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buckmanjr 09-13-2007 08:05 PM

TUNA...finaly!
 
Well, after trying all summer to land a tuna in our boat, it finaly happens! Get out to SW corner at sunrise this morning, birds EVERYWHERE, but no tuna, and no one hooks up at all. We had our fish hit at 730am. We were by our selfs, no birds not nothing around us, fish hits takes 200 yards of line out, and i fought him, kicked his ass in 10 minutes. Dad gaffs him, and just like that we have our first tuna of the year, and MY first tuna

Fish hit a small 6in Green/black bar running about 50 feet behind the boat.

We caught the only tuna i heard of from a squid bar. On our way back in around 2 we saw TONS of 35-50 pound footballs everywhere, crashing the surface. Casted Deadly #^&#^&#^&#^&s, Kast masters, and Ron-z in them with no hook ups. Oh well, it was awsome day!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...sh/TUNA007.jpg

52 inches...about 75 pounds.

Van 09-13-2007 08:14 PM

Congrats !!!!!!!!

You are now officially DOOMED !!!!!!:hihi::hihi:

Its a great feeling ain't it !!!!!

keeperreaper 09-13-2007 08:18 PM

Congratulations on your first of hopefully many. You are now officially sick with tunitis. :claps::claps::claps: BTW- Shouldn't you be in school today?

buckmanjr 09-13-2007 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Van (Post 524820)
Congrats !!!!!!!!

You are now officially DOOMED !!!!!!:hihi::hihi:

Its a great feeling ain't it !!!!!

Tell me about it! We have been trolling/casting into schools all year, we just had bad tuna luck :rotf3:

buckmanjr 09-13-2007 08:21 PM

A couple more pictures.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...sh/TUNA010.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...sh/TUNA002.jpg

fish4striper 09-14-2007 06:51 AM

congrats! nice fish

thefishingfreak 09-14-2007 07:02 AM

nice job.

MakoMike 09-14-2007 07:48 AM

Congrats!

Pete_G 09-14-2007 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buckmanjr (Post 524814)
Well, after trying all summer to land a tuna in our boat, it finaly happens! Get out to SW corner at sunrise this morning, birds EVERYWHERE, but no tuna, and no one hooks up at all. We had our fish hit at 730am. We were by our selfs, no birds not nothing around us, fish hits takes 200 yards of line out, and i fought him, kicked his ass in 10 minutes. Dad gaffs him, and just like that we have our first tuna of the year, and MY first tuna

Fish hit a small 6in Green/black bar running about 50 feet behind the boat.

We caught the only tuna i heard of from a squid bar. On our way back in around 2 we saw TONS of 35-50 pound footballs everywhere, crashing the surface. Casted Deadly #^&#^&#^&#^&s, Kast masters, and Ron-z in them with no hook ups. Oh well, it was awsome day!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...sh/TUNA007.jpg

52 inches...about 75 pounds.

Great angle on that first picture. The fish looks bigger then you are. :laugha:

Congratulations on your first fish out there. Like a lot of other fisheries, once you catch your first your confidence and catch rate goes up rapidly. :musc:

MTC 09-14-2007 09:20 AM

way to go...

zacs 09-14-2007 09:20 AM

Fantastic!!!
:claps::claps::claps:

InTheHole 09-14-2007 11:27 AM

congrats!!! That 1st picture is one for the wall !

Hooper 09-14-2007 11:35 AM

Well done! Now you're really screwed....

macojoe 09-14-2007 07:51 PM

Congrats!!

I hope to have my first next year!!

taJon 09-16-2007 06:20 PM

great job, that fish weighs more than you do :D

Title Wave 09-19-2007 11:39 AM

Very nice fish!

Fisherwoman 09-19-2007 04:59 PM

Congrads and good for you guys, you put the time in and it paid off, tuna will haunt you now!!! ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGG Go get another one!!!


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