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Don Jorge
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BFT
Sportfishing for the last 2 years in southern California Pacific oceans has been an unprecedented and unforgettable experience.
This year has set up to be just as good and it already has brought something none of us ever expect to see again locally in our lifetimes: big bluefin
tuna.
After fishing 2 -3 days a week for the last 4 weeks chasing the BFT, seeing so many pop up and sinkout quickly and only catching yft and pesky
yellowtail we finally got one. Not the biggest out there but biggest BFT put on our boat.
Took 10 minutes to land it, pith it, bleed it and take the picture. It was bled and on 80 lbs of ice withing 20 minutes of being hooked. It weighed
out an even 80 lbs on a certified scale.
Caught on a live mackerel which have been a bear to make with the warmer waters. I was using a Seeker rod with Shimano TN 50 reel spooled with 450
yards of 100 lb braid attached by a double uni to a 5 ft long, 100 lb test fluorocarbon leader tied on to a 4/0 ringed Gamakatsu circle hook via an
improved uni knot. Right gear, right fish, right nice.
The meat is fatty and firm, exudes fishy oil and is such a nice color.
This meat is going to taste great.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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55steve
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Excellent!
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fdt
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Mucha carne buena!
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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woody with a view
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NICE!!!
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BornFisher
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WTG!!! CONGRATS!!!!!
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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I have a feeling one or two more might be hitting the decks on September 3....right Woody?!
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That is a beaut of a fish and your smile tells it all.
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Pacifico
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Nice fish!
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O YEAH!
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Should make excellent sashimi, as Shari would say.
Udo
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola,
CONGRATULATIONS...GREAT REPORT !
short and sweet on how you set up your gear.
very nice to see someone that knows how to take care of their catch and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
the fish reports are saying the fish are finally biting, not just sinking out.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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Don Jorge
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Taking care of the catch
We always take lots of ice in insulated "kill bags" on our fishing trips. We try and get the fish on board quickly and use clean gaff shots away from
the meat.
Once the fish is over the rail we always pith and bleed the fish immediately. A quick picture sometimes and on ice the tuna goes. We use lots of ice
which we brine to keep the temperature colder longer.
We know what a rare and special experience large bft are on the water and in the kitchen. We do everything we can to ensure all of the meat is well
cared for and preserved. Sashimi, sushi, seared or grilled it is a delicious protein experience.
What we cannot consume fresh has been vacuumed packed and froze at -10F.
That fish we will can in Cortez Ranch olive oil. Some are packed in only oil, some have capers, jalapenos, garlic or ginger added. So good!
This brings up an observation we have made over the years. Why cannot the Baja sport fishing operations begin to treat the fish they catch as the
fine food it is. Fresh caught fish deserves to be treated as fine food from hook to table.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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fishbuck
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Very well done. The fish gods will be please...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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willardguy
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any of it hit the smoker? my local fish market source for vacuum packed smoked tuna has been out for months!
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Don Jorge
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No, we do not smoke bft. I Feel it is too good to wreck with marinades, sauces and such and the fat and oils so abundant in the meat we prefer to keep
in the meat, not on a drip pan.
Yellowfin we smoke sometimes but we prefer to can yellowfin in half pint mason jars in either olive oil or in water.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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bezzell
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bwhahahaha
it's only a sport, if both parties are armed !
Slaughterfishing. Let's keep it real.
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Don Jorge
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Slaugterfishing!!! I like that! I do not have a problem slaughtering protein, be it soybeans, navy beans, heifers, elk, deer or tuna. Know your
food!
Have not had much luck trolling this season, but you have!
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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bezzell
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Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  |
Slaugterfishing!!! I like that! I do not have a problem slaughtering protein, be it soybeans, navy beans, heifers, elk, deer or tuna. Know your
food!
Have not had much luck trolling this season, but you have! |
just keepin' it real.
(animal protein = mistake. know your food  )
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola,
to each his own.
Don Jorge...you are the man !!!! i like your report on how you handle your fish.
re: smoking bluefin...my son likes ( and so do we ) to smoke the bellies and they come out great.
i like to take some of the bellies and fillet out the ribs and skin and make sashimi out of it. YUMMM !
we also broil or bbq the collars. another YUM !
after filleting, we take a spoon and scrape the bones for almost every morsel.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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bezzell
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yea, you mean within the human species right!
CLASSIC!
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