Still Think'n Blue Fin Tuna

[bobdu11]

I normally have great luck the week before the Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament and this week was no exception. Had Steady and Dave H onboard today. Had a couple of cancellations but we were locked and loaded to go this morning so off we went......Left at the crack of 0515 and headed towards the Hot dog to work with Dave and crew on Billable ours......We scored early with a couple of Bailers...kept two for Dave's refrigerator and returned the rest to the ocean to grow into bigger dolphin if they can learn to stop eating baits bigger than they did....wasn't a whole lot of action at the Hot dog so we went in search mode to an area I had heard was holding some nice Blue Fins....and it was.....

we fought off tiny mahi until around 1100 when the right long rigger starts smoking.....nice fish on and he's hooked solid.....Steady gets the rod out of the T-top and we harness Dave into a belt and harness and the fight begins...those dam blue Fin are the hardest fighting tuna out there and this one worked Dave over pretty good but he's a tough guy and wouldn't give up.....had major drag on this fish and he wasn't budging....

about 40 minutes later we are able to stick a couple of gaffs in the fish..he taped out at 57" and we thought we had us a citation......weighed the fish at the fishing center and he went 98 Pounds....just shy of a Citation for Dave H....

Let me tell you...those Finrazor rods are tough tough....we had that rod bent double once again on a nice fish and it held up like a champ....no doubt about it...Finrazor rods are the heat man....

Next trip is Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament....hope we find some YellowFin before then.......Bob

[Gusman]

Sweet Tuna Bob! You always seem to find the fish!!!

[WAHOONBOX]

SEEMS TO ME THAT DA ACTION ALWAYS FINDS IT'S WAY TO TEAM STILL THINKN.....ALWAYS AN ENJOYABLE READ AND COOL PHOTS WITH STORYLINE.........THANKS FOR SHARING THE HOLIDAY BRO.

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