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Bloodydecks.com - Offshore Reports Southern California http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/ Offshore Fishing Reports en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:43:08 GMT vBulletin 1440 http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Bloodydecks.com - Offshore Reports Southern California http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/ Question Tuna Boat Needs? http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271468-tuna-boat-needs.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:18:22 GMT Ok, I'm new to salt fishing been doing a lot of 3/4 and full day boats to catalina and the flats, was thinkg of trying to get on a tuna boat some time but i dont know what kind of rigs i need right now i have a penn 4/0 senetor reel on a 6'6" heavy rod but i was looking into getting a avet but dont know what size to get, also how many rod combos should i bring with diffrent line #s hook sizes and any other terminal gear.

any tips or help on what to exspect would be welcome. TY all very much ]]> Offshore Reports Southern California billybob0074 http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271468-tuna-boat-needs.html WFO! SEARCHER 3day San Benitos http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271435-searcher-3day-san-benitos.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:43:17 GMT I'll start by saying thanks again to Capt. Art and the crew of the Searcher.

We got on the boat 9-3-10 about 9am, two hours before scheduled departure. Got our bait all 3 tanks and a slammer filled to the top. Met inside to go over the game plan for the next couple days. We all knew the bite had slowed from where it was a few days prior. Captn. said we were going long instead of boating around trying for those picky Tuna. We were all up for it. The long run was 275 miles or about 26 hours later, we set the hook. Just outside of the boiler rock west of west San Benitos. Instant hookups all around, WFO for the next three hours. All methods worked, 30-40lb mono with a flylined bait was the norm, some on the yoyo, dropper and the surface iron. I got a few on bait, then they started to boil. Everywhere you looked fish were boiling. I had never got a yellow on the iron, and this was the place to do it. The Salas 7x worked well, (mint swirl and mack colors) they were so thick I could count as soon as the iron hit the water 3,2,1 HOOKUP!! over and over again. All about 18-22lbs some bigger, JP went to a really cool guy Harvey with a 26+lb yellow. We soon had our limits and it was time to go. Headed North to get in pos. for some yellowfin. Found a small paddy holding tons of rat yellows for some action. Only a handful of yellowfin for our efforts, a few for our group.

About the boat, clean and ran smooth even uphill in a 4-6ft swell. Food was to die for 5 star meals the whole time, and the crew was great, everytime you needed them they were there. Funny guys, they really made the time fly. If you haven't ridden the SEARCHER you are missing out !! Big thanks to: Art, Aaron, Kenny, Jeremy, Charles, and Steve.

P.S. This was one of my buddies first multiday, what a way to do it in style. He's already on the SEARCHER's website looking to book another b4 the season ends.

Enjoy the pics :hali_olutta:

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]]> Offshore Reports Southern California sven sigurd http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271435-searcher-3day-san-benitos.html Another Way to Catch Hidden Bank Tuna... http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271383-another-way-catch-hidden-bank-tuna.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:38:51 GMT My buddy Randy Norris fished the Hidden Bank on Monday from his boat "Clouserhead II", and managed to land a 40lb class yellowfin tuna on fly:

The fish hit a Larry's Minnow fished deep on a sinking line and a 20lb fluorocarbon leader. Randy was drift fishing with a chunk stream to help attract the fish to the boat.

Randy actually hooked 6 fish for the day using this technique, and managed to land two.

On the previous day (Sunday), Randy fished with Jon Nakano, who also managed to catch a nice yellowfin on the fly. His fish weighted in the low 30s:

BTW, I am still planning on holding the TYD Offshore Fly Fishing tournament his Saturday, if I can get enough people registered. See:

2010 TYD Tournament : Tuna-Yellowtail-Dorado : Flyfishing Only!

I am holding registration open until noon Thursday, but you would be doing my blood pressure a big service if you sign up sooner. ]]> Offshore Reports Southern California Drydocked http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271383-another-way-catch-hidden-bank-tuna.html Tuna Report 09.04.10 - 09.06.10 Two days of Tuna on the Endeavor http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271353-09-04-10-09-06-10-two-days-tuna-endeavor.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:58 GMT Big thanks to Jureal for selling me his spot on the charter; you really missed out on this trip! Headed out from the Los Angeles area around 1:30 PM. Hit lots of traffic on the way down. ... Big thanks to Jureal for selling me his spot on the charter; you really missed out on this trip!

