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Old 03-21-2019, 03:01 PM   #1
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Winter Tuna (Part 2, 3 and 4)

A few weeks after i shot my fish and just a week before going back to school, I got some good info that the BFT popped up near San Diego. The boys and I made a plan to run offshore that upcoming Saturday, the wind was good enough so we took off with 4 guys in a 17 Whaler. The swell of that week had just peaked so it was a hectic run for a bit. We found some bait with seagulls and seadogs all over it but no tuna. We talked some shit, had a beer and headed up the line. Around 1pm i was on the bow glassing w no bino's and i spotted a small bird pile with 4-5 Tern birds, i knew immediately it was fish. Everyone busted ass to get ready, except me i was boat man for the day haha. We dropped Josh 100 yds in front of the pile and he swims no more that 20' off the boat, takes a dive and shoots a 60#er. Took him some time to land it, we took some pictures and took off. I found the same pile 30min later in the direction I saw em go. We sent Patrick in this time and he had a 70# on the boat in 10min. Not to bad for sketchy offshore run in January.

.....A few days after that the wind cleaned up again. Sam, Dylan, Steel, Austin and I headed offshore to have fun, shooting fish was a bonus to us. We kind of just messed around for a few hours and got called In by our good friend who had full speed foamers pop up around his boat. We got there 45min later, metered around for 15 minutes and found a meatball. Dropped Austin and Steel in to have have a look. Austin put tuna number 4 of the year on the boat in 10 minutes. Pretty rad start to the year!

Josh with his 1st Tuna


Patrick's first aswell


One of Austin's many...
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Old 03-21-2019, 03:34 PM   #2
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Re: Winter Tuna (Part 2, 3 and 4)

Excellent pics and story...Should inspire all of us to get ready! What brand/model red/clear fins are in the photo? They look super flexible and a good choice for us old guys....my 72-year old legs need to upgrade to a more flexible fin....
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Re: Winter Tuna (Part 2, 3 and 4)

Great pics!
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Old 03-22-2019, 02:34 PM   #4
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Excellent pics and story...Should inspire all of us to get ready! What brand/model red/clear fins are in the photo? They look super flexible and a good choice for us old guys....my 72-year old legs need to upgrade to a more flexible fin....
Pathos pockets and spear america fiberglass blades! Love them and they're soft/flexible, also more affordable than most

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nice fish. Really nice pics.
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Old 03-23-2019, 07:51 PM   #6
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Thanks for the info....
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Rock on! Nice feeshies
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