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Tuna Shootout

dtbushpilot - 10-9-2013 at 06:12 PM

"Outcast" will be fishing it's first tournament this Saturday, Van Wormer resorts "Tuna Shootout" so we went out today to practice catching big tuna.

We found a big school of porpoise about 35 miles out and could see tuna feeding before we even got a lure out. Our plan was to fish live bait and cut squid out ahead of the porpoise school and wait for them to swim by.....that didn't work out. The porpoise were just milling around in no particular direction so whenever we threw out the bait we always seemed to be in the wrong place. We tried trolling and throwing bait when we would get a hookup but that didn't bear any fruit either.....except for the smaller fish we were catching on lures.

At the end of the day we didn't catch a big tuna but we did catch a few of his little brothers and sisters. I hope to be able to put 1 big fish in the boat on Saturday, wish me luck....

woody with a view - 10-9-2013 at 06:40 PM

Good luck buddy!

MMc - 10-9-2013 at 06:46 PM

Break a fin.
Will you be fishing the WON also?

shari - 10-9-2013 at 07:05 PM

whoa....excellent warm up amigo...Juan has tuna envy....good luck

MMc - 10-9-2013 at 07:43 PM

Did you see this on BD?
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/showthread.php/517789-Palma...

Pacifico - 10-9-2013 at 08:34 PM

Good luck! Those tournaments are a blast!

JoelovesBaja - 10-9-2013 at 08:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MMc
Did you see this on BD?
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/showthread.php/517789-Palma...


We're is "Palmas de Cortez" on the map? Would any one know? Thank you

dtbushpilot - 10-9-2013 at 09:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MMc
Did you see this on BD?
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/showthread.php/517789-Palma...


Yes, I saw the fish too, quite a toad. My guess is that a fish like that would win the tournament....

BajaParrothead - 10-9-2013 at 11:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JoelovesBaja
Quote:
Originally posted by MMc
Did you see this on BD?
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/showthread.php/517789-Palma...


We're is "Palmas de Cortez" on the map? Would any one know? Thank you


Los Barriles

Udo - 10-10-2013 at 06:15 PM

Great catch, for some "average' blue fins, buddy1

Best of luck in the tournament.

Good thing my buddy Stan Houck is not there (he's from Costa Brava). He usually wins all the tournaments.
He won't be back your way, until about June of next year.

dtbushpilot - 10-10-2013 at 08:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Udo
Great catch, for some "average' blue fins, buddy1

Best of luck in the tournament.

Good thing my buddy Stan Houck is not there (he's from Costa Brava). He usually wins all the tournaments.
He won't be back your way, until about June of next year.


I'm glad he's not here udo, don't need the extra competition. Got the "Outcast" ready to go, I actually feel sorry for the tuna, they really don't stand a chance...