Headed out from the Los Angeles area around 1:30 PM. Hit lots of traffic on the way down.

Snapped a picture of the power plant.

Traffic.

More Traffic.

Almost there.

Got to Seaforth landing 6PM, there was two other anglers already onboard the Endeavor. I loaded my gear and then grabbed a bite right next to the landing.

I had a Jackpot Grille BUrger with pepperjack cheese and fries.

The sun had quickly set while we were eating. I snapped a shot of the Endeavor's stern and finished rigging my gear.

Tossed the rest of my stuff in my bunk and snapped a picture of the port bunk room.

Ahh, I could tell I would get along with these guys right away.

Before we knew it, the Endeavor was off the dock and loading bait at the bait receiver. I headed for my bunk as soon as we finished loading bait.

The next morning, I woke up to a familiar thumping on the deck. OH CRAP! There is already a fish on deck.

Tossed on my boots and headed on deck and this is what I saw.

I grabbed my 25# and launched a large sardine into the water. Every couple of minutes we would have 1-3 bendos. Two or three minutes into my soak, I get picked up, three count, set the hook, and its on!! The fish makes a quick run then turns and charges the boat. I quickly regain line and get tension on the fish again. Fish hangs for a while, but I slowly gain line on it. Then all of a sudden the line goes limp, FFFFFF-ill in the rest-. Turns out, I popped the hook, Loosen my drags and retied.

While I was rerigging, Elka gets picked up and sports a wicked bendo.

After a short little fight, she gets her fish to color.

Gaffed and boated.

Round two for me, I'm back in the water with 25#, 1/0 Ringed Flyliner, and a big sardine. Same thing, two minute soak and I get picked up. My fight was even shorter this time; about 10 seconds into the fish's run, line goes limp. Broke off at my mono/flouro connection.

While I'm rerigging, Angler Hank gets picked up and gets dragged to the bow after I snap this shot.

The next angler that gets to the corner gets picked up as well.

Next up is Charter Master Jimmy!!

By now, I've been soaking 25# for quite a while and no one has been getting bit on anything over 20#. So I follow suit and drop down to 20# as well. Checking the horizon, we don't really see the rest of the fleet; but a bunch of private boaters have flocked around us.

Putting a long soak on small firecracker sardine, I get picked up about 100 yards out. Same action as my first hook up; made a short run then turned and charged the boat. Caught up with the fish and it dragged me three quarters of the way up the bow. Worked the fish for about 5 minutes, saw deep color on it, and thats all I saw. Line broke at the hook, I'm running zero for three.

As soon as I'm done rerigging and back on the rail, Angler Rodney scores a nice bendo. Just as I am putting the camera away, line starts getting ripped off my spool. I get the camera securely set in the pouch and set the hook on the fish, I'm on! This fish makes a long long long long run. I slowly work him in, but it makes three seperate runs on me, Six or seven minutes into the fight, I finally see color on it. I'm half way up the rail and no one is close to me. Deckhand Jonathon is next to me and tells me to cheat by cutting off the fish's circle. So I follow the fish down the rail as it circles in either direction, gaining line the whole way. Before I know it, Jon sinks the gaff straight into the yellowfin's head. Woohooo, I'm finally on the board!!

I retie and I'm back in the water within two minutes. The bite is still going pretty steady, every couple of minutes we have a fresh hook up. It's about noon now and we've been on the same drift since morning. Galley Chef Eddie makes the first call for lunch. A few of the guys head in, but I resist the urge because the boils are starting to pick up.

We run into the occasion flurry bite here and there. The whole time, I'm noticing that the fish are crashing the same corner over and over and over. I switch from butt hooking and go with a nosehook, casting into the port corner, work the bait corner to corner, and reset. I get picked up with seconds of my third cast, this fish takes me for a ride up the starboard rail towards the bow. This fish comes up much easier than the last one, I get it to color with in two minutes of the fight. But this time, I don't have a lot of rail space to cut off the circle. I slowly gain line, but the fish manages to turn its head down three times on me. Finally I get the fish up and Deckhand Jimmy sticks the fish and dumps it on deck.

