Tuna Rumor

Mark Mc · 05-17-2005, 11:41 AM

Anyone want to hear a tuna rumor? One that can not be substantiated, that is probably bogus, but one that a little bird whispered into my ear this morning?

KEITH · 05-17-2005, 11:43 AM

That is a nasty thing to do this time of year

corrirod · 05-17-2005, 11:45 AM

NO !!!!

Bait O' Eggs · 05-17-2005, 11:49 AM

I have already heard that rumor and wish I had dropped the gear in last weekend. Between the dolphins and tuna birds I saw I should have at least did some poking around, the gear was on the boat.

Mark Mc · 05-17-2005, 11:53 AM

Oh Roy, this is not a local rumor

. But Rod says he doesn't want to hear it, and he is like one of the Little Rascal gang leaders

, so I better not say anything or he'll take my lunch money.

skein · 05-17-2005, 12:03 PM

I'm thinking that the mods will protect you. In fact, I'm sure of it. Besides, Rod's at work until.... tomorrow!

But don't worry, we can handle him. It's your rumor that we may not be able to handle.

Skein

Riverliver · 05-17-2005, 12:17 PM

Tuna

ummm

I'm not allowed to talk about T.U.N.A. aloud at the office :grin:

:grin: I can't WAIT

SPAZZ · 05-17-2005, 12:17 PM

Yes lets hear the rumor!

corrirod · 05-17-2005, 12:21 PM

I just had myself talked into never taking the Tolly out again due to fuel costs, DON'T TELL ME ABOUT TUNA RUMORS........PLEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZ!

I'm only protecting everyone on this board. Believe me, we are not ready for this yet! The shock will be too much for most on this board!

Mark would make a good drug dealer! He knows just how to lead you in!

:grin:

id. painter · 05-17-2005, 12:21 PM

:lurk: id.p

id. painter · 05-17-2005, 12:25 PM

:lurk: :lurk: :lurk: :whazzup: id.p.

crabbait · 05-17-2005, 12:54 PM

Spill it, Mark. Enquiring minds want to know....

Mark Mc · 05-17-2005, 12:56 PM

A group of commercial boats..... 300 miles off of Blanco, catching fish right now.

wak'm&stak'm · 05-17-2005, 01:03 PM

I am not 100% sure....but a few of our halibut had tuna teeth marks in them.

Sensei-san · 05-17-2005, 01:10 PM

MARK......

STOP TEASING THE TUNA HOLICS!!!

MR. HEWLETT AND MR. PACKARD MAKE THIS GUY DO SOME WORK!!!!

P.S. Rich heard a rumour that a boat fished their way up from San Francisco and offloaded 4 tons in Charleston.

skein · 05-17-2005, 01:19 PM

Thank you, Sensi. I'll try to get his supervisor's number for you.

He sure shut the board down for a few minutes though, didn't he?

Skein

corrirod · 05-17-2005, 01:35 PM

Hate to say I told you so............BUT I TOLD YOU SO!!

Arggggghhhh.......now there will be exploratory trips before June even hits!

tracker · 05-17-2005, 03:11 PM

Not with how the weather is shaping up.

Reel Creel · 05-17-2005, 03:16 PM

TUNA, TUNA, TUNA, TUNA, TUNA.....

Reel Creel · 05-17-2005, 03:24 PM

So now I run out to the garage and start taking an inventory checking leaders, and so on. make sure the ice maker is running ok. Now its just a matter of time for first blood.
TUNA...TUNA...TUNA!!!

blubeast · 05-17-2005, 04:45 PM

and here I was re-rigging my hand lines just last night....

just in time....

wdlfbio · 05-17-2005, 05:46 PM

Talked with my father in San Diego last week and he was trying to decide if they were going to try for yellowtail or stay in the bay and play with bay bass and sand bass. If ya think 40-60 miles out is a far way, you've got a bit more waiting to do.

How about a redeye flight to SoCal and day of fishing just to ease the withdrawals? The airfare is probably cheaper than boat fuel

jigmaster · 05-17-2005, 06:02 PM

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN........WAIT TIL THE FIRECRACKERS POP.

