Toms Canyon 8.13-14 Whitey came to say hello

[giantfan]

We left the dock around 3:30 Thurs afternoon. We knew that we were going to have a bumpy ride out to the deep but decided to give it a shot anyway.

6 hours later we finally arrived at the Toms canyon and ran right to the deep to drift for the night. It was a pretty nasty night out there.
We had one hook up on the deep sword rod but the lever went in the wrong direction which resulted in a big old birds nest…. SNAP!!!! So much for that fish…
The rest of the night was pretty slow except for the occasional squid that came thru to help keep us awake.

Up on the troll at first light… there were only a few boats fishing as the weather was pretty tough thru the night and was still a bit snotty in the morning. We worked the tip area for awhile and found our one and only Mahi…. We saw the new Canyon Runner out there working the same area…. Wow!!! What a great looking boat!

After covering the area pretty well with nothing but the Mahi… we decided to run to the deep to see if that could change our luck. We got into the south Toms and that’s where whitey came to visit… after some quick pictures…. Off she went.
We worked over that area for awhile and heard on the radio of a nice Blue being caught and a few whites being raised with a couple being released.

As we were heading back up to the tip area we watched as our bars were getting boils all over them but nothing was sticking…. Speed up….. Slow down…. Turn…. Finally they stuck…
Ended up being two nice size long fin which made their way into the box.

We worked the same area for an hour or so but couldn’t find any more… so we decided to head back towards home and see if we could come up with a BFT on the way in. We set up with the fleet just south of the Glory hole and spent an hour or so trying but we couldn’t get anything to bite.

With the wind laying down and the sea flat as a lake (what a difference a couple of hours can make) We ran for the barn.

The Mahi hit a naked ballyhoo, the marlin was on a ballyhoo with a blue and white sea witch, and the tuna were on an Archer bar and a chugger with a ballyhoo. The tuna didn’t have anything in their stomach.

All in all another great trip with some good friends… it doesn’t get any better than that.

[Captain Fred Archer]

GF,

Great day and a purty white one - real purty!

And those were some really nice sized albacore. We catch tons of them out here on the little bars. Last two reports I got in the last few days totaled 111 albies for three trips with only two anglers aboard!

The fish boiling on the bars but not hooking up is usually a case of the chasebait being too big. Albacore are notorious small bait eaters and we usually do way better with small hollow squid chasebaits in the 3-6" range than we do with bigger stuff back there. Give it a try the next time and I think you'll turn those boilers into biters!

Thanks for the report and kudos on a great day. Man, those albacore are some sweet, white meated eating, aren't they?

Some of those recent catches...

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[giantfan]

Thanks for the tip Capt Fred. I will keep that in mind. Your bars sure do get a lot of attention in the spread. And they never get fouled like some of the other stuff we drag. I really need to put in another order from you.... just can't stop spending money on fuel

We put the smallest LFT on a 50lb scale and it bottomed out with the tail still on the dock...

[hotshot1]

Another nice report, Marlin slayer Ted. When's the next trip?

[Doin'It]

Great report and photos. Thanks for postin' it up. Good Luck on your next trip out. Those albacore are some tasty tuna.

[giantfan]

Another nice report, Marlin slayer Ted. When's the next trip?

If I had my way it would be tomorrow.......

But.... going to the cove instead.

Why don't you bring the family to the cove and join us?????

I will have my brother in law and his family with us... should be a good time... Jeff and his kids are coming too

[SeaBiscuit]

Great pictures Giantfan! Fat and healthy white, bloody longfins and mahi all lit up! Fine fishing trip!
SeaBiscuit

[Ace1st]

Thanks for the tip Capt Fred. I will keep that in mind. Your bars sure do get a lot of attention in the spread. And they never get fouled like some of the other stuff we drag. I really need to put in another order from you.... just can't stop spending money on fuel

We put the smallest LFT on a 50lb scale and it bottomed out with the tail still on the dock...

Way to go GIANTFAN....looks like you boys had a great day of it. Freds bars are awesome! Always two in my spread, amazing how they raise fish. Thanks for the report.

[clt_capt]

Congrats on the whitey and some good looking meat there too.

[giantfan]

Thanks everybody for all the kind words.... can't wait to get back out there again... I really need to hit the lottery... this work crap is getting in the way of my fishing. Light and slight for the next couple of days in the deep but I am stuck here behind the computer screen