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Day two was pretty much a replay of yesterday, only a little better (that is a very good thing). The standout for the day went to Neil Campbell with 267 taken on a flylined sardine. Neil is a proffessional bass fisherman and proved that freshwater expertise definately transfers to saltwater. Most of our fish today were 80 to 130 pounds with a good number of fish in the 150 to 175 range. A beautiful grade of hard fighting yellowfin tuna. We also had a few more wahoo than we saw yesterday. The weather today was pretty much perfect.
The action this morning started out hot and heavy with 4 to 6 fish hooked most of the time. As the day went on, the fishing slowed to a steady pick all the way till dark. We have not had a problem with sharks which as been very pleasant. Congradulations to Robert Tankersley who is on his first trip longer than 5 days and needed a fish over 100 pounds to break his personal best. He did that easily today with a fish that weighted 125 pounds. Plenty of time left in the trip to top that mark but he wanted a shout out to Richard B. who he says should have been here. Also a shout out to Michael Ballard, were getting it done.
POEM OF THE DAY
When the wahoo needed a filling
He only found one dentist willing
Fingers cut to the nuckle
I heard the fish chuckle
"Next time use gas before drilling"
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Day 2 of fishing was pretty much a replay of yesterday (that's a good thing!) We did have a standout 267 caught by Neil Campbell. Neil is a professional bass fisherman and proved that some of that freshwater expertise transfers over to salt water. Most of the tuna today were in the 80 to 130 class with a good number in the 150 to 175 category also. A beautiful grade of hard fighting fish and we are already into the second well. Weather in a word ..... perfect. We also had a few more wahoo pay us a visit. Seemed like the morning bite was hot and then settled into a slow but steady pick for the rest of the day. There's still a few guys trying at the moment but it's getting dark and a bit sharky. Speaking of sharks, they have been exceptionally well behaved this trip and so far are not problematic in the least. Congrats to Robert Tankersley who's on his first trip over 5 days. He needed to break 100 for a personal best and he easily did that today with one around a buck and a quarter. Plenty of time to top that mark but he wanted a shout out to Richard B. who he says should have been here. Another shout to Michael Ballard, we're getting it done!
POEM OF THE DAY:
When the Wahoo needed a filling
He only found one dentist willing
Fingers cut to the knuckle
I heard the fish chuckle
"Next time use gas before drilling" |
We started fishing around 6 this morning and it took Jim Mitchell about 5minutes to start it off by hooking a nice tuna. He remained hot all day and eventualy landed a 205 right behind George Iwasita's 207 pounder. The majority of the rest of the fish were 100 to 130 and several more 150 to 175. How's that for a first day! As always getting bit can seem like the most random event in the universe and some guys are hooked constantly while others struggle. I would say between the kite, trolling and jigging for wahoo (of which we got several),and bait fishing for tuna, everyone on board landed a fish today. I've been on my share of these trips and that just doesn't happen all that often. If fishing continues at this pace tomorrow, we'll be in the second storage well by noon. Weather is so nice I won't say anymore about it in case I jinx it. For the first outing we all worked together beautifully. The ultra limited load doesn't hurt either. Not much more a guy could ask for, maybe a great dinner which I can already smell cooking even up in the bridge. We've got a lot of days left and if the catching keeps up we're all gonna need a vacation when this vacation is over.
POEM FOR THE DAY:
The one job the tuna could land
Didn't work out as well as he planned.
When the economy got slow
He's the first they let go
That's right, the poor guy got "canned".
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It is absolutely amazing that after this many days on the "road" any one could have any more gear to get ready but I think today has been the busiest so far. Its been a regular bee hive of activity both on deck and on the galley tables. Equipment will never be better and tackle boxes will never be more organized than they are right now. When the fish start biting tomorrow it will be a different story and chaos will once again reign supreme. Spirits could not of course be higher than they are right now and you can even detect a change in Roy's voice as no one gets more excited about fishing than our Capt. You couldn't ask for better weather or a smoother ride and the food just keeps on coming. That's all I can add for now. Wish us luck and we'll do our best to make it happen tomorrow.
POEM FOR THE DAY:
The Marlin was a bit of a teaser
Jumped on board and went down in the freezer
He'd broke his girl's bill
And she told him to chill
He was only trying to please her. |
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