Tuna

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject: TTTTUNA!

Plans are made and I will be hitting the beach July 8th with Sea Lion in tow. Target TUNA!

I will be fishing out of Depoe Bay from July 8th through the 16th.
Hope to see a few of you there Wink

stevej · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:10 pm Post subject:

Ray let me see what I can work out for some time off.
Be very tempted to move the base of operations to Depoe for a few days for this type of fun.......

Will let you know if I can swing it
stevej

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:53 am Post subject:

Looking forward to it Steve. I already have reservations for a slip.
You might want to do the same as that samll port will be busting loose with the Coho anglers at that time....

Looking very forward to this rodeo... It has been a long time coming Wink

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject: Plans have changed...

I am heading to the beach this Thursday for a Friday AM departure in search of the long fin.

Depoe Bay.... The SSt is right, the weather is trending right and I think it is time that the first sport boat landed the first sport caught Tuna off the Oregon coast this year.

If it ain't me it will be ne of my buddies.

Hope to see you out there....

C-Bill · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:18 pm Post subject:

Mr. Fisherman!

I'm headed for Tuna School, before I venture out with the old C-Dory.

Tuna school will be aboard the Royal Polaris beginning Saturday (6/19)morning, for eight days. Wink

Alijos Rocks is the destination.

I'm going to warm up those old dried up drags!!! Smile

Bill

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:46 pm Post subject: WOW!!!

Great googly moogly!
You are in for the time of your life!!!
I wish I could afford a trip on that boat... But if I could I know I would just add more boat jewlery to the one I already have.

Please please please post up some pics and a story about your trip....
I would so love to be there with you....

C-Bill · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject:

Mr Fisherman,

I'm back! Yes, it was wild! Sad

I broke a rod which I had built for fishing steel line at Lake Tahoe and I'm mad at myself for even taking it. But, It was really working great until I became too confident, high sticked it and broke the top 1/3 off Shocked

Can't be replaced as it was a custom rod built with a Fisher blank. Fisher closed down their operation a few years ago Cry

I'll post some pictures later and talk about some things I learned along with Kite fishing. Wink

Bill

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject:

Sorry about your rod....

Looking forward to the pics, techniques and stories Very Happy

C-Bill · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject:

Tuna fishermen better have a full spool of line because they're on the way and their doing mean things to fishing gear!

http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/dcforum/DCForumID8/15167.html

http://www.baysidemarinesc.com/

Bill Shocked

C-Hawk · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:32 am Post subject:

Just got word from some friends down here that the LFT was WFO about 20 miles out of Depoe Bay (sp). Any of you guys get into them? Still waiting for them to come in close out of Avila, any week now.

SENSEI · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:20 am Post subject:

LFT,WFO ??????????
Must be some sort of Califoreese Language ....lol...

C-Bill · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:54 am Post subject:

That's not California talk either. LFT must be long fin or albacore, haven't seen that before. As for WFO, I've never been able to place the "F". If it means what I think, it just doesn't seem to fit. I see it used alot! Confused

Bill (native Californian transplanted in exile to NV) Cool

C-Hawk · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:44 pm Post subject:

LFT-- Long Fin Tuna- aka - albacore, blue football WFO-- Wide F(rea)king Open-- as in the bite is WFO Shocked

C-Bill · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:14 pm Post subject:

No Comment Embarassed

Mr. Fisherman · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 4:28 am Post subject: TUNA!!!

Yes, the bite was WFO fer LFT out of DB this WK Teeth

Got the first Tuna blood on Sea Lion. Added a bit of new jewlery too. Gotta get to canning in the morning and vac packing a few lions for later... Mmmmm Tuna!

I fished from 43 to 45 miles out. Got as far as 55 miles out one day. Love the new Suzuki! What a performer! 50 miles out... 10 and 12 miles here and there then about 7 hours of trolling at 9 ,ph and only used 50 gallons of fuel! Love it!

New rocket launcher designed by yours truely even worked. I think I would change it a bit but it sure worked great and it is very nice to get the rods out of the way.

Look for pics and stories soon...

Day 1, blown off. We were Salmon fishermen and we did great.
Day 2, first blood. 5 Albacore and 2 newbied warped for life!
Day 3, More blood, 15 Albies and two more newbies changes for life. One of them was my 11 year old son. This has to be one of my proudest mopments as he caught his first Tuna on a stand up rod, then caight another on a hand line. I am one proud Dad.
Day 3, 20 fish on a wide open bite!

An awsome week of fishing.
If you have never Tuna fished DO NOT GO! There is no turning back once you have had a taste. Besides, I need more fish to catch Wink