I didn't want to post or comment on anything UNTIL I had a fish report with pics. Finally got out to the canyons on a Friday to Saturday overnighter. We went 4 for 6 on 60# and 70# YFT's and a couple of 40# to 50# long fins. All in all a pretty good pull. I was able to pull on 6 fish and had the hook drop out on two fish just outta gaff distance. Here are a couple for preview and I hope to have the time to write up a proper report with more pictures to follow.
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That's me on the left and my friend Scott on the right. HIS FIRST TUNA!! Also won the pool. Way to go!
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Our catch before being loined.
A pretty good trip. Total of 18 fish, mostly long fins. My buddy also had a pup sword of about 40# which was released to grow up. There were a couple mahi to about 15# and a mako of about 120# actually made it to the gaff on 80# floro. Good thing for circle hooks. I will post more when I get a moment.
Bob
Btw, all the fish caught on Penn 6/0's and 4/0's with the works. They all worked flawlessly.
Nice pheesh Bob!
Looking forward to the full report with more pics
Nice!
LOOKS LIKE A GOOD TIME, WITH FRIENDS AND FISH.
Looking Good Bob! ;D
Glad to see you got out. Go Penn! ;)
Nice...Bob...Very Nice.
Great trip Bob! What boat?
Bob, that was Bobby Bogans gambler. First trip out on any boat in three years, due to family illnesses. We were able to get out between gale force winds. Just goes to show that tuna fishing is like ridin a bike. At one point the LFT's were visible in the slick but very line shy. I had to drop down to a 30# floro just to get bit.
Nice Bob, I would love to share that boat one day, how many guys? Great repost Bob, I'm glad you got out. Thanks for sharing. Did that 6/0 have any of my fingerprints ? ;D
Yeah Sal, the side cover you did the grinding on. This trip had 22 on it. To be honest my buddy and I were the only ones actively fishing from first whistle to the three blows to go home. Started fishing by jigging at about 9:00PM on Friday night and didn't leave the rail until 12:00 PM on Saturday. We caught squid in plentiful amounts to have everyone fish them. I was jigging the three dogged 113TNK narrow with 100# diawa metered braid for the first hour! until the anchor came tight and we could determine what the drift was like. No love on the jig stick( BP's acid wrap pro challenger rod ) it cast nice! Would have loved to get one on that setup just for the report on it. Then as soon as someone hooks up with bait it's 8 oz sinkers on 60# floro leader on the 6/0 teamed up with a gator glass 7 1/2 foot cod jigging rod. These are a party boat special. Great backbone and log enough to stay clear of most tangles and props. This was a bit overkill for these size fish, but we NEEDED to bring the meat.
BTW, my buddy was using that 6/0 and was hooked to a fish of the XL size. Smoked 200 yds in a heart beat. Maybe a bigeye, don't know. Hook pulled 15 min into the fight. Point being...this had the hex gear set in it and the only limitation was the 60# Momoi it was spooled with.
Happy that you finally got out. I read the report of the trip. BTW the Doris Mae is the NEW Voyager.
Mike
Didn't know that Mike. Trying to get one more shot at these fish before we lose the water. Probably on the voyager. We will see.
all on senators? wow, that must have been ALOT of work!
Alan, with the Keta handle arms and the offset handles you sold me...not work, ALOT of fun! ;D
Yes,
The Keta Kranks are fantastic! ;D
Paired with the Kokelar handles makes a world of difference. ;)
hot rodded reels
good fish + enjoyment
perfect result
good stuff
Quote from: Shark Hunter on October 28, 2014, 11:57:50 PM
Yes,
The Keta Kranks are fantastic! ;D
Paired with the Kokelar handles makes a world of difference. ;)
Yep! but mine need to be a little different from the rest though ;)
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Those are my favorite fish to catch and eat. We don't have the long fins down here but plenty of huge Bluefin here in the northern Gulf.
That had to be a blast on those reels.
Hey Bob, great to hear you got out there and had fun. We all love thepictures, they were great. I can feel those reels vibrating a song!!!!!wish I was there.......keep up the great pictures too.........gst.
Quote from: BMITCH on October 28, 2014, 07:53:53 PM
Bob, that was Bobby Bogans gambler. First trip out on any boat in three years, due to family illnesses. We were able to get out between gale force winds. Just goes to show that tuna fishing is like ridin a bike. At one point the LFT's were visible in the slick but very line shy. I had to drop down to a 30# floro just to get bit.
Great boat & crew. Congratulations again on a terrific trip!
Bravo!!! Thanks for the pics & congrats on a great trip.
Big Tim
Quote from: Big Tim on October 31, 2014, 12:00:21 AM
Bravo!!! Thanks for the pics & congrats on a great trip. Big Tim
What he said. Bob you have to be careful when you go east out of NJ you could fall off the earth. :o Dominick
PartII coming up....we'll see if we get the weather. ;)
hi bob where did you fish, hudson canyon? spent many nights there 35 years ago, the long fins are the best eating tuna, '' fancy white albacore '' as starkist would say. nice fish, congrats, lots of fun. take care. harry
Yeah Harry, we were in the Hudson. Relatively short run. There was a good bite out there this year. Been a looooong time since there was any consistency to the canyon bite. Anyhow, now starts the longfin bite. Hope to get another crack at them this year. Kinda tough to go tuna fishing when a buddy of mine sends me a picture this mourning of a 53# striper jigged. Hopefully I'll get a shot at both. I'll keep you folks posted! ;D
yeah bob the longfins are great i guess up to 65lbs. or so if i remember correct, multiple hook ups are crazy, have a reel good time, enjoy, been 33 years or so since i was out there, it's amazing, 100miles off shore from fire island and it's like a traffic jam out there at times
Quote from: Big Tim on October 31, 2014, 12:00:21 AM
Bravo!!! Thanks for the pics & congrats on a great trip.
Big Tim
Hey tim thats me in the pic with bob i got your jigs thanks i'll use then this year good luck.
I know I'm coming to this party a few months too late, but awesome trip BMitch! I need to do something like this! A couple guys I know have fished a party boat down in DE with success for Tuna in September/October. I may need to sign up! Overall you were happy with using your 6/0 size reel? Maybe I'll build one of these next for a trip like that. Again thanks for sharing!
C-D, yeah those 6/0's are used for chunking. They will beat most anything you'll encounter on these trips. If your lucky enough to hook up with an XL sword/bft/bigeye than you may be out gunned. I'd like to have that happen though. These 24 - 36 hour trips are an excellent way to get to the canyons in the fall. The smaller boats at that time of year need a perfect weather window to be able to handle it.
If you don't mind I'll probably PM you on the side about your experiences, tackle, blah blah blah. This is on my bucket list before our second kiddo gets here... ;D
Yeah,NP. I'll give you the inside skinny. At least in the NJ area.
good stuff,good pics,
own hotrodded reels,woo-hoo!