Mark Mc · 05-17-2005, 06:21 PM

Hey TunaBoy, would you care to guess when we (salty dogs) have started catching tuna the last 2 years? Now don't cheat by looking at old threads..... :grin:

Aqua-Holic · 05-17-2005, 06:33 PM

Mark...you have to practice discipline...I was told by a reliable source on 4/20 that Tuners were being caught 150 miles off Coos Bay... :grin:.. Someone said $500.... :shocked:

apparentgenius · 05-17-2005, 07:27 PM

Mark, we could be on my boat in an hour. I could make it at least 200 miles and back.

glen

SPAZZ · 05-17-2005, 07:56 PM

ok guys and gals. On saturday aboard the siamez with Hawg caller we were out 26 or 27 miles and the water turned from green to blue. Rick looked over the port side and yelled tuna. I was sitting in the crows nest with him and I saw them also. Mind you I have never been tuna fishing yet. They were working a bait ball about 100 to 150 yards to our port. We had seen probably 20 to 25 fish jumping at the bait fish. I know this sounds unreal at this time of year but just ask rick (aka Hawg Caller). He pointed them out to me. We tried to hail some salty dogs cuz we had no tuna gear on board but no one answered his call.

This is a true account-Brian

KeyWest · 05-17-2005, 08:06 PM

OK - I'm not sleeping tonight

You guys have GOT to be kidding. It's past April 1 so..

Mark Mc · 05-17-2005, 08:36 PM

Well Brian, if you say you saw them then you saw them.

All I have to say is.... anyone who claims to be a salty dog.... and sees tuna but has no tuna gear onboard....not a swimbait to throw or troll....not a single iron jig.....nothing at all to improvise....

That person deserves a full-on spanking in front on his peers!

Salty Walty · 05-17-2005, 09:13 PM

Mark, I saw you get spanked last Thursday. Did you have any feathers on the Boat just in case?

Zodiac-Fisherman · 05-17-2005, 09:38 PM

Spazz, Can you get the coordinates of where you saw the tuna boil? Because we can reference that with a terrafin mapping of the same date.

Might be interesting..

SPAZZ · 05-18-2005, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Well Brian, if you say you saw them then you saw them.

All I have to say is.... anyone who claims to be a salty dog.... and sees tuna but has no tuna gear onboard....not a swimbait to throw or troll....not a single iron jig.....nothing at all to improvise....

That person deserves a full-on spanking in front on his peers!

Mark I was on a charter boat. Rick normaly has at least 1 tuna rod and set up on board.

I am not a salty dog yet

just still a pup

-Brian

Dylan, I dont know the gps spot he only has a compass and radios in the crows nest. we were out of newport heading to the ranch. sorry.

CATCH AND EAT · 05-18-2005, 07:32 AM

Dean, we may have to do a recon trip in the next couple of weeks after a stay at the butt hole. Ya think?

And I agree, what kind of salty dog would go out without tuna gear on board? SHeeeeezzzzz man kneeeeezzzzz....

Shot the poor bloke.

KeyWest · 05-18-2005, 08:56 PM

Bernie - it's amazing how quick a halibut rod turns into a tuna rod. I didn't have any tuna gear on board for the halibut opener (the ONLY time I've made it offshore so far - WHICH by the way is GOING to change). But from now on....
Its May for crying out loud

If there are tuna out there, and it's due to global warming - then I'm all for it

skein · 05-18-2005, 09:01 PM

I did have tuna rigging on board. In fact, I had one rod already rigged with a Mexican flag zuker. But that was Friday, not Saturday.

Tuna Gear - don't leave home without it.

Skein

Fishplay · 05-18-2005, 09:17 PM

Brian, I thought you weren't going to publish this for fear of tar and feathering! :grin:

It would be easier to believe in a pod of rogue fish being out there had there been some sharks present.

I didn't see a one over the opener. One boat was even dragging hali through the water like sturgeon for hours without incident.

Last year you couldn't spill a drip of blood in the water without having company.

As Brian described these jumpers it sure sounded like a T-boil to me.

If the weather holds status quoe for another month I may have a chance at the 500.

jigmaster · 05-19-2005, 12:08 AM

Mark, I hope by June 1st..cause I have the heavy metal and plastics to throw at them. Jig sticks 7+, Jig reels 4-1..Always carry it with me. Ask dean about my tacklebox..plastic and metal jigs. Anytime, anywhere chasing birds, bait..fish can pop up...Overhead casting...what a concept..Try fighting a 150# Marlin in a 12' Valco pulling Rapalas for yellows ( chasing birds). Bring good binoculars..find the birds and bait ..you will find the fish. By the way nice butt on the opener. SIZE MATTERS

GLENN

jigmaster · 05-19-2005, 12:24 AM

Mark, We never got "reel" serious til after the 4th of July (Firecrackers pop) ....and fuel was 80 cents...we ran 140 miles one way ..then trolled...left the dock at 11p.m...In memory of my friend James "Rollo" Heyn.

