porkbutt 897 Posted June 20, 2007 overnighted in the baltimore canyon...88 miles from port....fished a 10-degree temp break and went 9 for 14 on 40-65lb. yellowfin tuna. got wasabi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WahooJim 4 Posted June 20, 2007 overnighted in the baltimore canyon...88 miles from port....fished a 10-degree temp break and went 9 for 14 on 40-65lb. yellowfin tuna. got wasabi No bigeyes in the canyon yet? That is a bummer. How were you catching the YF? I'm not familiar with the east coast style, but I'm guessing you were trolling cedar plugs and spreader bars till you found them, then chunking? Congrats on a nice trip. Let's hear the story on the other 5 for 14..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkbutt 897 Posted June 20, 2007 No bigeyes in the canyon yet? That is a bummer. How were you catching the YF? I'm not familiar with the east coast style, but I'm guessing you were trolling cedar plugs and spreader bars till you found them, then chunking? Congrats on a nice trip. Let's hear the story on the other 5 for 14..... lost 5 due to angler errors and just some pulled hooks. no bigeyes out of NJ yet from what i have heard. we were trolling spreaders, jets and ballyhoo on the cool and warm side of a 10 degree break out there. most hit on ballys. thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WahooJim 4 Posted June 20, 2007 Bump to give all you butt surfers time to show the appropriate respect to PorkButt's catch. Tasty, rare-in-the-middle Ahi steaks for a month....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 497 Posted June 20, 2007 Good Fishing! I caught a 67 pound Yellowfin 60 miles off of NJ a few years ago. The last fish I caught out there was a 96 pound Bluefin Tuna. It really kicked my a$$. I could not believe what we caught the Bluefin on. When I saw the mate baiting the hook with a clam I am like . For Tuna. Yep. Tuna have followed the claming boats on the East Coast for centuries and have learned to eat clams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkbutt 897 Posted June 20, 2007 Good Fishing! I caught a 67 pound Yellowfin 60 miles off of NJ a few years ago. The last fish I caught out there was a 96 pound Bluefin Tuna. It really kicked my a$$. I could not believe what we caught the Bluefin on. When I saw the mate baiting the hook with a clam I am like . For Tuna. Yep. Tuna have followed the claming boats on the East Coast for centuries and have learned to eat clams. clams? really? i never really heard that. now scallops yeah...they follow the scallop boats up here. a lot of guys throw the scallop boats beer and cigarrettes in exchange for fresh scallop guts and fish behind them. bluefin are much tough fighters IMO...a 96lber would kicks alot of peoples a$$. thanks wahoojim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWC 0 Posted June 20, 2007 I have no knowledge of saltwater fishing. But I'll take Wahoo's word for it, and tell you congratulations. I'll be chasing brown and brook trout this weekend, and I’ll consider anything over 15” a nice fish, and I’ll be trying to catch them with a 3 weight fly rod. Different worlds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p.man 7 Posted June 21, 2007 Way to go Porkbutt. I got sick in the Bay once. Although we were out there for 5 plus hr's with the water being choppy. When my Wife's cousin brought the boat to the inlet for a while I really started to have an upset feeling in my stomach. A few minutes later the others were headed to the other side of the boat. lol I did catch the first 3 fish, but they all had to be thown back. The first was a small fluke. The second was a small skate fish. And the third was a sand shark with really deep blue eyes. We fell in love. My Father-in-law happened to catch a 14lb fluke and it made the paper the next day. One of his Nephew's tried to claim that he caught it. Bastard! Anyway, No More fishing for me. I'll keep my butt on the shore. Happy Fishing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 497 Posted June 21, 2007 I have no knowledge of saltwater fishing. But I'll take Wahoo's word for it, and tell you congratulations. I'll be chasing brown and brook trout this weekend, and I’ll consider anything over 15” a nice fish, and I’ll be trying to catch them with a 3 weight fly rod. Different worlds! This type of fishing deserves just as much respect. I can fly fish, but I do the bluegill/bass gig most of the time. Getting a trout to hit a dry fly is a whole 'nother world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 1,030 Posted June 21, 2007 I was in a bass tournament last Sunday. Started at 6:00 am... by 12:30 we had 1 barely legal fish. So we tossed him, hitched the boat and left. Tournament ended at 3:00. Very hot and very slow bite... and a notoriously bad lake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWC 0 Posted June 21, 2007 This type of fishing deserves just as much respect. I can fly fish, but I do the bluegill/bass gig most of the time. Getting a trout to hit a dry fly is a whole 'nother world. Fly fishing is addictive as hell. Catching even a 16" fish on a 3 wt. feels is a complete rush. Heck, even the casting is a rush. Laying out 30 feet of line in a 4 foot wide stream to an undercut bank, and getting a fish to rise, is something hard to top. I could go on and on about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WahooJim 4 Posted June 21, 2007 clams? really? i never really heard that. now scallops yeah...they follow the scallop boats up here. a lot of guys throw the scallop boats beer and cigarrettes in exchange for fresh scallop guts and fish behind them. bluefin are much tough fighters IMO...a 96lber would kicks alot of peoples a$$. Bluefin are notorious garbage cans, but they are the most line shy of the tunas, so on balance, I think they are the toughest to catch. I hand fed a 30-ish lb BFT a sardine off the back of a charter boat out of SD and watched it remove 250 yds of 20 lb line in about 5 seconds. My spool held 245 yds of line..... My biggest BFT was about 130 lbs, which we put in the boat in about 10 minutes. It made a huge run then charged the boat and we green-gaffed it and drug it through the door. I think the total damage estimate was over $1500 (rods, bait tank, steering linkage). Today's lesson: don't green-gaff bluefin tuna, dorado or cobia if I'm in the boat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkbutt 897 Posted June 21, 2007 Bluefin are notorious garbage cans, but they are the most line shy of the tunas, so on balance, I think they are the toughest to catch. I hand fed a 30-ish lb BFT a sardine off the back of a charter boat out of SD and watched it remove 250 yds of 20 lb line in about 5 seconds. My spool held 245 yds of line..... My biggest BFT was about 130 lbs, which we put in the boat in about 10 minutes. It made a huge run then charged the boat and we green-gaffed it and drug it through the door. I think the total damage estimate was over $1500 (rods, bait tank, steering linkage). Today's lesson: don't green-gaff bluefin tuna, dorado or cobia if I'm in the boat agreed. we've been spooled many o' time by bluefin. in my experience, bluefin usually fight 'til their near death...large death circles...then are easy to gaff they are so spent....we've had luck with tuna in the boat...usually a quick bat to the head or cover their eyes and spike their brain and they're done...dorado...we say mahi...are the worst to bring in the boat...they spaz all over leaving a disaster in the cockpit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
