riptide
09-24-2007, 06:47 PM
Today I had Rob Leva and his three buddies on the boat. The plan was to run out of Plymouth and get these four guys their first tuna. We met up at 0730 and ran out accross the bay. Things were very quiet so we did what I always do and went for a long ride.
We ran until I found a small flock of 10-12 birds. we slowed up and saw a few fish boil under them. The guys castout and Rob came tight on the first cast. After 30 minutes the curse was off the boat for the day and Rob had his first tuna ever, a nice 50" fish.
http://riptidecharters.com/Levatunaopti.JPG
this would be the pattern for the rest of the day. Run 1/4 mile find 10 birds, cast under them and hook tuna. If the fish missed the lure or sounded that was it and you had to move on. There were no second chances today. Fortunatley there were so many pods of fish like this that if they sounded we just ran another 1/4 mile or so and hit the next pod of fish. The radar was invaluable today. I would mark 4-5 pods at a time and we played connect the dots as we worked each pod.
http://riptidecharters.com/Levatunaopti2.JPG
AS the day wore on the fishing remained very consistant and the seas layed down nicely. We were all in short sleeves by noon and we were getting 4-5 shots at fish per hour. All 4 guys were able to comfortabley and safely fish at the same time. In part due to the size of the boat and in part to their skill and care in casting.
http://riptidecharters.com/Levatunaopti3.JPG
When all was said and done we went 5 for 7 on fish from the high 30" range to 50". A pair of 50"s were kept for the guys to take home. We let the small slot fish go. The lure of choice today was the Blue Polish Sandeel. When the day was done 5 rods had them tied on. The fish really liked this lure today. We had one fish pull a hook on an inital run and one fish broke off due to a tip wrapped rod. We had 15-20 boils on lures where the fish just would not commit. The gus fought the fish well and nothing went over 30 minutes. Thats awesome for guys that have never landed tuna before. The water depth ranged from 90-over 700' deep.
Overall a fantastic day fishing with some grewat guys. When the day was done each and every one of the guys landed their first tuna. Rob managed to get two. I will have more photo's when the guys send them. They had me busy all day cleaning and prepping fish so they took most of the photos. Super job to one and all!
We ran until I found a small flock of 10-12 birds. we slowed up and saw a few fish boil under them. The guys castout and Rob came tight on the first cast. After 30 minutes the curse was off the boat for the day and Rob had his first tuna ever, a nice 50" fish.
http://riptidecharters.com/Levatunaopti.JPG
this would be the pattern for the rest of the day. Run 1/4 mile find 10 birds, cast under them and hook tuna. If the fish missed the lure or sounded that was it and you had to move on. There were no second chances today. Fortunatley there were so many pods of fish like this that if they sounded we just ran another 1/4 mile or so and hit the next pod of fish. The radar was invaluable today. I would mark 4-5 pods at a time and we played connect the dots as we worked each pod.
http://riptidecharters.com/Levatunaopti2.JPG
AS the day wore on the fishing remained very consistant and the seas layed down nicely. We were all in short sleeves by noon and we were getting 4-5 shots at fish per hour. All 4 guys were able to comfortabley and safely fish at the same time. In part due to the size of the boat and in part to their skill and care in casting.
http://riptidecharters.com/Levatunaopti3.JPG
When all was said and done we went 5 for 7 on fish from the high 30" range to 50". A pair of 50"s were kept for the guys to take home. We let the small slot fish go. The lure of choice today was the Blue Polish Sandeel. When the day was done 5 rods had them tied on. The fish really liked this lure today. We had one fish pull a hook on an inital run and one fish broke off due to a tip wrapped rod. We had 15-20 boils on lures where the fish just would not commit. The gus fought the fish well and nothing went over 30 minutes. Thats awesome for guys that have never landed tuna before. The water depth ranged from 90-over 700' deep.
Overall a fantastic day fishing with some grewat guys. When the day was done each and every one of the guys landed their first tuna. Rob managed to get two. I will have more photo's when the guys send them. They had me busy all day cleaning and prepping fish so they took most of the photos. Super job to one and all!