First Tuna This Season
 

We departed the dock ~3am yesterday heading for Stellwagon. Our game plan was to start trolling by 430am if we didn't see any topwater action along the way.

We worked from PTown all the way up to the BE Bouy and covered both sides of the bank for a few hours. Wasn't until around 930am that we started seeing signs of life (whales & birds).

We were working a 4 rod spread on my buddies boat; spreader bars with birds and daisy chains. I saw the tuna make a sideways pass across the farthest spreader bar then it re-appeared directly behind it about 20 feet. With a blink of the eye, the fish closed the gap and struck - game on!

Took about 20 minutes to get into the boat. Fish taped out to 49". I'm amazed how solid and heavy these fish are.

Some pics in order below.....

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Dinner...

good day!!, that bbq'd steak :drool:

Mike,
You are the man! Way to go on the tuna. Wheres the invite the the BBQ?

nice job

I like tuna...... My invite to dinner must of gotten lost in the mail as well. Dammit! Friggin postman.

Nice job Mike :btu:

Awesome! Nice one to start it off!

Congrats, fishing will never be the same now.

:kewl: :kewl: :claps: :claps: :claps:

Way to go Mike. I can't wait to experience this myself, hopefully this season. Thanks for the steak it was Awesome!

Alright Mike! Great fish!