8/30 Mixed trip sharking/tuna report

[Reel Pursuit]

Took my buddy Denis, his son and 3 nephews out for a day of sharking today. We set up at the Star in 68* water. Within 30 mins, we had a mako in the slick and he was eating. I hooked the fish and passed the rod to the rookie. He fought it for about 30 mins but had to pass it off to his older cousin. Ten mins later we had the shark boatside and made the decision to take him home. Fish was secured with a flying gaff and tail rope and we put lines back in. But that would be it for the sharks. No more joy, not even a blue dog. At noon we decided to pull the plug and go on the troll. I ran back to yesterday's numbers just east of the Dump. There's a lot of life there with plenty of mahis under the pots and a good SBFT bite. We got a few mahis and bluefin and another tuna cherry was popped. When leadering this fish we noticed a school of tunas about 30' under him. More mahi action including a big bull that came unglued just behind the boat. Another short ride home and life's good again!
Will try to post some pics tomorrow when I get caught up.

[kitebuz]

Nice report - sounds like the area is heating up. Thanks for posting. How long does it take you to run to/from the dump &/or the star from Fairhaven?

[Reel Pursuit]

Nice report - sounds like the area is heating up. Thanks for posting. How long does it take you to run to/from the dump &/or the star from Fairhaven?

Took me a little under 2 hours to get back from the eastern side of the Dump.

[Parapapam]

Nice job Pete!!

Mike

[Dads Dream]

Great report! Uncle Dennis was getting the high 5's from the nephews, huh?? That's awesome and a great site to see the tuna down deep....were you able to drop something down to them.....or were they just chasers???

[Reel Pursuit]

Great report! Uncle Dennis was getting the high 5's from the nephews, huh?? That's awesome and a great site to see the tuna down deep....were you able to drop something down to them.....or were they just chasers???

I was a very cool sight. I wasn't prepared at the time to drop down on them but it occurred to me later on to send a butterfly jig down if it happened again.