Report Wash. Tip and Inside

[Streamweaver]

Left O.C. at 3:30 a.m. headed for the tip. We pulled up 2 miles out and dropped lines in a small temp break heading to the tip. Pick up one gaffer off a pallet but lost him near the boat. We decided to head inside to the 30 looking for some tunas. We dropped lines in and say it was crowded would have been an understatment. There was a hot bite early but got to the party to late. there was a few nice fish caught the rest of the day and we picked a nice graffer but could not buy a tuna bite. I decided since the fish were there but deep we would wait them out and after the fleet started in, the fish slowly started coming up and plenty of other life started showing up ended up going 1for 2 on 30 class YFT and killed a 46" and 54" bluefin and had another nice one break off before running out of time to get back before dark. Pulled into the dock at 8:45 and got most of the boat cleaned up before crawling down into the cuddy about midnight. A special thanks to the Charter captain on the Shelly II for calling us in to the great Bluefin action.

[Capt-D]

Great Job Howard, way to keep with it! It always amazes me that there is that much water and it seams that everyone ends up in the same spot.

-D

[Streamweaver]

Thanks D, Also congrats to your wife and you on the nice addtion to the family

[anthony]

Howard, that place looked like I-95 on a holiday! Glad you were able to stick with it and get the fish after all the traffic got out of there...definitely an early and late bite. Congratulations on your fish.

[Arks and Sparks]

I thought the bft limit was one fish per day over 48"?

[flatbottom]

Arks and Sparks check here
http://www.nmfspermits.com/news.asp it has changed again for rec angler

[anthony]

I thought the bft limit was one fish per day over 48"?

You are allowed 2 bf 47" to 72" and you are allowed 1 school size bf (27" to 46") until July 21.

[Streamweaver]

Anthony great talking with you on the radio, congrats on the great morning bite. Do you know how to get in touch with the Shelly II Captain?.

[Bluewater Sportfishing]

we were there also and had the same results but didnt sitck it out to the end. I knew that would have been the ticket but ran in a little early. had one nice little yft to the boat but spit the hook at me and swam off.
had a two pulls early(around 11pm) and they never came tight.
I did see a cc hooked up for a while around 1pm .

[TommyTuna]

Anthony great talking with you on the radio, congrats on the great morning bite. Do you know how to get in touch with the Shelly II Captain?.

John Brobst 410 726 3892