Hi Alan Tani Members: Go to this link for a full report and some pictures. I'll post some other pictures later. Dominick
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/baja-mexico-fishing-reports-discussion/370690-won-tuna-jackpot-aggravation-fun.html
Dominick, so what if you didn't win any money, you don't need it any way ;D. Two days and 30 tuna, can't complain about that. About that 207lbs. tuna, did you get take a closer look? I'm sure the smaller ones are tastier. Send me a tuna steak wont you? Excellent report Dominick and that dodo was the icing on the cake ;).
Sorry Sal: If you want a Tuna steak, you have to come and get it :). You get on a plane and I will start to thaw it out. Dominick
Hey Dominick, did you really forget about that Marlin or are you just teasing us ;D ? Wow! After all the mishap from the start, you guys sure turned it around.... that's a heck of a fishing adventure you had there. From the picture, it looks like you've been working out to get ready for the tournament, you're holding that 44 lbs dodo with one hand and no effort ...unless there is someone helping holding it up from the bottom :-\. By the way, what's that reel that you're holding on the first picture.
Great report Dominick, and some cracker fish - particularly that horse of a dodo.
Well done!
Cheers for sharing, Justin
Gotta love it... You forgot the Marlin ;)
Great report and trip... even though there wasn't money in those fish I bet they taste good as hell, and you got the memories which is why we really do this anyway.
Nice job,
Dom
Quote from: Alto Mare on November 12, 2011, 10:44:54 AM
Hey Dominick, did you really forget about that Marlin or are you just teasing us ;D ? Wow! After all the mishap from the start, you guys sure turned it around.... that's a heck of a fishing adventure you had there. From the picture, it looks like you've been working out to get ready for the tournament, you're holding that 44 lbs dodo with one hand and no effort ...unless there is someone helping holding it up from the bottom :-\. By the way, what's that reel that you're holding on the first picture.
Sal, Dom: No kidding around. You should have been on the boat. The Captain up on the bridge had the long line up the middle of the lure set. The Marlin hits the lure and he sets the hook (he shouldn't have) he then yells down that he has a Marlin on. All 4 fisherman looked at one another and two of us said "snit" and no one moved toward the pole. This is very funny. Nobody wanted to take the time to reel in a Marlin. It was a waste of time as it was definately not a money fish. So I took the pole and every time that Marlin tail danced I pulled the line hard hoping that that would dislarge the hook or it would throw the hook. I did everything wrong to let the fish off the hook but I had to bring it to the boat to get the hook out. It was in the 175-180lb range. The captain and crew estimate, not mine. It was a decent size fish as you can see in the photos. Dom if you are asking about the reel in the very first photo on Bloody Decks, its a Penn Senator 114H, I rebuilt for my friend who loaned it to one of our team. It was loaded with 80lb mono, and it brought in several tuna. The reel and drags worked smoothly.
Dominick
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Wow!
Passing up on a marlin is like passing up a date with a super model ;D ... I ain't never done that! :o
Glad to hear the 114h took care of business.
Isn't it funny how when we wanna get a fish off we can't, but when we wanna keep 'em on they get off... reminds me of when I'm striper fishing and the blues infiltrate the area.
Good stuff,
Dom
Quote from: broadway on November 15, 2011, 11:57:17 AM
Isn't it funny how when we wanna get a fish off we can't, but when we wanna keep 'em on they get off...
I know what you mean Dom, oh.....you're talking about the fish.