posted this morning-volkswagen bluefin come to visit......

[biglakejake]

i sure hope some cwt members get over there and bring back some loins and some photos........

 

 

 

 

Tue Jun 11 2013, 08:42AM by Richie

Another fine day of weather on the offshore grounds made searching for the elusive bft a pleasure. We hit a handfull of spots through early afternoon that produced 35 from 25-40lbs. Unfortunately due to the smaller grade seen throughout this morning, we weren't quite prepared when we rolled into a spot of 100-150lbers late in the day.

We managed to hook six and batted one thousand losing them all. The show was worth the price of admission though. I'm sure if we get another shot we'll have better results. With the shot at this caliber fish we're going to give this another day. Randy

[mjmhunter]

I'm chomping at the bit!! I will be on a 3 day on the Pac Voy on the 29th. Hopefully the seiners don't have it all screwed up by the time I get there. And hopefully these bigger models stick around a little longer this year. Just missed them by a few weeks in 2011.

 

Manny

[trophyhnter]

Im going on a 3/4 day next week while out on a family vacation and will be going on a open party 1.5 day trip on july 19 with my brother! Should be great! Some of the 1.5 day trips are getting tuna currently!

[mjmhunter]

Do you get to keep the Tuna??? or does the boat "own" the fish???

 

You keep the fish you catch. If you are a fish eater it is a great deal. On several trips I have come home with 100+ pounds of fish.

[biglakejake]

It is illegal in CA to sell sport caught fish of any kind. a black market does exist but it is nowhere near the docks. if a sport boat wants to fish commercially for a short period they must have permits and cannot take paying passengers during that period.

 

i am not sure about the maker of this video but it does show the industry associated with unloading and processing your catch after a long range trip. vacuum packed, smoked or canned is available-for preset fees if you don't want to do the work yourself. local and 1 to 5 day trips you get your fish frozen whole in the round or filleted on the boat for a per fish fee.

[trophyhnter]

Not sure if you know but Meteorologist Chris Dunn is a fishing fool and has a great weather forecast webpage for the California coast!

 

http://thefishingweatherman.com/

 

Conditions are looking great for my 3/4 day trip next week!

[biglakejake]

Sat Jun 15 2013, 09:08AM by Richie

All Day Drift... We got on a school in the dark this morning and shut down on them. It took a little while for them to come back around, but they did get under us and at 4:30am we hooked into the first Jig fish. By daylight(grey) there were 9 of the 40-60 lb. Bluefin on deck. We then began to plunk away at the beautiful grade of Tuna for the rest of the day. The fish were cookie cutter 50-60 lber's with a couple bigger up to 70 lbs. and a couple smaller ones. It was the kinda day we were looking for and the type of day we all enjoy very much. Quality Bluefin, plunker style, all day long. John Keeler was again the hot stick catching many fat Bluefin, Cole Chivira also boated his share today and everyone else caught plenty. We will make a move tonight up the line a ways to have more fishing time tomorrow before we call it a trip. Wish us Luck. "The Intrepid Team"

[biglakejake]

size matters....?

https://976tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.266.1371521228