8/17/08 Full Moon Bluefin

chumtini · 08-17-2008, 11:09 PM

My jinx with the full moon is FINALLY broken.

Met Phil, a retired coastie and my boat guy from East Marine, Falmouth at the dock at 3AM and we were off for The Sword. A beautiful night. We were able to navigate most of Chatham Harbor WITHOUT a spot light. Hit the sword area a little after 5AM before the slack tide. Set up in 220' and found whales and porpoise all around us. Found a small "nervous" patch of water and zing, game on. Stuck the belt on Phil and he was on his first bluefin tuna. 20-25 minutes later, a nice 57" BFT hit the deck (and box) before 7AM.

Trolled and chased whales all over hell and gone for the next 6 hrs. I think this one was flipping us the fin. I chit you not, that's a real photo taken this AM, not photoshopped, just cropped.

When the late morning slack hit, bang, fish #2 strikes out of the blue. Est a 50", released. The BFT fishing continues to be pretty damn good.

dunn6253 · 08-17-2008, 11:17 PM

The whale was flipping the full moon the fin.

Nice going chum, take it easy or else there will be no tuna out there for me to catch, if I ever do finally get one.

Seaker · 08-18-2008, 06:54 AM

Oh yeah that's the flip off.

I would consider it another score for the book of life.

Getting flipped off by a whale certainly tops some road raged punk on 495

paul708 · 08-18-2008, 07:23 AM

nice fish
good pic of the whale
congrats on breaking the jinx

Tuna Meltdown · 08-18-2008, 07:41 AM

Nice work. Congrats on the full moon fish. We whacked a twin of your fish at the double LL's on Saturday and caught a smaller 34" fish on Sunday. Lots of fish taken on Stellwagon between Friday and Sunday so maybe the full moon myth has been busted????????????????????????

backman · 08-18-2008, 10:22 AM

34"? That's the 1st small one I've heard of north of the islands; good news for the run and gun crowd if they move in.

Tuna Meltdown · 08-18-2008, 11:41 AM

Yeah Larry, there were hundreds of the little guys rocketing out of the water during the slaks on saturday all up and down the bank. We caught ours trolling. He attacked an 11" squid bar like it was his last meal. I tagged him for the tag a tiny program and let him go in great shape after a few quick pics. Full report and photos to come as soon as CVS can figure out how to properly burn the photos to a CD and not give me a blank CD.

crocker on cape · 08-18-2008, 12:53 PM

hey chum, nice job....i ended up going out of ryders cove as well at about 530 and had a ton of knockdowns but no fish hit the deck.The whales were incredible yesterday thought

Bill_N · 08-18-2008, 12:58 PM

Maybe those little ones are the fish that were at Block Island 2 weeks ago. Doesn't seem to be many around now....

08-18-2008, 06:54 AM	#3
Seaker I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Buzzards Bay, Ma. Posts: 1,262 Credits: 5,004.2 Boat: Seaker Home Port: Buzzards Bay Best Catch: 700 Blue Marlin Occupation: Charter Owner/Captain, Yacht Broker, Mortgage Originator	Nice work Oh yeah that's the flip off. I would consider it another score for the book of life. Getting flipped off by a whale certainly tops some road raged punk on 495 __________________ Captain Vin www.seakersportfishing.com www.thehabanaco.com/ www.carlsonoffshore.com

08-18-2008, 07:41 AM	#5
Tuna Meltdown Crab mustard is good Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hopkinton, MA Posts: 651 Credits: 6,269.1 Boat: 25' SeaCraft Twin 200 optimaxes Home Port: Marina Bay Quincy MA Best Catch: 700# Bluefin Tuna Occupation: Construction Manager	Nice work. Congrats on the full moon fish. We whacked a twin of your fish at the double LL's on Saturday and caught a smaller 34" fish on Sunday. Lots of fish taken on Stellwagon between Friday and Sunday so maybe the full moon myth has been busted???????????????????????? __________________ Dan Stewart Tuna Meltdown 25' SeaCraft

08-18-2008, 11:41 AM	#7
Tuna Meltdown Crab mustard is good Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hopkinton, MA Posts: 651 Credits: 6,269.1 Boat: 25' SeaCraft Twin 200 optimaxes Home Port: Marina Bay Quincy MA Best Catch: 700# Bluefin Tuna Occupation: Construction Manager	Yeah Larry, there were hundreds of the little guys rocketing out of the water during the slaks on saturday all up and down the bank. We caught ours trolling. He attacked an 11" squid bar like it was his last meal. I tagged him for the tag a tiny program and let him go in great shape after a few quick pics. Full report and photos to come as soon as CVS can figure out how to properly burn the photos to a CD and not give me a blank CD. __________________ Dan Stewart Tuna Meltdown 25' SeaCraft

08-18-2008, 12:53 PM	#8
crocker on cape Hide- My Wifes Logged On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: on the water Posts: 147 Credits: 1,300.4 Boat: 22' grady white Home Port: oyster harbors Best Catch: 100 lbs yf Occupation: looking for mate work	hey chum, nice job....i ended up going out of ryders cove as well at about 530 and had a ton of knockdowns but no fish hit the deck.The whales were incredible yesterday thought __________________ Eat Sleep and Drink Fishing

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08-17-2008, 11:17 PM	#2
dunn6253 Crab mustard is good Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 788 Credits: 1,918.4 Home Port: Quincy Best Catch: 120 BFT Occupation: Ford Tech	The whale was flipping the full moon the fin. Nice going chum, take it easy or else there will be no tuna out there for me to catch, if I ever do finally get one. __________________

08-18-2008, 10:22 AM	#6
backman Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 388 Credits: 1,896.7 Boat: Carolina Classic 28 Home Port: Falmouth	34"? That's the 1st small one I've heard of north of the islands; good news for the run and gun crowd if they move in.

08-18-2008, 12:58 PM	#9
Bill_N I practice safe fishing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ct River Valley Posts: 66 Credits: 1,355.0 Boat: Grady White 265 "Tamara B" Home Port: Noank	Maybe those little ones are the fish that were at Block Island 2 weeks ago. Doesn't seem to be many around now....