Interesting and thanks for posting, everyone should read the description there are some really detailed diagrams, but since I am not fishing for commercial sale to the Japanese Sashimi market and since I have had no problems with the way I have been doing it I will stick to the methods I use. The cut I make does not sever the heart but the ateries seperating the gills for the heart and it pumps until the fish dies from loss of blood. Then we bring back aboard and remove all the entrails, scrub and pack on ice. One thing i always marvel at when doing this is that the fishes body cavity temperature is noticeably warmer than the the water. I guess they do indeed develop body heat. Thanks again for posting. It ain't over by a long shot so go get 'em while you can it's a long winter.

thanks flappytail!!!! :lm: you rock!! thanks again for the hospitality
boated 3 for 5 today with about three more knockdowns.

Your killin me!!! :drool: :drool: :bc:

Guys,
FWIW, in doing my reports yesterday I hear that the tuna are back in the Mud Hole and there was a hot tuna bite 7 miles south of Block Island. Supposedly keep sized BFT were tough to come by in the Mud Hole, but common south of Block.

Mike, we all had a good time in our boat teaming up with you and John on yours. It shure is nice knowing that far offshore that a helping hand is near and for finding fish, well, it just works so much better! Although slow, the fishing was fun, the last fish we landed after coming back to meet up with you guys was our biggest to date. A shade over sixty pounds. Seems pink was the color of the day on our end and that black/Rainbow combo you guys had working, that combo in Blurple with a pink/purple stinger has been good to us. Hope you guys can make it down to join us again one more time before it's over. They get a little bigger come fall even though there might not be that many. My digital camera had something happen to it and I cannot get the pics I took out. Had some nice ones of you guys trolling among all the whales. Dammit, technology sometimes sucks! Anyway look forward to the next time, Flap. :kewl:

yes indeedie!!
we'll be down the next open weather window!
and thanks for the escort out the river. or we'd still be stuck in the sand waitin' for the tide to come up.
could not belive all the seals down there. now i know what all the complainin' is about.

nice to get the call from friends 10-15 miles away on a hot bite, and have that long run pay off huh?
glad you got that big one. thats what we were hoping for all day.
sorry about your antenna but chit happens right. :fishslap:

I thought I'd report back after my first tuna trip saturday. Left the Pamet and arrived at the Fishing Ledge just before sunup. No birds or signs of activity along the way or on the ledge. Trolled a squid chain and diving rapala for about 45 minutes without any sign of life.

Just as we were getting ready to head off, 2 small footballs surfaced next to the boat and disappeared, not to be seen again.

On the way to Stellwagen, came across a huge pod of porpoises that was pretty cool. No signs of any tuna, no birds, nothing, so hit the waters of PTown for bass.

Nice take of bass in the 36-38" range on jigs and live eels.

Saturday night hit the back beaches of Truro with eels both live and rigged, dannies, needles, and more. Not even a bump.... Beautiful night but no fish.

Overall a great trip as I put 2 good friends on to fish.

Maybe next year for tuna....

The tuna are moving. The truro area outside has some and the giants were active off of the Duxbury/Plymouth area. We had to go way east and south Sunday.