Caught a pretty nice tuna a few days ago, kicked my but. Glad to check the 200lb+ tuna off the bucket list, hopefully nothing more than 80lbs or so
from now on.
willyAirstream - 6-17-2016 at 05:50 AM
Congrates!! Lets hear the story....chuckie - 6-17-2016 at 06:32 AM
Nice! And I know the feeling....mtgoat666 - 6-17-2016 at 06:48 AM
Cute fishLancairDriver - 6-17-2016 at 07:55 AM
Nice catch! That's a lot of Sashimi.chippy - 6-17-2016 at 08:24 AM
Cool. That gives me hope.David K - 6-17-2016 at 08:30 AM
Good job Dave! How many Pacificos before the aches vanished?motoged - 6-17-2016 at 09:57 AM
Nice fish, Dave.....TMW - 6-17-2016 at 10:18 AM
Well done Dave, now relax.dtbushpilot - 6-17-2016 at 03:22 PM
Thanks willy. The tuna hit a cedar plug about 30 miles straight out from my house in a school of porpoise. We had caught a few small to medium size
fish already, we had a double hook up of smaller fish so I kept going at trolling speed for a bit to see if we could pick up another (even though
there was only 2 of us on the boat). I was looking at the cedar plug trolled short behind the boat when what appeared to be a black and silver VW came
out of the water and smashed the lure, things got ugly for the next 2hrs and 20 minutes. The toughest part was dragging that fat ba$tard over the rail
after being beaten into submission by the fish. I used stand up gear for the fight, wished I had a fighting chair. The fish weighed 246lbs at the
dock, we bled it after catching it so I would imagine it was over 260lbs live weight. I don't need to catch any more of those, everything they say
about big tuna is true, "watch out what you wish for"....DaliDali - 6-17-2016 at 03:52 PM
Pretty nice tuna?......holy crapola.......
That thing is a toad......
Full on great job......Bob53 - 6-17-2016 at 03:52 PM
Nice job and congratulations! woody with a view - 6-17-2016 at 04:04 PM
DT, I bet your shoes played a HUUGE part of the story!
I fish the same way.....Bob53 - 6-17-2016 at 04:06 PM
I'm too old to be pulling on 200+ lb. tuna.dtbushpilot - 6-17-2016 at 05:15 PM
A JenWren boat caught one over 300lbs today, the tuna are here....
[Edited on 6-18-2016 by dtbushpilot]baitcast - 6-17-2016 at 05:20 PM
" A black and sliver VW"......Your a lucky dude beings your pretty big guy
yourself but on stand-up congrats,what kind of gear were you using?
Every time I see a pic of bigger tuna I think of the pic's of huge Bluefin of a 1000# or more that the boys used to catch many years ago
with their ancient gear spending many hours on a fish even on a chair it was a feat.
If a guy was going to fish big tuna on a regular basis I think conditioning would be a good idea don't you?
Rob
An a fast boat!
[Edited on 6-18-2016 by baitcast]Hook - 6-17-2016 at 07:21 PM
Might I ask what size and color on the cedar plug?
I NEVER troll without AT LEAST ONE cedar plug in the pattern. Usually the stinger. They catch everything.
Lately, I have been finding that the small, 4 inch ones really seem to get the most bites.BajaBlanca - 6-17-2016 at 07:35 PM
Congratulations! That is really a BEAUT.dtbushpilot - 6-17-2016 at 07:52 PM
Might I ask what size and color on the cedar plug?
I NEVER troll without AT LEAST ONE cedar plug in the pattern. Usually the stinger. They catch everything.
Lately, I have been finding that the small, 4 inch ones really seem to get the most bites.
It was a large size, maybe 8", natural color. They do catch a lot of fish, I always have the best luck with the natural color, I think the painted
ones are more for catching fishermen.dtbushpilot - 6-17-2016 at 07:55 PM
DT, I bet your shoes played a HUUGE part of the story!
I fish the same way.....
I always wear the same footwear in the boat that I wear in bed. Have to be a bit careful when the decks are bloody.Hook - 6-18-2016 at 05:56 AM
I tend to agree about the colors, EXCEPT that a purple and black cedar plug also really does well.
I have purchased used ones (San Carlos may be the best garage sale town in the world for used fishing supplies; retirees eventually move on) in the
dorado color scheme and I dont think I have ever caught anything on them.Santiago - 6-18-2016 at 06:40 AM
Cedar Plugs, heh, at the first BBBB someone brought their miniature red dachshund and the pescaderos called it 'Cedar Plug'.Don Jorge - 6-18-2016 at 07:38 AM
Congradulations! Fish of a lifetime and from your boat. One can wish but its time and hooks in and on the water that catch fish.
Thanks for sharing BornFisher - 6-18-2016 at 07:56 AM
Dang, that`s amazing, great story, CONGRATS!!!!!o3dave - 6-18-2016 at 10:25 AM
Great job DT, your bucket is getting empty!
I'm sure you will add more to it.willyAirstream - 6-18-2016 at 11:06 AM
Thanks David. Love the " A black and sliver VW" bit.
......Your a lucky dude beings your pretty big guy
yourself but on stand-up congrats,what kind of gear were you using?