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View Full Version : Heavy Tuna saltwaterhabits 10-24-2009, 07:59 AM Hope this worked...caught off the Cape this past Wednesday...74" long x 48" wide. Took 4 of us 2 1/2 hours to land http://http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/attachment.php?attachmentid=36214&stc=1&d=1256388941 PRBuzz 10-24-2009, 08:20 AM Great looking fish! Good job. Care to provide any other details, like tackle used? saltwaterhabits 10-24-2009, 11:52 AM Great looking fish! Good job. Care to provide any other details, like tackle used? A strong testament to the power of Vanstaal- It was landed with a Vs250 with bail . striper1177 10-24-2009, 12:59 PM very nice fish and congrats. Just wondering how you measured the fish because it looks a little smaller than a 74 inch fish. Sweetwater 10-24-2009, 01:40 PM what rod was the VS married to? saltwaterhabits 10-24-2009, 01:46 PM what rod was the VS married to? Not exactly sure Sweetwater but it may have been a 'Gent Bent ' I will check on that for you..... saltwaterhabits 10-24-2009, 05:25 PM what rod was the VS married to? It was the 'Get Bent' rod , an older Viper model... Saltheart 10-29-2009, 01:27 PM Nice Fat one Mike! What did it weigh? chathamblue30 11-01-2009, 06:07 PM Nice fish way to go ! Fishoholic 11-28-2009, 11:13 PM Hi Mike! Nice feesh :D I bet it tasted sooo good PRBuzz 11-28-2009, 11:30 PM Nice Fat one Mike! What did it weigh? Using the scientifically accepted formula, if 74": 280lbs Length-Weight estimate Western Atlantic Blue fin (From the journal Fisheries Sciences): W (lbs) = 0.00004044 * L (inches*2.54)exp2.837 *1.112 *2.2 (lb/Kg) vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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