Tuna Action From This Past Week...3/03

[Capt Josh]

This report is from earlier in the week, but since i haven't fished since then it's the most recent news i've got...there are a few larger models around as well...Capt Alonzo on the Marla II scored a big fish in the 250# range and Capt Manny on the Pacifico scored a fish pushing 200 as well....those were the only real big ones this week but when you consider this is the shoulder season and our traditional big fish season doesn't start until June or July we're pretty happy with the numbers of fatties around for this time of year...plus the sheer numbers of 100 - 175# fish is staggering out there...here's the report from wednesday...

ONE ROD TUNA MADNESS 2/28

Imagine if you will a single, dead caballito skipping along peacefully below a kite at 8knts...frolicking over the gentle windswept seas...a picture of deadly perfection...when all of a sudden...SMASHWHOOSH...a MASSIVE detonation erupts behind the bait as a very big...and very agitated tuna explodes at mach 1...grabbing your bait in mid air and simoutaneously richocheting the line from the clip...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ goes the reel but no ones moving...no one's even breathing...

Because when you're screaming that loud...there's nothing left for anything else...

I tell you folks...it just doesn't get much better than that...

Time after time after time today we saw 100 - 160# tunas annihialite our single dead bait below the kite...it's a technique we have been working on perfecting and let me tell you flying that poor little cabballito around at that speed...with the right amount of tweaking...calls up the bad boys when nothing else is working...skip skip skip skip....BOOOM....

After this last stretch of fishing i can safely say i am ready to tie up the boat for a few weeks and hit southern california for one last hoorah...work out the cobwebs...and prepare myself mentally for the coming big fish season...which looms just a few moons away...

These last few charters have...for me...satiated my hunger...and brought a certain term of closure to one of the most epic yellowfin tuna seasons i have ever seen...

What started in earnest in September with a massive showing...seemingly overnight...of huge fish...has continued for the better part of six months to this day...where...for those willing...catches of monumental proportions still abound...

Thirty five yellowfin tunas, two striped marlin, and a bunch of dorado's in four days of fishing...who the hell said February was the off season...

What a loooooong...strange trip it's beeeeen....

Here's a bunch of photos from the 27th...the last day we fished...

[Capt Josh]

More photos from Tuesday...

I'm outta here gotta go prep the boat and catch bait for tomorrow's charter...

Have a good weekend everyone...

[Green Machine]

Awesome catch and great pics!!!

[Dead Eye]

Hye GM my bro lives in tha Heights. He lives on Hamilton Ave. Name is Jerry. Maybe you know him.
John

[PurpleGold]

Nice report and pics. Thanks. Those are some hoss yellowfins. Wish they made em like that up here in NC.

[jwalker]

What's up Josh!

Sweet day, love the pic of the YFT coming over the gunwale,
"His look was like; oh shit, this aint good!

Folks, Capt Josh and PV are a place to check out, the fishing is great and the nightlife is top notch with some great restaurants..

JW

[johnseafood]

Wow thats all I gotta say about that, how long do they stay around??

[Bite Me]

They are some fine looking tuners there Josh. Great report and love the pics.

[2nahunter]

now that's what i call fishing. nice job capt. looks like a lot of work and everyones happy. "priceless."

[babalaza]

Those are some big ass tunas

gj