It was a great trip. We started by meeting up at willie joes, had a few drinks and shot the sh**. Everybody was hyped up with anticipation from the great weather. we called it a night and met back up at the dock around 0500 to load up. I was suprised that there wasnt as many rods brought than i expected, lol. The plan was to make the 211 mile/10hr run to the redhawk spar. Here is a pic of the ride out
As soon as we arrived at the spar there was plenty of action on top. A couple of Yellow Fin Tuna were caught on lures from the start but then became obsolete. Chunks were to be the star of the show. many Yellow Fin Tuna were starting to hit the deck.
anthony with a nice tuna
After a few hours the tuna started responding to lures. shibuki/brabus minnows became the lure of choice for many anglers. I reluctantly tied one on since i was in denial about the lack of a topwater bite. I soon hook up into a tuna that took everything i had and laughed in my face. the fish literally had me pinned down and wouldnt bugde. There were a few times where i thought my carpenter tn87 was goin to explode but it held up fine.
After about 40min(according to other people) i did the unthinkable and handed my rod off the doug. This was the last thing i wanted it to do but i absolutely had nothing left. the combination of miller lite and bud lite didnt help either. the fish ended up breaking off and swam off with my pride. thanks to steve for the coaching he gave me on this humbling experience.
Doug with his second Yellow Fin Tuna of the night
I took a break and got back in the action. Shortly after, i hooked into 2 more YTF that both came in under 5 minutes.
my second tuna
the bite was insane and fish was hitting the deck at a fast rate all the way into to morning. 55 Yellow Fin Tuna's were harmed the 1st night! i managed to get a 30lb Yellow Fin Tuna in the morning and saved him for some sashimi later in the day.
jim with his first Yellow Fin Tuna of the trip
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