Mark Mc · 05-19-2005, 06:20 AM

Kind of ironic that you mention "fireworks" and Rollo in the same paragraph, eh?

jigmaster · 05-19-2005, 07:14 AM

Mark, Clever post.

Hoped I'd get bit on this Tuna Thread. Yes! Rollo lives. Nice hit. All this tuna talk got me remembering Rollo.

Herring Problem · 05-19-2005, 09:27 AM

OK now you've done it! I've been rigging hand lines for tuna, and now I watch a movie catching nice tuna with bait. Tuna are seen out at 27 miles, and the weather has gone nuts. I can't take it any more! So next week-end if weather is good and Neptune lays down the seas, we must adventure out for a look and try ,and try and try to locate the first tuna for the year.
I tuna fish because "i is crazzy and need treatment often".

Boat is in the shop and being prepped as I write this. Time is growing so much closer to having the first tuna on the grill.

KEITH · 05-19-2005, 11:39 AM

NO TUNA GEAR ON BOARD :whazzup: a real salty dog woud never leave the dock without tuna gear you never know when a lost school might show up

Keith

Miss B Haven · 05-19-2005, 02:24 PM

Now I know where the word TUMOR came from. It's short for Tuna Rumor (especially in mid-May)!

CrazyFish · 05-19-2005, 02:29 PM

I was at the pile that day and didn't hear the call and I had plenty of TUNA gear on board.

bait boy · 05-19-2005, 03:36 PM

(in my best ahnold voice)Its not a tumor

Capt. Rich · 05-20-2005, 10:43 PM

Calling The Blitz... Capt. Mike.....

I heard a hot rumour in the harbor from one of the commercial salmon fishermen. He said that there was a ton of bait and birds working offshore of Port Orford last week in 80 fathoms of water. The water according to him was BLUE. Like turquoise blue. The birds were pelicans, shearwaters, gooney birds and the tiny tuna birds.

This was before the big blow. He hasn't been back since then. Sounds definitely fishy. This was from a fisherman who landed tons of tuna last year.

Since we can't participate in the El Patron "sport" caught tuna contest, I thought I would pass it along to make the tuna holics go crazy. Mark Mc are you listening??? You could trailer your boat down and get them...

Orca · 05-21-2005, 09:20 AM

80 Fathoms, as in 9 - 10 miles out? Wow, might want to keep an eye on this rumor.

Billfisher · 05-21-2005, 12:41 PM

Well, I did see about 58 degrees on the surface at RBH last Friday... and I DID have all the necessary gear! Won't be long folks. I am visiting my Mom and Dad, and just stopped by a store called "The Longfin." I walked out a bit poorer. Let's see... leader material, crimps, swimbaits, what else? Oh yeah, clones, etc. etc...

I saw the new Shimano Tyrnos. It is cool, and a nice smooth lever drage with 5:1 retrieve. Too bad it is about $250. Next month.

-D

Sensei-san · 05-21-2005, 05:26 PM

NEPHEW!!!! DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO TEASE THE POOR TUNA HOLICS!!!! YOU ARE GETTING AS BAD AS THAT MARK MC.

And I thought he was such a sweet kid when he decked on the NEW CAPTAIN PETE. Then he was very solicitous of your fishing needs and was an excellent bait boy. (He sure could clean out your bento though...)

Quit getting all these people worked up into a lather. You know better. Spring is not over yet and the last storm has really cooled off the water. Now there will be weeks of Northwesterlies and that will cool it off even more. Remember North Pacific High rules all...

WildHawg · 05-22-2005, 05:40 AM

Sensei San,
Please allow me to correct you. It is the North Pacific low that sends us our winds out of the NW, and decides when summer and TUNA! season begin.
Bowing respectfully,
Charlie.

Mr. Fisherman · 05-22-2005, 05:46 AM

(in my best ahnold voice) Come to Oregun... Der iz betta food waiting in Oregun... Pretty pretty pretty fish are mush happia in Oregun... "Do it, Do it NOW!"