Pennsy Guy
10-31-2024, 09:53 PM
Just back with this report. Bob pointed the Gambler's bow toward where they were on the last trip. From what we hopeful anglers were told, great things were hoped for--but you all know it's fishing, not catching. After a look around we were at the Elbow, south-east corner in 63* nice clear blue water in sight of squid boats. A little bumpy on the way out but the drift was quite doable. A slow pick of smaller Y's started around 3 pm and lasted 'til sunset with 3-4 small boat moves. Moved again and anchored for the night. With the tuna turn off, some jigged squid which cooperated in joining others in the live well.
Magic hour brought nothing but a brightening sky but at 8 AM it started with a couple of the smaller tuna and soon larger 50-65lb. (pool fish) were caught. Bob announced at 11 Am we were heading back to dock in about 45 min. No sooner did he say that I had a weird run off on my new roller guide spiral wrapped 8' rod built by my Bud. With 400' out and 1 ounce, I'm getting to see what it'll do and got a lot of line in before it realized it was hooked. Then it was back and forth across the stern, picking up lines, clearing them, finally circles and the gaff. A nice 55 lb. Y after a small Y earlier.
We had 4-5, at least, breaking water 30-40' off the port side. They moved off the stern 400-500' and a couple were hooked way back and brought to gaff.
We had a mixed bag of anglers aboard with varying degrees of tuna skills; most listened to the mates and with a swinging boat at anchor, that was a game saver. Mates worked their butts off with the conditions-KUDOS,KUDOS, KUDOS to them and to our leader for getting us to the tuna.
From time to time a free swimming mahi would cruise through and I think 3-4 were boated--all 10-12 lbs.
A couple limited out; 2-3 anglers did not catch.
Fish totals: 29 YFT's 3-4 mahi-mahi
No longfin on this trip, a disappointment for some of us.
Treat: catching tuna, safe return to PPB.
Trick: shearwaters today, coming in early due to increasing wind, seas.
Magic hour brought nothing but a brightening sky but at 8 AM it started with a couple of the smaller tuna and soon larger 50-65lb. (pool fish) were caught. Bob announced at 11 Am we were heading back to dock in about 45 min. No sooner did he say that I had a weird run off on my new roller guide spiral wrapped 8' rod built by my Bud. With 400' out and 1 ounce, I'm getting to see what it'll do and got a lot of line in before it realized it was hooked. Then it was back and forth across the stern, picking up lines, clearing them, finally circles and the gaff. A nice 55 lb. Y after a small Y earlier.
We had 4-5, at least, breaking water 30-40' off the port side. They moved off the stern 400-500' and a couple were hooked way back and brought to gaff.
We had a mixed bag of anglers aboard with varying degrees of tuna skills; most listened to the mates and with a swinging boat at anchor, that was a game saver. Mates worked their butts off with the conditions-KUDOS,KUDOS, KUDOS to them and to our leader for getting us to the tuna.
From time to time a free swimming mahi would cruise through and I think 3-4 were boated--all 10-12 lbs.
A couple limited out; 2-3 anglers did not catch.
Fish totals: 29 YFT's 3-4 mahi-mahi
No longfin on this trip, a disappointment for some of us.
Treat: catching tuna, safe return to PPB.
Trick: shearwaters today, coming in early due to increasing wind, seas.