Dr Block BFT meeting this Mon 22nd!!!!!

[Tuna Taxi]

This is a little off subject, but did she happen to say what time of year and what months these fish move up the coast.

I looked at the chart but couldnt really tell.
I have been trying to find out when these fish might pass through are waters(OC,DE,NJ). im sure they have to come by us to get north.

I was thinking maybe late april through may. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

Looking at the graphc that O-Sea-D put up, it looks like they are moving north in June. The other thing I notice is that the spacing of the data points becomes quite large, telling me that the fish are hauling ass up to the Hudson and north, passing through the mid-altantic at full burner. It seems like they travel north fast and in the deep, and travel south slower and in the shallows. Probably why we can stumble upon them in the winter and don't know where they are in the summer.

But I'm not a scientist nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[Bite Me]

That was great John. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share with the rest of us..............

[flatbottom]

thanks for the write up john....very interesting to read

[oldmud]

WASHASHORE: I have seen Barbra several times. Her team is very good at what they do,SCIENCE . If you were A " highly paid problem solver" as you're profile sugests I am sure you would have not made such a NUMBSKULL statement . She is a SCIENTIST not a POLITICIAN, Not a thing she could do to help people like you (My mind is made up don't confuse me with the FACTS) She also could not help ICCAT or NMFS, they already know the science, POLITICS RULE . I don't usually BASH but oh well! Thanks JOHN we all need as much info. as we can get,save one......DON

[Sea Draggin]

Thanks John. That was great summary.

Just to touch on policing the center ocean islands and the Mediterranian. The only group that I know of that can (and currently is ) observing and reporting over there is Greenpeace.

Folks are going to have to get on board with the fact that ICCAT is failing. Without groups such as Greenpeace to bring publicity to this, they will continue to fail at their mission, just as they have done since the 70's.

The future of the Western BFT lies in the hands of groups like Greenpeace. The science is good, but politics and political action is a different animal.

[Capt. Brian Daley]

I have also seen Barbra in action a half dozen times and like oldmud has said
its political unfortunately its a big road ahead of us.

washashore how about some insite instead of your stuiped remarks there getting
as old as the gray hair between your teeth

[#1Gaffman]

2 years ago there was a boat out of Indian river(capt Ike) that caught a GBFT, i believe it weighd over 800#s. It set the delaware state record.

They caught it shark fishing in i believe late may.

I whant to look for these fish and try and catch one this year but it will be like searching for a needle in a haystack. In the carolinias there are alot of boats that fish for these things and there isnt as much water to cover.

There are no boats i know of that target these giants.

me and the cappy will probably just head to some of the lumps, maybe the hambone and troll planers. WHO KNOWS MAYBE WELL GET LUCKY!!!

If any of you guys have everfished, or heard of catching these giants around here any info would be appreciated. Shoot i would even take plane old suggestions on what you would do. Like i said it just hasnt really been done before up here.

[tailwalkerfred]

I'm sure glad you took good notes! Barbara stressed we can't do much about the eastern Atlantic stock and the best thing we can do is stop the yft longlining April and May in the GOM. Many spawners are inadverently being killed. Theses are fish over 8-10 yrs old, 600# plus.These fish are THE source of our western stock.Bleak picture but reverseable if we act by contacting our fisheries representatives, especially Hobarth.
Fred

[chum1up]

FEED THE TUNAS....THE REASON FOR LACK OF FISH IS THERE IS NO FOOD..... 1/2 the fish caught this year had collapsed stomacs.....

[chum1up]

If you talk to somebody up here that hooked a GBFT this summer at the cove or curl they will tell you that those fish were brutal. In late July the fish fought like fish from hell. They were screamers..still in migrating shape. Not your typical fat 45 minutes and done fish. They were out of control. I watched my buddy horrify me by landing 2. (as I blew it by losing a double) They catch a good share of fish, there battle lasted 2 1/2 plus on both fish as well as ending up 3 miles from their ball. I hooked one and if i didnt see it on the surface behind the boat I would have said it was a whale, it pulled 40 lbs drag for 50 mins while backing down at 8 kts.... Said part was they were all 500lb +/- SKINNY fish... They are in migrating form in july and august thats not good....