canyon partyboat run

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AM troll:

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12 yr old capt. son had luck on the troll and got this Wahoo. We got back to the dock they weighed and measured it for a state pin. Then they shared a piece of the wahoo with each of us

Blonde Terror: this was the longest and heaviest fish. Aside from the tiger sharks these maniacs were messing around with all night

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Ride back: A quick meeting of the fresh fish destroyers

[Fish On]

What an incredible trip! The SB guys were amazing in both their ability to catch fish and camaraderie. I can’t remember how many times I thought, “It doesn’t get any better than this”! Paul and Bill Jr. landed the two biggest yellowfins, both over 60 lbs. I think we caught like 70 or 80 total yellows. The Wahoo in the morning was the icing on the cake. Everyone was ecstatic for the 12 year old that landed that 70 lb monster.

The Helen H crew and boat were fantastic. These guys understand how to run a party boat and service the customers. If you asked a question, they answered it, if they didn’t know, they found out. They put us on the fish and kept us there. And when Bill Jr. hooked into his big yellow and it dumped like 300 yds in the first couple minutes the captain said, “All lines in we have a big fish on” and he revved the engines and chased the thing down with Bill Jr. ultimately landing the fish on the bow, 100 ft from where he hooked it.

Fishing with the S-B crew was awesome! I felt like I was fishing with boyhood friends. We were all there for each other when needed and had an absolute blast. I forgot my heavy swivels and Victor handed me a package. I took one out and tried to give the rest back and he said keep em, I have plenty and you’ll need em. Thanks Victor! I had a minor miscue during a lull late night and ended up with a bird’s nest on my main rod made of my brand new 130 lb mono (just spooled by Pete Santini at Fishing Finatics. Thanks Pete!). Buzz sat with me for quite a while and helped me pull it out and we saved ALL the line! Thanks Buzz!

Paul, can’t thank you enough for putting this trip together! I echo Fish for Striper. I would fish with these guys and do this again in a heartbeat! Here are a few of the pics that I got. Individual e-mails will follow.

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couple more...nice tuna Bill Jr.! Nice wahoo!

[bart]

Awesome!

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last couple...Nice long fin Buzz!

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Pretty work,boys!

[fish4striper]

Like to thank Paul (Niko) for organizing this trip. I’ve done some inshore party boats trips and really don’t favor them but since Paul pulled this trip together, I said wth, I’ll give it a try. Well, if ever a PB trip could be “EPIC” this was the one, must’ve been all the S-B mojo onboard.

It was a real pleasure fishing with Paul, Victor, Keith, Buzz, and my friend Bill and his son Billy. I didn’t get some pics of Keith and Victor’s fish as they were on the other side of the boat when they hooked up. I'd fish with these guys anytime.

The Helen H Capt. Joe Huckemyer did an outstanding job putting us on fish. Also running around the boat gaffing fish, not many PB capts doing that. His chief mate Matty ran the pit like a well oiled machine. If you ever want to hit a canyon trip, go with these guys.

Here are some pics :

Our illustrious leader putting some heat to the fish

The pool winner I believe

Buzz’s long fin

One of mine


Billy putting some heat to his big one


His 65 lber

Matty –chief mate, guy’s a well oiled machine never slept till the boat was spotless and steaming back