Ever Catch a Tuna?

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There are some thrilling things to angle on a rod and reel. Never hooked a tuna I did not love. Pound for pound there is not much out there to match them.

When you get to yellow fin and blue fin now you are talking great fights and excellent eats.

Ever hook into one?

MMOMEQ-55

Nothing more exciting than seeing Volkswagen sized Bluefin swarming all around your chum line in a feeding frenzy. Well except hooking into one and seeing 200lb test line disappear from your Penn 130. I have hooked 3 and landed 1 that weighted 350lbs.

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quote:Originally posted by MMOMEQ-55
Nothin g morte exciting than seeing Volkswagen sized Bluefin swarming all around your chum line in a feeding frenzy. Well except hooking into one and seeing 200lb test line disappear from your Penn 130. I have hooked 3 and landed 1 that weighted 350lbs.

You are one of my new hero's. Bet those were some good steaks!

fishkiller41

West of Walkers Kay in the Bahamas. Hammered them for about a week.My body was completely destroyed after catching at least 3 TONS of fish,in 4 days,I could fish no more.Biggest I got was right in the 400-420# class,he fell to a hand lined "Stick bait"..I had plenty help hauling on that monster.Actually made a few $$ of that trip too..[^]
I wouldn't mind doing that trip again but,I don't know if the Bahamian Gov. is allowing foreign commercial permitting anymore.This was in the late 80's..

dcso3009

Yep, caught many Yellow Fin while fishing Cabo San Lucas waters. We have gone the last 4 years, and always have done well there. Big ones have run about 80lbs, small ones more in the 15lb range. Our best day was 28, other times less. We also get lots of Marlin, and Dorado (Mahi-Mahi). Sometimes a shark as seen in the first picture.

jonk

Never have but sure would like to.

Topcat265

Nice tuna

Topcat265

How did you get those photos in there?

Wicky

This is what I do to the tuna after I catch and filet them out!!!

Wicky

and this

Wicky

and this...

Wicky

this is how I turn a tuna into what I call a dead cat...
I charge $19.99 for this one at my sushi bar.

Wicky

and you cant have tuna without tuna poke maui style!

Wicky

I call this one "Where the wild things are."

Wicky

Oh yeah, I do catch the fish too granted, I don't have any good tuna pics uploaded on a valid url right now. Here's a couple of nice yellowtail my dad and I caught at Cedros though. I caught 19 marlin in two days on this trip. Tried everything to get below the billfish, but couldn't they were that hungry.

Wicky

Here's a nice yellowfin though.

Wicky

This was the slowest long range trip I have ever been on for tuna. The trip just before ours got several cows into the 300# range but the bite all but disappeared for us.

Wicky

I did get a nice bull this trip though.

Wicky

Here's a couple of nice wahoo from a few trips back

Wicky

another nice 50# plus Cedros yellowtail.

surjo666

Sadly no... Can anyone tell a place where i might be able to succeed at last?