Spencer/Wilmington Canyon -- 6/23-24 -- 18 Yellowfin, Mako

[norter79]

On Monday we headed right back to the Spencer where we had yellowfin on Friday.

Conditions didn't look great in the Spencer but we managed two different shots at small(26-36") yellowfin at the southwest corner before picking up and running down to where Fishing Fever reported action in the Wilmington.

We picked up a few singles upon arriving and then had 8 out of the 10 rods go off on a nicer class of yellowfins. we went 6 for 8 on fish to 65 pounds just before dark. These fish ate rainbow squid bars, green machine bars, jets, and ballyhoo..

Set up on the drift for sharking and released a blue shark just after midnight. Put together a 9 mile drift before we had both a hammerhead and a mako swimming in the slick. baited, fought and boated a 102 pound mako that put up less fight than one of the skippies we'd used for bait.. It came to the boat in under 3 minutes.

Since we had our mako we ended the night early and jogged back up to the northeast corner of the wilmington in the dark..

We had a few more shots at fish on green machine bars, rainbow squid bars, skirted ballyhoo and jets on the northeast corner in 400-600 feet of water.

Ended the trip having caught 18 yellowfin to 65 pounds, releasing several, and having boated a mako.

[Dave Sikorski]

Now that's what I call a trip.

That's a perfect class of YF. Plenty of fight, but not too darn much. Nice sized loins too.

Congrats on a great trip, thanks for sharing.

-D