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I've been trying to do my first tuna trip for like 4 years and every single time i get canceled by weather if that makes you feel any better hahaha

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Chrisper, I can feel for you but you've gotta book more than 1 trip a year(if you don't)...at least 1 out of 6 gets blown out each year. This year was a disaster---out of 7, only made 2...fan always seemed to be on high on scheduled trips....Let's hope next year is MUCH better...

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Chris just jump on with us July/Aug next year. 45' of fishing machine, lots of chow and hopefully kill boxes stacked with tuna and tile!

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Excellent...sounds like a good plan...I assumed Chris was talking PB's but you know what Benny Hill said about "assuming"!!!! As I said, let's hope next year is MUCH better---catch 'em up guys!!!!!

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For the Gambler, it doesn't make sense to switch to offshore trips in the middle of the summer. We have a good summer biz and wouldn't want to mess with that. Also, most of the tuna that were taken in the summer months were on the troll --not so easy for us. It was just a tough season --the toughest I've seen since the Gambler began running canyon trips (almost 30 years). Thank God for the mahi. And strange that all those giant squid were around --never saw them like that. From everything I heard, even the longliners did not catch tuna (they did okay on swords.) It appears that the weather pattern had pushed the gulf stream way off this year. 2017 was similar --but better fishing. I thought 2016 was a very good season. We would have liked to make one more --our best trip last year was November 15th. I think we had over 30 tunas on that trip, yellows and longfin. But continually canceling trips has gotten to be a drag --especially for our young office manager, Jillian.

I would like to thank Chuck and Shorts and Joe and Chas... and all our regular canyon warriors for not giving up and making the best out of every trip. Next year will be an awesome season. I believe it!

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Very well said bobby, there was a great
Troll bite offshore in June, in July August
And September we were fishing inside
The canyons and then venturing offshore
In the evening to try to catch a sword or
Perhaps a few tunas. The canyons were void of
Tuna for the most part, as far as an eddy, we had a textbook
One come in with great white marlin fishing but no tunas
As far as October, the weather was horrendous

We cancelled 25 overnighters for weather
And for slow fishing, I like you are hoping
This was an enomale and better days are
Ahead. While I feel the pain of the guys on the forum, let’s
Not forget, the folks who truly depend on the
Income from this fishery. Party boats, charter boats
Fuel man, ice man, tackle shops, and all the support staff


Here’s to a happy and healthy holiday season to
All on the site, and to a great 2019

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It figures I would pick this year to be my first tuna outing. Hoping next year is better!