Spinning rod tuna....70''

[hotreels jr]

Was not going to post this, but decided to any ways. Left barnstable harbor with my buddy Sean, Ben, and Bens little brother tucker at 4pm. Found fish pushing, but they went down. We stuck around for a while expecting a feed. With the outgoing tide we decided to work our way in and find the tuna again. Boy did we find them. A blitz a 1/4 mile long. We pulled into them and sean casts. HOOKED UP! 7pm. me and sean passed the rod back and forth for 6 and a half hours before i finally ended the game with the poon at 130am in 18 FOW off race point, 8 miles or so from where we hooked up. This fish was still making 150 yard runs after 3 hours. We tried everything to kill this fish. We did nothing wrong that I can see, and had the right gear. Fish was landed on a 1800 saragosa, 80 pound daiwa braid with 100 pound leader.

[AlloyToy]

Nice fish

[canyonjunkie]

thats a slob. well done

[IHTBB]

...nice way to spend an evening, guys!...hope you got a pass on curfew violation!...Great stuff! -IHTBB

[oldmud]

Why wouldn't you post that ?? Nice job for a young crew !!! Congrats.

[chathamblue30]

Way to go Jeff your amazing !!!!

[Parapapam]

.... passed the rod back and forth for 6 and a half hours before i finally ended the game with the poon at 130am.....[/IMG]

This has always been a curiosity of mine. Everyone fishes at dawn, but the dusk bite is pretty good in the canyons. How come no one fish at dusk east and north?

A 7:30 pm hook up has proven that the fish eat on Stellwagon even at dusk.

Good job. Heck of a battle.

Mike

[GreenPondEd]

This won't apply to most of the guys, but I'm in a 21' boat, usually with inexperienced crew and occasionally just my dog Hunter. I figure that if I get into trouble, that between dawn and dusk there is a lot of time to find a solution (or arrange a tow) in daylight. I wouldn't want to get stuck offshore, in my little boat, with no cell signal to alert family, with few boats around after dark. Okay, I'm a wimp....
Ed

[TOMMYV]

Was not going to post this, but decided to any ways. Left barnstable harbor with my buddy Sean, Ben, and Bens little brother tucker at 4pm. Found fish pushing, but they went down. We stuck around for a while expecting a feed. With the outgoing tide we decided to work our way in and find the tuna again. Boy did we find them. A blitz a 1/4 mile long. We pulled into them and sean casts. HOOKED UP! 7pm. me and sean passed the rod back and forth for 6 and a half hours before i finally ended the game with the poon at 130am in 18 FOW off race point, 8 miles or so from where we hooked up. This fish was still making 150 yard runs after 3 hours. We tried everything to kill this fish. We did nothing wrong that I can see, and had the right gear. Fish was landed on a 1800 saragosa, 80 pound daiwa braid with 100 pound leader.

Good JOB ! guys Sometimes the spinning rod is the only way. Nice fight!!

[aparent]

you guys can brag about what you did this summer, that is something to surely be proud of, remember this boys