Sea Cure's 1st overnighter and offshore trip of the season!!! What a start! We ran with the Tom Norgard charter from south jersey and Ohio. Tom, son Brian, son-in-law Chris, and good friends Joe and Augie. We got to the tip of the Toms early afternoon on Saturday and heard good reports from a few friends of yellowfin and big eye. We trolled one yellowfin just inshore of the tip in about 450' of water just before we set up one the edge for the night.
Whithin one hour of setting up we caught 2 nice gaffer mahi. The night bite was slow. We boated 1 yellowfin from about 80' deep, and lost about a 150# mako on a mono rig. It was a short night, we trolled till dark and trolled pre first light, knowing the bite has been better on the troll.
The morning troll was the best bite. We boated 5 yellowfin and a 150# BigEye. One yellowfin hit the planner rod down about 120' deep. 2 others hit when we popped the planned to check and reset it. I think a few followed the rig all the way to the surface from 100'. As the planner came up to the surface 3 or more tuna jumped through 2 bars. We got 2 of them. We worked the area a little longer and it paid off. 4 Lines started screeming. The fight was on for two, a third was a 30tw almost getting spooled before it spit the hook, and the fourth was a 50 shimano with about 3/4 of the spool missing. We boated 2 yellowfin within 15 minutes and the fight was just beginning with a Big Eye. From the run off we knew this fish was bigger, especially when it took 3x's the line the others took. After about 1 hour and 10 minutes, angler Joe had the Big Eye to the boat. After a dozen death circles, mates Terry and Ray sunk the gaffs and drug a Big Eye through the door. Great job to all my anglers–ALL 1ST TIMERS!!!
Thank you Tom for putting the trip together, it was a pleasure getting your family and friends their 1st tuna fish. What a trip to remember!!!
Capt. RonSr. and Jr. and mates Terry and Ray
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