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10-10-2011, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Sea or Sand
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Had a great day on the water yesterday!!!
Well Bill told me to get out and take a day on the boat being as the weather man had a good forcast going so I took Pam, Jim and John out with me as we decided to head offshore for some cod and Haddock or Pollack as the harbor has been all but just about dead since the big blow last week.
So we headed to the bank, saw bustin Tuna all the way out, even took a few shots at them with top water but despite the weather mans forcast it was a little snotty the 1st half of the day. We finally get to the bank and started to do a few drifts, got lots of dogfish, small cod, small cusk, small pollock, Hake and Pam ended up getting a nice 25 lb Bass in 250 feet of water on her cod jig, which was released for next season.
So we ended up leaving the area south on the bank and headed to the NW corner to see if we could do any better for size and just numbers of fish cause at this point we have no keeper fish what so ever. Lots of draggers up that way, we tried deep we tried shallow and then bang I hook up and I knew it was not a cod, it was big and heavy, thought it might be a small tuna maybe as i felt some pretty good head shakes but she really was not taking much line. Until a few minutes later then the fish just started peeelin it off. Took me about 30 min to get the fish up and she's close but no color yet. We look over the side and there she comes tail up, Nice Fat 48 inch tuna. Only hook left in here was about 29 inches from her tail, it was the teaser hook from the cod rig, the jig was gone so I was draggin her backwords for a while and she was done. Pam did a great gaff shot and John and Jim helped lift her in the boat. Could not frigen beleive the fish stayed hooked up and I was able to land it on my cod rod. LOL
Was a great day to be offshore with some great people, thanks for all the help guys and gals!!! Made my freakin summer!!!
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10-10-2011, 05:54 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Now that's good by-catch! Nice job Jules! You deserve it!
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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10-10-2011, 05:54 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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10-10-2011, 06:52 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
Nice job Jules! You deserve it!
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And that is the understatement of the year.
Nice to see someone get their due. |
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10-10-2011, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Tuna snagger woman heh heh heh
ya gotta love that
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10-10-2011, 07:42 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Bravo !!!
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May fortune favor the foolish....
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10-10-2011, 07:59 PM
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Location: CT/RI
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Nice!!
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10-10-2011, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
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Thanks for sharing Jules, glad you had a great day.
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"It was the blackest night! There was no moon in sight! (You know the stars ain't shinnin cause the sky's too tight) "
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10-10-2011, 09:01 PM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
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Wow! Great job! You deserve it!
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"Sunshine Day Dream"
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10-10-2011, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Happy 4 ya Jules!!!!!  |
Live at Leeds
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10-11-2011, 07:27 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Sea or Sand
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Thanks Guys, still can't beleive that hook did not come out LOL 
Definately one for the memory books as I have not tried for a tuna for myself in over 6 years when we bought the boat as we are always trying to get someone else into one who has never experienced catching one. It was a total rush and was nice to have a big bend in the rod!!!
ZIIIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!! 
Gonna do a few steaks on the grill for Bill tonight for dinner, he loves tuna and it will be good for him as well. He was pumped about me catchin the tuna, just wish he was out there with me but soon he will be!!! |
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10-11-2011, 07:58 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Prov RI
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Awesome Jules! Glad you got out on the water, bonus to boot!
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10-11-2011, 12:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cotuit MA
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Jules - that is SWEET! Congratulations and hope you and Bill enjoyed those tuna steaks!!
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"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau
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10-11-2011, 02:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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You sure have earned that one...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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10-11-2011, 02:43 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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That beats a dink at the narrows Juls.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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