TLD 50 goes boom!!!

[CaptDavDavis01]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggSHxRwWfsw&feature=player_embedded


Me thinks he will bring a real reel to the fight next time!

[Alto Mare]

WOW! AMAZING.   I'M LIKING MY OLDER REEL EVEN MORE NOW.

[kamuwela]

me thinks he needs a 130 a blue fin on a 50?  isnt that like bringing a pea shooter to a gun fight?  tuna's have amazing strength and power. we fight yellowfin on tiagra's and penn's from 50 to 130 class but hawaii's record yellowfin is around 350 pound's what is the record bluefin? that reel had some major stress, notice pole resting against gunnel?  im still waiting for one to bite my hot rodded 50 lol we will see what give's first lol.

[Fishermans Paradise]

not sure what the record is but one of the charter Captains I work with is known to grab 2 giant bluefins each season, 700+ lbs, yes he uses 130's but most guys targeting the smaller bluefin, under 200 lbs, will use 50's, just not graphite frames !

[kamuwela]

700lbs wow thanks got's me answer. aloha kamu

[Roger]

Them TLD's 'll do it to ya every time........

They've been catching some big bft off of N. Carolina here in the last few weeks........

[CaptDavDavis01]

There was an 805 caught last week from the same body of fish... The new NC state record.  Id say the avg fish is 180 to 250 in this fishery, they seem to hve gotten a little bigger each year. A typical day could be 5 to 20 bites, a ot of fish are falling to the guys jigging(lots of heart break storys as well).

I landed one about 150-175 last winter in a Torium 30...  never doing that again, damn wrist and elbow still arent right.

  Danny

[Keta]

I've seen the same thing happen with large YFT.