Reel Repair by Alan Tani

We've been flying the kite all day and landed 2 additional bft. One additional bft was caught on a knife jig during one of the kite drifts. Several fish hit but missed the flyer and one broke off near the boat.

The weather has been up all day and we'll be headed towards land in the next hour or so to get out of this weather.

Still unsure of the plan for tomorrow but stay tuned

PJ, congratulations on the Bluefin.
Nice to meet you on the 7-3 /7-5 trip

We kite fished all day until dinner then headed into a cove at SCI to anchor for the night.

Spent the morning fishing the anchor were a couple bottom fish were caught. The final day was spent paddy hoping for yt with not a lot to show for it.

PJ, thanks for all the updates, bummer that the fishing was slow.
How was the bait situation?
(I'm headed to SD for an overniter this weekend)

Sounds like what the rest of the fleet went through in the same time period.  Hope you guys had a good time, and got home safe!

Quote from: rogan on July 08, 2026, 06:37:38 PMPJ, thanks for all the updates, bummer that the fishing was slow.
How was the bait situation?
(I'm headed to SD for an overniter this weekend)

Come prepared to fish anchovies unless your boat has been stockpiling sardines

Quote from: pjstevko on July 09, 2026, 03:15:13 AM

Quote from: rogan on July 08, 2026, 06:37:38 PMPJ, thanks for all the updates, bummer that the fishing was slow.
How was the bait situation?
(I'm headed to SD for an overniter this weekend)

Come prepared to fish anchovies unless your boat has been stockpiling sardines

Thanks for the intel👍