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[Vintage Offshore Tackle]

Lots of people have caught big yellowfin John, but not many can say that they did it on their own boat with gear that they built themselves.  Quite an accomplishment!  I hope that these two are the first of many for your boat this year.

Randy

[handi2]

That's a true test of your reels. Great job!!

[oc1]

Great job John.  It's neat to see the whole package come together like this.

[Bill B]

Cool Beans....errrrr Cool Tuna brother.....I agree you typing sounds scratchy and I could whole heartedly recommend another day of salt air therapy....Bill

[Three se7ens]

Great job John!  Those are some very nice fish. 

Glad the drags worked well for you.  Let me know how the washers look next time you open up the reel. 

[Tightlines667]

Here is where some of that fish I sold ended up (the rest went to a high-end restaurant)...

[Tightlines667]

Here is what the Ahi are feeding on, and why they chose tue leeward sides of the MHIs and the nearby seamounts to spawn at.  Huge swarms of Mesopelagic Mysid shirmp.

   *Photo taken at the NMFS PIFSC lab