TUNA!!! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Cod Hunter · 07-29-2005, 09:19 AM

Awesome job! Pretty fish. I'm still looking for my 1st.

Fish On · 07-29-2005, 09:55 AM

Awesome catch!

MakoMike · 07-29-2005, 10:01 AM

Yep, Its a little bluefin, I hope it was over 27 inches and you had your permit?

B-assman · 07-29-2005, 10:13 AM

Thanks Guys - fish was released to catch again! It was a thrill. I'll definitely be chasing them again. Guess it's time to get that permit!

Mr. Sandman · 07-29-2005, 11:02 AM

Great to see them so close. They are in and out around here. Make sure you have a permit! They are checking out here!!! In theory you can't even attempt to fish for them with out one. (claim you are blue fishing if you don't have a permit and are stopped and release any tuna) It is simple and cheap to get the permit.

BTW those taste great!

gf2020 · 07-29-2005, 12:56 PM

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Guess it's time to get that permit!

http://www.nmfspermits.com/

B-assman · 07-29-2005, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gf2020

http://www.nmfspermits.com/

Thanks - permit purchased - printed out - I'm Legal

blue oyster · 07-29-2005, 08:03 PM

nice job

i get my permit every year but no fish yet

S-Journey · 07-31-2005, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by B-assman

Thanks Guys - fish was released to catch again! It was a thrill. I'll definitely be chasing them again. Guess it's time to get that permit!

Very Cool that you let it go! I congratulate you on your catch and commend you for the release!

A lot of people that take and kill fish like that don't relize that they are just babys and is like catching a striped the size of the palm in comparision. Yes they are a great fight, ex on gear like you used but with the lack of giants around these parts in recent years and a major increase in the targeting of juvinile tuna it is really good when they get released (no mater how tasty those buggers are :-0 )

Great job!

MakoMike · 08-01-2005, 06:40 AM

On a boat with a general permit he would have had to release both of those fish, they were too small. On a boat with an angling permit they are only allowed to keep one fish, so the other had to be released.

keeperreaper · 08-01-2005, 07:54 AM

MM,
You are correct and that is why we released the smaller one. I will be out tomorrow on my boat looking for giants.

Pete_G · 08-01-2005, 08:00 AM

Be careful mentioning spots for inshore tuna, unless you want to share a school of tuna with 4 35ft pleasure cruisers, 8 giant center consoles who should really be offshore, 10 21 fooot CC's, 4 Zodiacs, 3 10ft tin boats, a canoe, and several kayaks, with everyone using a different approach to catching them and at best a 1/4 of them having permits. All this taking place in 2 to 4 foot seas.

If you think spot burning for stripers is bad, you haven't seen anything. Till you nearly hit some jackass in his kayak 3 miles out in dense fog who then proceeds to yell at you for moving in on "his" fish when he should really be thanking you for not running him over it's tough to realize what a inshore tuna report does to people. Nevermind the fact that the fish seem to get gun shy when they get a lot of pressure from the run and gun tactics.

Just wait till Friday when someone opens their mouth to the ProJo. Be careful out there, don't get too crazy over the tuna and end up on the rocks in the fog like someone always does every year.