Roll call - Weekend Canyons

[Double D]

Tough trip for us

Arrived at the west elbow around 3:30 pm, not a touch on the troll. Set up for the night around the bend north of 100 square. Genny had a fuel issue, so we fished by the light of the hydroglow.

Around 8, Spongy battled a 44" sword to the boat on a tuna rig. Then Depot had his spinner with a bucktail meant for mahi stripped, probably a wahoo. That was about it for the night, except for one more weak swordy bite.

had alot of life around the boat all night - a pack of mahi that wouldn't eat, a couple wahoo that wouldn't eat, a couple very small swordies, and one lone squid that teased us the entire time.

In the am, trolled the down the west wall to the tip. Had one tuna bite around the elbow that came unbuttoned. Pulling lines in at 11, a 5lb mahi jumped on to save us from the skunk

Choppy and cold ride home, so much for light and variable

Heard of alot of smallish swordfish. Most boats had at least one, some had up to 4. Not many tuna. Heard of one white. Water was cool, mostly mid 60's

[livetofishnj]

We had about 68.5 at the warmest, on the high side of the hundred but we were right at 68 even most of the night. I did hear of a couple swords that were estimated over 200 and a bunch in the 125 range but that's just radio chatter and those could have been 150 and 90-pound fish...lol

[NJPete]

Took a southernly route towards the Toms. On the way out, about 60 miles saw some signs of life. Decent color water, some signs of life (shark, turtles, whales) Made it out to west wall of Toms, and started to set up. Found tons of Mahi most of whom wouldnt bite. Started to chunk and found porpoise all around the boat, netted a few squid. Mahi liked the squid. Had a decent fish hit the sword rig at 490ft, brought it "almost" to boat three times before it broke off. Wind picked up, all forms of life took off, and it was a long boring night. In the am, set up for the troll, had 2 knock downs, but that was pretty much it.

Not that i need to state the obvious but not much of a tuna season.

[chance]

we were just east of the toms chartplotter said it was the hendrickson canyon very small lots of life dolphin whales bait all over it was awsome we were on a 28 henrique called the blue max

[marlinmatt]

we were just east of the toms chartplotter said it was the hendrickson canyon very small lots of life dolphin whales bait all over it was awsome we were on a 28 henrique called the blue max

chance were u in the 28 rique that had a wrap around shield no tower type boat? we were trying to figure out what the hell the boat was.. didnt look like any henrique ive ever seen.. good trip if it was you.. you trolled right behind us just north of the toms tip on the tuna jack 40' cabo express..

[RobB]

marlinmatt saw u guys next to us a few times . we were on the hatteras in that area, we were disgusted we couldnt get a bigeye when guys around us were getting them, but went 1-2 on makos and 2 longfins and mahi.

[marlinmatt]

i heard of a bigeye bite after we got in... we didnt manage a bite from the big boys either but played around with the longfin for awhile.. ut oh were you in the big yellow hatteras? she was a looker.. we trolled very close one or more times.. ha oh well.. how many bigeyes did you hear caught!? i wish i would have heard of one caught while we were out and i would have changed up the spread alot. ended up with 6 nice longfin, released a sword, and fought a bigger one..

[SLAYER25]

GONNA FISH UP NORTH SOMEWHERE THIS FRIDAY INTO SAT SEE WHAT GOES DOWN.

[chance]

yes that was us henriquie only made a hand full of these boats it is a sweet boat keeps you out of the sun and weather only down fall is you need a/c in the cockpit area in the summer but other then that sweet boat

[John Kenyon]

plannin on running out sat or sun day trip. got to find the water!