Tuna At 25 miles

[Marty]

Coming back to Depoe with 22 tuna (fished 60 out), we came across some jumpers at 25 miles from Depoe. We slid up to the spot and hooked two with the fishtraps and ended up losing one at the boat and the other swallowed the trap and broke the line just while we were gaffing. But very encouraging to find fish in closer..........lots of mico baits balls all over this area and as we came in a little closer we saw acres of mackeral feeding on these small baits. We caught a few just to see what they were. The inside jumpers were in the 45 03.00 and 124 33.00 area. If you follow the birds, they will lead you to the feeding tuna..............BUT they are really spooky, so it is hard to get them on the troll. But if you sneak up and throw the traps into the boilers, it is a fish almost everytime.

More than half of our fish on the outside were on traps and mega baits and (gps numbers are on the boat) it was better in the afternoon than the morning. Coming in the water was totally flat with zero wind. No fog til you hit the outside bouy and then it was thick.

Season ain't even started yet!!!!!

Marty

[retaliate]

Thanks for the report Marty, just what we wanted to hear.

[WP]

Thanks Marty! I had to cancel today with stomach distress but hope to go tomorrow. The inside numbers look like where I was planning to start today and probably good for tomorrow. Did you try any extra long trolling lines? Sometimes that helps with shy fish.
Dave

[Hanapa'a Time]

Thanks Marty

Ken, you ready to troll/cast?? Got Mega Baits and Fish Traps

[Seelicious]

And the news just keeps getting better!

This will get the boys fired up!

Thanks for the report!

SL

[Reef Diver]

Great News!
And I was thinking the season might be over
Thanks for the report!

[wak'm&stak'm]

Very nice Marty....thanks for the update...

[Salmonator]

Marty, I have to ask. Was this yesterday or today? I was lucky enough to catch a seat with Chris (Serenity) out of Depoe and the ocean was snotty enough to turn back after 22 or 23 some odd miles. We hit 58 degree water before we turned so I wouldn't doubt if it was today. Just curious.

[TWB]

Did someone say......."Sneak up on them, and throw Traps in the boilers?"


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[RJ]

Ah Jerry My Mind Drifts back to oct 2nd last year with The extasea, Kokomo and Wak Boat Puttin the hurt on Them Tuners... ...RJ

[Mark Mc]

just a little further......(bump in gear, bare idle).....15 more yards.....little closer....ok shut her down....slide in.....(cast, cast).....inhale...wwwWWooOOOaaaAAAA!!!!

[MYRTLE BEE]

Marty this is not what I want to hear sitting in southern Cal.!! great job!!

[Marty]

Salmonator...........we were out on Wednesday (the calm day). It seems to me that the tuna are just now switching over to bait fish vs eating squid and krill and that is why they are starting to show on top more. With the more fish showing up the competition heats up and the tuna get more suicidal in wanting something to eat before their buddy gets it. We have found that it is easier to abandon the trolling approach when the fish are up top and aggressively ambushing the bait fish as we just run and gun from one blow up to the next. Others did really well slow trolling the traps off cruising around waiting for the next blow up to occur. Weather permitting, put someone on the bow in the 'shot-gun' seat and the rest of the caster on the stern. If you stop up wind of the foamers, then you will drift right down into them. 25lb. test will work 85% of the time with an occational fish chewing you off........when they are really in a frenzy then you can throw the garbage can lid with treble hooks and they will eat it on 80lb. gear.

Last year Wak'em really put the hurt to em as well as TWB and others............only thing is, when you start catching tuna with the traps and megabaits, it is to go back to the trolling thing.

sweet dreams.............

Marty

[Salty Walty]

Marty, You are bad getting these guys hooked on casting to them. It doesn't help that you are a Fishtrap rep/dealer. Here try these. They are fun. You'll like it. 4 casting outfits and 200 traps later. They're beyond help and help them if they get in on a hot trap bite.

[wak'm&stak'm]

I was beginning to worry that them tunas changed there minds this year.
We got hooked on the chase and cast, I would rather catch 10 casting then 30 on the troll. I still would like to know what bit last year that went straight down and spooled me. Hmmmm.....we caught 35 pounders that day and none of them took half that much line.

This fog thing is a bit** these last few weeks on the beach. I hven't seen over about 200 yrds in 3 weeks. Last trip out my GPS died, so I called the factory and gave them the alarm code and they said it was knocked out by a boat radar. I still don't understand that one but they have new software that will prevent it from happening again. The bad news is it will not be back for a week. SOoooo it looks like the little handheld GPS may be our saviour again.

Marty are you going to try to go Saturday?

RJ......are you calling in sick?

[Flush Release]

And I just put my boat up in the yard to work on it

[Marty]

Wak......I am still in heavy negotiations with 'the Boss', but I NEED to go again. May try and go with James if he isn't filled up yet, but I won't know for sure til later. Weather looks like it will be 'the kind'.

If James knows you are going then he will be that much more excited.

Marty

[Mark Mc]

Marty, maybe it's time for some flowers and a real nice dinner date for your wife.

wife: "oh Marty, this is sooo nice. What's the occasion?"

Marty: "Just another wonderful day married to you my dear." Now let's order dessert. How about the creme brulee?

wife (sipping decaf, eating dessert): "Mmmmm...this is all so wonderful."

Marty: "Oh by the way, I was just thinking....the weather is getting nice and I might have one chance to go fishiing this week. Would that be OK with you?"

[OceanBlue]

Mark, what's a date?

[Miss B Haven]

I still would like to know what bit last year that went straight down and spooled me. Hmmmm.....we caught 35 pounders that day and none of them took half that much line.

Probably an Albie that saw a shark. There ain't no stopping them when they see a blue. Then again.......

[kenai]

Wak,
A guy that sells GPS equipment told me last weekend that he is seeing more and more of that. (Radar taking out gps). He told me boat owners and even professional installers are mounting the gps antenna too close to the radome and the micowave energy is cooking out the antenna. I'd never heard of that one before but I guess it makes sense.

[Miss B Haven]

They can be close together but need to be offset in height. My GPS is within 6 inches of the end my radar antenna (48" 4KW 72 mile) but it's a few inches below the beam. The beam is very tight close to the antenna so very little energy will hit the GPS as long as it's offset in height. My "D" (of DGPS) antenna (metal whip on top of the plastic GPS dome) does extend through the radar beam but it won't fry that portion of hte electonics.

[wthr4d]

the only time I had ever heard of this before had nothing to do with boats...they used to have to clear tarmac and runways of jack rabbits at the NAS every morning because the pilots would turn on their radar etc and taxi out to the runway...well in the dessert the rabbits run the field at night when its cool. the microwaves transcievers are just like the ones in your house, only stonger .

Paul

[wak'm&stak'm]

What is even wierder is I don't have radar...it was someone elses...hmmmm...?

James will be out a little before me....so maybe he will find them first.

Till tomorrow.

[Miss B Haven]

Imagine what it can do to your uhhmmmmm....lets say "future generations genetic makeup" :grin:

[Simon Peter]

When I was in the Navy we had a electronic warefare unit called a SLQ-32. It could identify the frequency, duplicate it, then fry the unit making the transmission.

Kind of fun to play with some of the old Russian Spy boats who would be eves-dropping.

I can remember being out in SOCAL and some of the new guys were learning the equipment and we accidently fried some people's gear. OOPS! :blush:

[fortywinks]

You do realize everyone who reads this post must DIE!



Ex-Navy Spook :grin:

[ron m]

Jen, we all thought a date for you and John was going fishing!

[Salty Walty]

I thought a date was a fruit from a palm tree?