kcoulouris
09-03-2006, 06:41 PM
Launched the boat at 6:00am on Friday, Sept. 1st and ran out to the supersecret Marine Sanctuary that 1,000+ other boats know about. Had our 5 rod spread in the water by about 7:15am.
At 7:45am, one of the Penn Int'l 50s running a 36" wide squid bar with 13" pink squid started screaming out line. About 10 minutes later we had a 42", 50lb BFT gaffed and in the boat. It was bled and iced down in the Tuna bag 30 minutes later. This was my first time bleeding a tuna so it took us a little while to read the instructions and follow them carefully. --127-3-
At 9:45am we boated and snapped some pictures of a 41" BFT and released it. This was my buddy John's first BFT and he was pretty pumped up about it. To be honest, we were both pretty damn excited all day :)
At 11:45am we landed a fat 43" BFT that must have weighed 60 pounds. We snapped a picture or two and he also swam away unharmed.
Best day of fishing in my life and I hope to repeat it. The 25+ pounds of fresh Tuna steaks sure has helped me through this rainy long weekend with 8+ ft. seas due to the hurricane coming up the east coast. I may get out a couple more times this Sept., but if I don't, what a great memory to carry me through the winter.
We got a few really nice pictures, I think (attached)
Thanks to all the RTs who have posted advice and reports here which have helped me to go 4 for 4 in the past two weeks with 41-43" BFT.
At 7:45am, one of the Penn Int'l 50s running a 36" wide squid bar with 13" pink squid started screaming out line. About 10 minutes later we had a 42", 50lb BFT gaffed and in the boat. It was bled and iced down in the Tuna bag 30 minutes later. This was my first time bleeding a tuna so it took us a little while to read the instructions and follow them carefully. --127-3-
At 9:45am we boated and snapped some pictures of a 41" BFT and released it. This was my buddy John's first BFT and he was pretty pumped up about it. To be honest, we were both pretty damn excited all day :)
At 11:45am we landed a fat 43" BFT that must have weighed 60 pounds. We snapped a picture or two and he also swam away unharmed.
Best day of fishing in my life and I hope to repeat it. The 25+ pounds of fresh Tuna steaks sure has helped me through this rainy long weekend with 8+ ft. seas due to the hurricane coming up the east coast. I may get out a couple more times this Sept., but if I don't, what a great memory to carry me through the winter.
We got a few really nice pictures, I think (attached)
Thanks to all the RTs who have posted advice and reports here which have helped me to go 4 for 4 in the past two weeks with 41-43" BFT.