Mine is the bigger one, haha.

Just as I finish rerigging, Eddie makes the last call for lunch.

Delicious delicous tacos.

Stepping out on deck after a wonderful lunch, I noticed one private boater about 30 yards off our bow.

Somewhere between lunch and dinner, Angler Mel to my left got picked up by a marlin. He was hooked up for a whole 10 seconds then the marlin made one jump out of the water and that was the end of Mel's hookup. About 20 seconds after that, I got picked up, I had no doubt it was the same marlin that got Mel. I was on for less than 4 seconds before the fish broke off my 20#.

Fishing was steady for the rest of the day. Hook ups every 10-15 minutes. We ended up drifting the whole day without making a move. At the end of the day we whad about 60 yellowfin, 7 bluefin, and 18 albies.

Eddie was serving an awesome prime rib for dinner. Unfortunately, I didn't get to finish mine, I was starting to feel queezy sitting in the galley. I headed for my bunk and knocked out. Sorry I missed pictures of the first day's catch and fish cleaning.

Day two, fishing was a bit slower this weekend. I managed to wake up before any fish were on deck today. The majority of the anglers on board were fishing with 20# and small baits. A couple of guys were fishing 15 or 25. The fishing seemed to be right place at the right time today. Regardless of bait size or line rating, if the tuna schooled by and you were in the right place, you would get hooked up.

Fished hard this morning, but didn't have any hook ups. Decided to take Eddie up on his breakfast call.

In the middle of my breakfast, two albies were boated.

The bite was much slower than it was the day before, but the school swam by every 20 minutes or so. Charter Master Jimmy and Angler Sachi were still on fire today. They steadily brought up the fish count by themselves. Nearing noon, I still couldn't buy a bite. Sachi had 18 fish under his belt for this trip, so he handed me off his next hook up. Shamefully, I accepted and was reminded what it felt like to pull on a fish. Made quick work of the hand off.

And here's the deckshot.

We were running really low on bait and the bite had dropped off. so Captain David "Sueno" Ikeda said it was time to look around. The trollers went out for the first time this whole trip. We had about a fifteen minute troll session before one of the trollers hooked up on an albie. I tried a megabait on the slide to no avail.

Tak and Hank get picked up on bait.

We had steady boils around the boat.

A few more fish were boated.

Sachi had another hook up at this stop and again, he handed off to me. Ashamed but grateful, I pulled this fish in as well.

After boating the fish, the line breaks as I grab the hook.

Bite tapered out and the trollers went out again. Captain David metered a nice group of fish and we were able to get a slow but steady bite out of them.

More Bloodydecks.

Snapped a shot of the fishhold.

The bite eventually died down and trolling team 3 was up. Eddie was grilling up some burgers for lunch.

Lunch.

In the middle of trolling, a bird flew into the galley. Russ was able to safely get the bird out of the galley and it stayed perched on his shoulder for a while.

Trolling is so much fun. . .

Russ scouting for fish.

Charter Master Jimmy poaching Troll Team 3.

Nobody home on the paddy.

Time flies when you're trolling, eventually Captain David said it was time to head on home. We tore down our gear and Eddie had some chili and rice going in the galley.

Wish I went back for seconds.

Jimmy, Russ, and Jonathon scrubbing down.

Weather was cloudy the whole way back.

Quick shot of the Coronados on the way back in.

Starboard Deckshot.

Port Deckshot.

Stern Shot.

My handoffs.

Jimmy and Russ cleaning fish.

Gill and Guts.

Bags and bags of fillets.

Finally back on land.

The crew laid out the bags in a nice, orderly fashion.

We were greeted by fireworks as we entered the parking lot.

I got home around 1 AM and started cleaning up some of the fillets for a post midnight snack/sashimi lunch.

Got to bed around 3AM.
Till next time, Tight Lines.
-Odium ]]> Offshore Reports Southern California Odium http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/offshore-reports-southern-california/271353-09-04-10-09-06-10-two-days-tuna-endeavor.html