-15-2014, 09:49 AM
Thanks again Jonathan for the fun trip! I enjoyed fishing with you and your buddies. Very ironic how the cards played out regarding the recent Mexico decision of zero bluefin take. Thats gonna change the way we all look at sportfishing in Mexico, I think. I like it that i keep getting new nick names with you guys, kinda like "rice ball" lol. If your trip in September decides to go to the tanner bank, that could be the best thing that ever happened for big fish opportunities. Really appreciate the chance to bring out the kid in me this trip, this is how I stay young at heart, and besides the recovery time, was a great booster for me. Still trying to figure out how Arthur didn't get any blood on his clothes lol. Mikey

HeadShakes
07-15-2014, 10:09 AM
Congratulations! I have been waiting to see a reports with BFT showing up. You guys killed them out there. I'm going out on a 1.5 in 2 weeks. I hadn't heard about the Mexican waters being closed to Blue Fin?? Any idea how long that will be closed. That sucks :-(

HeadShakes
07-15-2014, 10:59 AM
http://sdfish.com/saltwater-fishing-articles/4063-bluefin-tuna-fishing-suddenly-banned-in-mexican-waters

bloox8
07-15-2014, 12:20 PM
The SWAT brothers are at it again!

Great report Peter. Love the tuna pic of yourself. Looks like you're high as hell off fishing. I gotta get me some of that good stuff :LOL:

Jonathan, way to plan an epic a#$ trip and get first-timers on some quality fish! But you knew that would happen bringing out Capt fish magnet/ fish whisperer/ lucky charms haha.
I am definitely interested in your two-day trip, but I have to see if my wallet can handle it first around that time.

I can always use some of this fish porn. Keep it coming!

T.N.

zzzfish
07-15-2014, 01:09 PM
Wow!!! What a great read! You guys killed it! I'm mesmerized by the number of fish that you got on just an overnight. Hopefully they'll let us keep fishing bluefins in Mexico water otherwise it can be a tough summer.

-Toadstoadsonly-hopefully I can be one of the lucky ones sign up to your september 2 days trip. I can't say for sure yet but will let you know. Keep us updated on how many spots you have left if you can. Thanks!

Jake

TUNAVIC
07-15-2014, 02:32 PM
That was one sweet trip,I kept waiting for those heart eating pics,very cool,thanks for that!

Cya Tuna Vic

TroutOnly
07-15-2014, 04:34 PM
Tuna-virgins and a baby-killer.................congrats on the j/p badbeat.........................

DockRat
07-15-2014, 11:07 PM
Great trip and pics. :Worship:
DR

webmaster
07-16-2014, 03:11 PM
Awesome trip guys! The Pride is a great boat. They are always on the fish.

trollmiester
07-16-2014, 03:48 PM
omg-to have all friends on one boat that's just fabulous.you nust have had great laughs and fun .non stop action.quality people quality fish.nice to see happy faces with a great load of tuna. thanx for the report --good times by all the swat members. ps--like mikes fnn shirt.lolol

troublehook
07-16-2014, 06:42 PM
What a fantastic trip, thank you Arthur and Jonathan for working it out so I can make it on at the last minute. :Smile:
Yes I was farming fish all morning. I couldn't believe it, line snapped, hook pulled, even one hook broke in half. :mad:
Arthur handed me at least 4 fish and I was so glad that I landed the last one or I would have never heard the end of it.
I was so happy and relieved to land my first ever tuna and eating the heart wasn't all that bad.
Thanks to everybody that helped me out and that includes Mikey who kept screaming at me like a drill sergeant. :LOL:
Can't wait to do it again.

Sokha

blackwater
07-16-2014, 06:46 PM
You guys killed it out there. Sucks to hear about the Bluefin ban in Mexican water, WTF???
Binh looks like he likes chowing down on the Tuna heart. :Big Smile:
Looks like a perfect trip, congrats to all on the epic trip. :Big Grin:

skildfisher
07-17-2014, 05:32 PM
WOW! Absolutely incredible. Great timing on the BFT before the ban.

crappiemike
07-17-2014, 08:39 PM
Hammerheads off Dana point and you guys
Killing the tunas!!!!

Sick report and pics,,,,,




Cm

Badbeat
07-18-2014, 03:54 PM
Thank you Arthur and Jonathan for inviting me on this trip. It will be a trip I'll never forget.
What a great time we all had. Nice boat, great Captain and crew.
Good times! Excellent report Peter and Art for all the awesome pics. :Thumbs Up:
Can't wait to do it again. :Big Grin: