Fishing Kryptonite put to the test tomorrow..

[03trubluGT]

So did you only catch 6 fish, or am I misinterpreting something? Considering the average would be at least 27 fish per person, and you admit staying up late to fish when others slept, wouldn't that be considered a bust?

Unless I'm missing something, I think I'd be very disappointed with those results. That much time and money for 6 fish just seems crazy.

I think I'd rather spend a third of what you did and limit out on big stripers on Texoma, if I was going to pay to fish.

I'm honestly not trying to be rude, just trying to understand.

I only caught 6 tuna, but it translated to about 18 pounds of blackfin filets, and about 5 pounds of sushi grade yellowfin. That means about $180 worth of blackfin and about $300 worth of sashimi.

We made stops to bottom fish on the way out, and on the way back, but I wasn't too interested in catching vermillion snapper. The snapper is just like catching striper, you feel a tug, set the hook and reel them to the surface. That's not much fun. There were 40 anglers, and there were over 600 vermillion snapper kept. For every vermillion hooked, there was a red snapper hooked, but they were thrown back due to being out of season. So, that's over 1200 snapper caught (I just wasn't interested). There was also a Warsaw grouper that was 100+ pounds, several small sharks, and one big shark (300+ pouds). There were a couple dozen trigger fish caught, and a few barracuda.

My whole reason for going out was tuna. If you have never caught one, you can't understand the horsepower these things have. That yellowfin took over 10 minutes to reel in, and by the time it was gaffed, my forearms were on fire. When one hits, it runs for up to a hundred yards with the pole bent in half and your drag screaming. Just when you think you have most of your line reeled in, it takes off again, diving for it's life. Then you have to recover all of that line.

I was jigging for a couple of hours before we figured out what the tuna were biting on, and by the time I started reeling them in, I had lost precious time. I lost a big one due to a snapped line, and another one due to a bad knot. The third one I lost waiting on the deckhand to gaff it.

My friend that hooked his hand landed 11 blackfin. There were over 200 tuna taken on this trip.

So, for my first outing, 6 tuna isn't bad.

[CJ]

I only caught 6 tuna, but it translated to about 18 pounds of blackfin filets, and about 5 pounds of sushi grade yellowfin. That means about $180 worth of blackfin and about $300 worth of sashimi.

We made stops to bottom fish on the way out, and on the way back, but I wasn't too interested in catching vermillion snapper. The snapper is just like catching striper, you feel a tug, set the hook and reel them to the surface. That's not much fun. There were 40 anglers, and there were over 600 vermillion snapper kept. For every vermillion hooked, there was a red snapper hooked, but they were thrown back due to being out of season. So, that's over 1200 snapper caught (I just wasn't interested). There was also a Warsaw grouper that was 100+ pounds, several small sharks, and one big shark (300+ pouds). There were a couple dozen trigger fish caught, and a few barracuda.

My whole reason for going out was tuna. If you have never caught one, you can't understand the horsepower these things have. That yellowfin took over 10 minutes to reel in, and by the time it was gaffed, my forearms were on fire. When one hits, it runs for up to a hundred yards with the pole bent in half and your drag screaming. Just when you think you have most of your line reeled in, it takes off again, diving for it's life. Then you have to recover all of that line.

I was jigging for a couple of hours before we figured out what the tuna were biting on, and by the time I started reeling them in, I had lost precious time. I lost a big one due to a snapped line, and another one due to a bad knot. The third one I lost waiting on the deckhand to gaff it.

My friend that hooked his hand landed 11 blackfin. There were over 200 tuna taken on this trip.

So, for my first outing, 6 tuna isn't bad.

I've always wanted to hook a fish that would wear me out.

[jluv]

So, for my first outing, 6 tuna isn't bad.

To each his own, I guess.

I don't eat sushi, don't like tuna. I fish for sport, and I could see being excited about catching a couple of big ass fish, like sailfish or sharks. I just don't think I could get excited about 6 fish with 23 lbs being the biggest.

Then again, I get fairly excited about catching small fish on a fly rod. The difference is not spending so much time on a boat with 40 others and paying so much to do it.

Again, to each his own. Congrats!

[CJ]

To each his own, I guess.

I don't eat sushi, don't like tuna. I fish for sport, and I could see being excited about catching a couple of big ass fish, like sailfish or sharks. I just don't think I could get excited about 6 fish with 23 lbs being the biggest.

Then again, I get fairly excited about catching small fish on a fly rod. The difference is not spending so much time on a boat with 40 others and paying so much to do it.

Again, to each his own. Congrats!

I know what you mean... I can catch 10 catfish, but catching 1 bass is more exciting.

[03trubluGT]

To each his own, I guess.

I don't eat sushi, don't like tuna. I fish for sport, and I could see being excited about catching a couple of big ass fish, like sailfish or sharks. I just don't think I could get excited about 6 fish with 23 lbs being the biggest.

Then again, I get fairly excited about catching small fish on a fly rod. The difference is not spending so much time on a boat with 40 others and paying so much to do it.

Again, to each his own. Congrats!

You need to hook a tuna. Then anything you can hook freshwater is boring.

Pound for pound, the tuna equals the Marlin or sailfish.

A 100 lb tuna can take an hour to land.

[jluv]

You need to hook a tuna. Then anything you can hook freshwater is boring.

Pound for pound, the tuna equals the Marlin or sailfish.

A 100 lb tuna can take an hour to land.

Catching a 100 pounder sounds fun.

[Rick Modena]

Now that I think about it, fuck your Tuna catch, bitch!

[MattB]

Now that I think about it, fuck your Tuna catch, bitch!

Lol at Henry

[03trubluGT]

Now that I think about it, fuck your Tuna catch, bitch!

Jealous bitch!

[03trubluGT]

Here's the shot of a 10/0 hook in the hand: