Kilsong's big fish

PLAYINGHOOKY · Oct-06-2009, 08:15 PM

.....This thread, topic, wonderful pictures, and a fishermans epic story is the reason I am glad I recently joined the "BloodyDecks" family. Way to go KSONG!! Thank you for raising the bar to my dreams of catching bigger game. I have so many Q's to how you guys even pulled it into the boat. Keep the lines wet and tight.

72fishn · Oct-06-2009, 10:02 PM

Kil Song you are the fish killer!!! Nice fish...

jimmyvogs · Oct-07-2009, 12:15 AM

Thanks for the info johndtuttle. That's kinda what I figured. I was just wondering.

Torsk · Oct-07-2009, 12:34 AM

I came to California in 1987 after 12 years commercial fishing in Scotland, Ireland and England. I started commercial fishing out of San Pedro on the Seiner "Pioneer" skippered and owned by Bennie Mattera and his son John. May-June, The spotter planes that worked for us spotted large animals west of Santa Barbara Island. At first the pilot thought these were dolphins and then realized they were not porpoising. 3 boats in our code group headed out after the fish. We set on a mark and took 110 monster Bluefin. The smallest fish we had was 800lbs. These fish were so big they were smashing up the 2x4s on the decking with their were thrashing.

That was the last run of giant Bluefin I know of on the west coast.

Torsk

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Originally Posted by JJONES660

yeah. Like I said it was talked about alot that season when I was working long range and if it was 100% true or not I dont know but the source was strong and it got talked about a bit. Anyways...Who knows what is or isnt possible. I remember marlin getting lost before where they didnt belong

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Originally Posted by johndtuttle
"west coast" is not New Zealand though it certainly is the Pacific but there is no documented communication between North and South Pacific stocks that I am aware of.

Largest reported West Coast Blue Fin Tuna is 237kg caught in a gillnet off of Anacapa Island in 1981.

Did commercial guys wrap bigger ones...possible. Do they get to Giant size in the North Pacific or West Coast? They might if the Japanese/Tiawanese were not wrapping them all in their breeding grounds in the Philippine and South China Seas.

I think the rod and reel record in California is 325lbs or so...still looking to confirm that. Lets hope there is still a chance to break it but I will believe it when I see it.

http://calcofi.ucsd.edu/newhome/publ...l_24_Hanan.pdf
yeah. Like I said it was talked about alot that season when I was working long range and if it was 100% true or not I dont know but the source was strong and it got talked about a bit. Anyways...Who knows what is or isnt possible. I remember marlin getting lost before where they didnt belong

crazy hawaiian · Oct-07-2009, 02:38 AM

It would take a good year's catch of tuna combined to match that giant's weight. And I mean a GOOD year!

Congrats on the catch.

Hirame1 · Oct-07-2009, 02:48 AM

That reel cool. Cant wait for the day when I get a chance like that.

Congrats

This picture is kind of erotic in a sick weird way

Bay Bruiser · Oct-07-2009, 02:58 AM

[QUOTE=johndtuttle;1508393]"west coast" is not New Zealand

and though it certainly is the Pacific there is no documented communication between North and South Pacific stocks that I am aware of.

Hey Johndtuttle, We do have a west coast in New Zealand, sort of reminds me of when we won the americas cup and a nz reporter asked someone in
San Diego where NZ was? They replied it was an island off the coast of Australia that you could access across a bridge on the weekends !!! Well only if the bridge is four thousand kilometers long!
Our blue fin fishery are catching fish upto 1063 lbs caught April 09. I am not aware of the southern and northern mixing though

One_Leg · Oct-07-2009, 03:08 AM

That looks like a lot of work. It must be pretty impressive watching the fish take 100's of yards of line in a couple minutes. What did you do with the fish? I bet having a mount made of a fish that size must cost a pretty penny! With the torque forces twisting the rod in one of those photos it appears as though a spiral wrapped rod might help prevent this. What are your thoughts on this matter? Do any of the anglers over there use spiral wrapped rods?