Anyone heard?

39 YFT Biggest around 85# +-

1 wahoo
1 Escolar
Eleventy Billion blackfin.

Fun trip. The bite was not hot but, staying at the rail and fishing hard put fish in the boat.
The Captain and crew did a fantastic job.

Big thanks to Margaritamojo for the machine and taking care of my needle/houndfish! haha

escolar=

LOL!! sounds like a fun trip! man, i miss it!

Needle fish bite hard. Don't ever taunt one of them. He took a nice bite into my arm. Kurtis snagged it and I was gonna help him get it off. I grabbed the shibukit with my pliers and that thing whipped around and latched onto my arm and was hanging by the meat on my arm. More of a surface wound than anything, but I bled like a stuck pig. Funniest thing on the trip. I caught a limit myself and several BFT. Gave a couple handoffs. One was caught on a purple OTI Komodo and the other 4 were on a sardine Shibuki. Lost one jig and one handoff broke off the shibuki during the fight. Had a great time, weather was great. Great bunch of guys to fish with.

Joe

dang guys where are the Pics... gotta have me some pics so i can live vicariously thru them...

Mojo... them fish can be mean if you dont watch it...

to bad no vedio joe had afv money winning moment !!! willie is it to late to send deposits for next year ?

The catch


One of Mojo's fish


A shot from the top deck


My personal best YFT, at least 70lbs came on River2Sea knife jig


Lite-liner sending the Cuda out to sea after some baseball bat therapy


Pending Texas State Record Escolar tuna


Bloody Decks!


Sleep time is over, I gotta go bag some fish now...

bloody decks make me happy i want to lay down and roll in it great job guys!!!

Thanx for the Pix Dave and Congrats on the new Personal Best... nice YFT on a Jig.

I'll get a good one on a jig yet if the Makos will let me ge them to the gaff!

Did you or anyone catch any on Ballistic Flyers this trip?

Bazz

funky funky chicken!!!

I think there was one on Flyer, most topwater action came on the Shabiki lures and a black Tuna Hunter Jr was killing them in the last couple hours of the trip. I was pretty tough the first night though.
I spent most of the time speed jigging up football sized BF on the first night, then switched to popping with no luck. When I came back to the other side of the boat there were a bunch of YF coming over the rail with jigs. SO I drop mine down, jig up another mean little football who bent my jig Well I dropped it again and said "Maybe this is the secret" and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ goes the Torium 30 drag! About an eternity later I get it to the stern (well it got me to the stern) and it cuts across the back and crossed a few lines with it then mine went slack. I thought I got broke off but I couldn't recover any line and someone thought I was in the prop, but it wasn't taking any line. Somehow the reel wasn't fully engaged and wasn't in freespool either. Well I found out the fish was still on when I engaged the reel and started reeling up. I think I got caught in the rudder or something in the back but I backed up and got it free. Another eternity later the fish was over the rail.

We fished Boudreaux and Perdido the whole time, no bottom fishing, we trolled in the daytime for two YF and a Hoo. Brian got to kill a Cuda with a bat.

It just wouldn't be a TFF Tuna trip without Brian the Cuda Whisperer atttacting them toothy critters and keeping Davy Jones Locker supplied with a bounty of fresh New jigs!

Dave if you can find one get you a Penn 113 HN Baja (factory Metal frame 25# Drag).. blows the Torium away as far a jigging goes. My daughter landed a 50 and 80# YFT on my Penn 113HN Baja/ Bar Bar Custom Jig Rod rig in around 5 minutes each. That should end your eternity at the rail!

After Quatro Tuna my Torium 30 only put out 12# of drag maxed out.. those 6 big YFT we got on the Frenzy Ballistic Flyers smoked the drags.

Thanks for the report/ Info!

I swear the cuda's had the big eye on Brian. They would sit right in front of him. He would move down the rail and they would follow him. No kidding. He started jigging bft while sitting down to minimize the eye to eye contact. I think they wanted revenged on the sacrafice.

Joe

"Needle fish bite hard. Don't ever taunt one of them." LMAO!
no joke, bro!
Cuda's mostly left me alone, but they were givin me the dick-eye, no doubt!
But I Got 'em! I lost 1 jig to those bastards, but I personally hand-fed 4 cuda's the business end of a fish bat.
that was some fun. almost as fun as getting attacked by a needlefish!
pics coming........

Some video of Jerry tellin Charlie who's boss. Dont clicky if you dont have high speed, it's large.

Here's another of Brian puting a spanking on a smaller one.

Look yellowfin in texas during the daytime without trolling and there's proof!!!

great footage!

did anybody get a good group shot?

I did but they did not come out too good. The #&*$% camera was not on auto, but will touch them up and post.

When I say I thoroughly enjoyed this trip, you dont know how much of an understatement that is. I appreciate the opportunity to get a spot on Ocho Tuna and cant say enough about what a great bunch of fisherman y'all are. The Capt's and crew were awesome too and man, do those guys work hard!

As a tuna newbie, I dont mind hearing "follow that line!" more than once. Its hard to remember in the heat of battle even if it was them pesky BF. I'm still a YF virgin but it will happen for sure as there is no way this will be my last trip. Learned a lot of great information on this trip and it will be useful next time.

Did get to see someone (sorry, too many names to remember) get his YF cherry popped. It was a riot hearing "WE GOT A VIRGIN, GET THE HEART!". Watching mate Darryl (way funny guy) dive in there with his knife, bury his hand in the tuna looking for that heart was something you dont soon forget. Only wish I had that on video.

I've posted a couple videos and have some others that I will get out as promised, just may take a day or so more. Got a son with an 18th bday today so you know the priorities. Wait till y'all see the Scat Cat jacuzzi clip. It's a riot but may make PETA a little mad.

Looking forward to Nueve Tuna! (Dang, is that year away?)

Here is the best group shot I had.

you actually got a video of that bloodbath? I can't wait to see it!
I'm not worried about PETA unless you've got any "assault w/ a deadly weapon" video. that might portray me in a bad light, especially to the cuda-huggers.

This was by far the best bunch of fisherman and just people of good character, well some sort of good character , I have fished with. It was the first trip where you werent worried about your lures walking off (had that happen more than once)and such nonsense while you fished or slept. Caught fish on the chunk for the first time and I really appreciate the lesson on how to do that properly. Still vacume packing tuna tonight dang work is hindering that process.

I was sooooo Jones'n to go! I followed the weather reports, watched the forums for updates, ect.

This was the first trip in years that I missed. Looks like you had a good trip.

i think we need a feb trip to venice for us jones-ers