Had an opportunity to fish with some friends on the east side of the gulf stream this week. For the ride out, the seas and wind were friendly. We found some birds around 100 miles out, and picked through the tuna until things slowed down. We made the buoy by the afternoon and spent through sun down working the area. The action was never chaotic, never dull, just a nice and steady pace throughout. Surprisingly, the seas really picked up in the middle of the night for several hours (what happened to the still of the night?), but subsided again at sun up. Day two brought more of the same with yellowfin, blackfin, and skipjacks delivering steady action. The waves picked up through the gulf stream, but calmed down once we reached the west side; at one point on the ride in, the seas were glass calm for several miles. Final count was 13 yellowfin from 30# to 82#, & about the same number of blackfin, and skipjacks.
Great trip!
That’s A LOT of tuna! Nice haul!
great job nice catch makes that long run rewarding in the end