6/28 - Whacked out Veatch trip

[Blood Slick]

Great report backman thanks for sharing. Congrats on landing some fish and making it home safely. Well done.

[SoBoSlow]

Larry saw your note that there are some identity questions here. I am not great at the Tuna Identity game (still haven't gotten to take a close look at enough different species), but I was a little surprised you caught a 69" tuna in 72+ degree water. If it wasn't a Bluefin would her name would be Allison or Big Eye (I assume Allison, but also would have thought the coloring would have been obvious to you guys since you have seen plenty of both). What is the thinking? What caused the question to be raised (photos? Temp? Location?)?

By the way, welcome back from the Edge. It is funny how 1meter waves at 44008 look pleasant on paper from behind my keyboard, but can bury the bow of a 15k# boat when you turn into them 100+miles from home. Good thing to keep in mind when you decide to leave the dock, since it only gets harder to turn back the further you get from home (closer you get to your destination).

[backman]

It wasn't an Allison - no doubt there, it wasn't a 250# sumo big eye either as it was lean down the tail section, but I'm also not convinced it was a bluefin.

The meat was pink, rich and tasty.

I know when I was up on the tower looking down I said "that might be a bigeye" but i sure as hell wasn't climbing down to get a camera to climb back up.

Hoping Jackson can come up with some stills of the head.

Weather wise - 44008 was right on - NE 9-11 most of the day; puffed to 13-15 in mid afternoon, 3-3.6 seas all day long.

Add in 40 miles of fetch from 44008 to Veatch and it made perfect sense that we were seeing NE 15-17 and 3-5' breaking seas.

[sashamy]

Definitely a bluefin.......just fat from eating squid, there are alot of them out there this time of year, I have seen schools of 1000's just off the edge in Hydro....definitely not a a yellowfin or allison as one might hope...oh well glad he tasted good....

[TOMMYV]

Bigeye; when you head them their Liver is striated that's apositive ID !

[backman]

Thanks for the tip; next time I'm in 5' head seas on a 28' boat at 7 PM and beat to shit by a big fish in sloppy conditions and with a 110 nmile steam in the looming dark - I'll keep that in mind.

I think there's a liver in there somewhere...

I personally think it was a blue-eyed bigfin.

[Dads Dream]

Geez, that's an awesome report Capt Lar'

You guys are tough and ballzy to stay out there when a lot of signs were pointing you home....glad you found fish!