08-10-2015, 01:30 PM
We finally find the boat show and set up between the 209 and the 267. We set up, start chumming with the anchovies and are in for a long soak.
About 45 minutes later a boat comes across the stern and near our lines... my line starts going slowly.. then Mike's. Figuring the other boat must have caught our lines we start bringing mine in... As soon as we do.... the other pole starts screaming.... Fish on!!!
[attachment=2720]
About 40 minutes later we finally see color.... A Bluefin Tuna. Mike has now been fighting this 50 pound #BFT for about an hour on his Penn Fathom15 2-Speed on 25# line.... He finally asks for the gaff. As he hands the pole off to me.... the fish dives and comes back up.... Time for the gaff... straight to the head.... but the gaff bends and off goes the fish. Now we have one pissed off fish making a run to the bottom. Mike takes the rod and fights him back up for another 10-15 minutes. I grab the spare gaff... we're ready. Mike hands me the rod and we work him up for another 5-7 minutes.
[attachment=2718]
[attachment=2722]
[attachment=2721]
[attachment=2719]