Black Rose Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hi Everyone, If you're thinking about a challenge for 2010, think about trying to catch one of the bluefin tuna that have been all over Cape Cod for the past several years. In 2009, most of the fish that we caught were between 62-69" long....140-190 pounds. Many captains up here troll for them, or use live bait...Some cast poppers and jig for them... It's insane and I wanted to give you all a litte taste of it! Have fun out there. Tuna hitting lures on the surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob LeBlanc Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 140 - 190 pounds !?! :jaw: WOW !!! Up here, we use them little ones for bait !!:fish: Ain't even worthwhile to take the rod out for anything under 750...but we prefer the 1400 pounders.:flex: :yes::rockon: Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Normally, I'd ask to see photos, but, Nova Scotia. I don't need to see photos...LMAO. The step up from the 180's to the 300's is a big step on spinning gear. It can be done, but it's exponentially larger. A few of the big boys hit our surface lures this year and it was ugly. We held on for 4+ hours one day on a mid-to-high 80's fish. Another 90+ fish hit a surface lure AT THE BOAT and took all of 32 seconds to clean my reel bare. Do you guys get the school fish up there? What sizes are they? Last year we finally had good mixing of sizes (40"-70" and inclusive of the year classes inside). This year should be great as there'll be lots of saleable 73"+ fish and loads of fun 50-60" fish to catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseasl Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 That is very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 WOW!!! What a monster of a fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 It's a rush and a half seeing a fish that big hit a surface lure. I can't wait until they arrive again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 politicians bending us over Could be trouble brewing for the bluefin tuna fishery! Our representatives are in the process of bending us over hard and putting their vote in favor of a CITES I listing for bluefin tuna? I wonder if any of these 'FISHERIES EXPERTS' has even gone fishing for tuna? Some of the schools of fish that we saw in 2009 were so large that we couldn't see the other side of them! Imagine standing on the roof of your boat and seeing MILES of tuna breaking out of the water at the same time! This is what we witnessed in 2009. A CITES I listing means that the fish is threatened with extinction! It is the most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard. Seeing schools of fish was not just a Massachusetts event. There were similar reports from Maine, NH, RI, NY, NJ, and further south! I could talk all day about this one, just venting. I'll be out there fishing for them starting in June. Furthermore, I'll be tagging every released fish. We found lots of 5-6 year old fish that were pregnant, flying in the face of "western atlantic tuna don't spawn until 10-12 years old". That is a myth kindled by the environmentalists trying to ban all fishing and hunting! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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