Went out early for the tuna again today, finished up by 9:30 am
boated 4 more fish
Took home Leo's 1st tuna of the year
( I need to find a kids size harness!!! )
Fish were on the small size today 40 - 47 inches

Great job Leo and Cap'n Ron...

don't get much better than that, Congrats to the both of you!!

Once again, nice job RR.

that is cool Ronnie....

great job guys!

:D That's wicked pissa
Congrats Leo :claps:

Nice.

Yum-Mee!

nice, great fish!

no problem catching tiny bluefin but would raise holy hell if some one posted a pic of a short striper

no problem catching tiny bluefin but would raise holy hell if some one posted a pic of a short striper
you got a point there!!!!! tell me please , what size is legal ????

Here you go,
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/News.asp#news231
1 = 27 - 47in
2 = 47 - 72in
1 73+ in

I fall under the HMS charterboat/headboat rules

Here you go,
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/News.asp#news231
1 = 27 - 47in
2 = 47 - 72in
1 73+ in

I fall under the HMS charterboat/headboat rules

Did I understand this correctly?

You can take one 27 to 47 inch tuna and two 47 to 72 inch tuna per day trip.....totaling three tuna for that day.

But only one 73+ inch tuna per season....

A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing huh Will... check the rules first... then open mouth

Nice fish Ronnie, I'm sure he'll remember that a while!

sweet fish Congrats Leo!

That is correct for recreational permit holders. And to complicate matters, you can also keep tagged tuna and it doesn't count against the creel.

thanks for the clarification and NICE FISH Ronnie!!!

no problem catching tiny bluefin but would raise holy hell if some one posted a pic of a short striper

Welcome to the board! Way to get off on such a positive start....

Ron - congrats to you and your son. Great catch for a kid, I hope you submitted him for a mass Junior angler award- they have some nice age group and monthly awards for the governors cup.

no problem catching tiny bluefin but would raise holy hell if some one posted a pic of a short striper
ya will...i kinda though that would get a few responds....check the regs next time first... this site is brutal.......cupcake..

I'll be out there tomorrow so I had to look it up, here it is right from the .......


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https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/News.asp#news231


Recreational Atlantic Tunas Retention Limits
The recreational daily bluefin tuna (BFT) retention for limit for HMS Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat vessels (while fishing recreationally) is 1 school BFT (measuring 27 inches to less than 47 inches) Curved Fork Length (CFL) and 2 large school/small medium BFT (measuring 47 inches to less than 73 inches CFL) per vessel per day/trip. , effective in all areas, for the entire fishing year. HMS Angling and HMS Charter/Heaboats are also eligible to retain 1 BFT (73 inches or greater) per vessel per year as a “trophy” fish for the boat. These BFT retention limits are effective for all areas, except for the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is designated as a spawning grounds for BFT and therefore NMFS does not allow vessels, commercial or recreational, to target BFT while fishing in this area. The recreational yellowfin tuna daily retention limit is 3 yellowfin/person. The minimum size for yellowfin and bigeye tuna is 27" curved fork length. There are no recreational limits for bigeye, skipjack or albacore tunas.

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fishsmith, I am usually referred to more by the other end of that animal if you get my drift....!

lol, good one fishsmith