Albacore update

TunaHead

TunaHead

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The albacore bite is INSANE just now off of my corner of California.  The tuna show up every year but are often 70 to 100 miles off shore.  Every few years they drop in closer.  This is one of those rare magical moments when the stars align to produce near shore fishing and a flat ocean.  2 foot seas predicted for tomorrow with boats today reporting 20+ fish per boat 12 to 20 miles out today.  My mechanic flaked on me again so I'll be heading out at 4:30 in my buddy's boat.  Pictures and stories tomorrow ;D
 
Good luck TH.

You can get by with a little help from your friends.
 
why you miserable son of a . . . . . . .

our little tunny and bonito come in around august/september and thats no guarantee.

gotta run and gun em and they sound at the drop of a hat.

however, picture this.
twelve pound spinning gear and an eight pound green tuna on a tear.
strips a hundred yards off the reel in a matter of seconds and you cant slow him down.
sweat dripping in your eyes and hes into the second hundred yards.
finally you slow him down a bit and start to regain some line.
he rips off a hundred fifty yards and you get back twenty.
man i cant wait.
 
I typed out a great post and then somehow screwed it up and it was lost... >:(

To make a long story short, the National Weather service lied to us!  We ran out ~25 miles before dropping our lines in.  We had our first small peanut albacore in 10 minutes.  Dean, Todd, Shea and myself went 36 miles out when the water became rough with a bad wind chop.  Lots of fog but no real swell.  Dean's 19' Trophy is NOT a dry ride so as the wind picked up we pulled the plug on the trip and headed for the barn at 10:30 AM with 6 tuna, bled and sitting in an ice slurry.  We stopped in calmer water 5 miles off shore and cut the loins from the fish.  After a lunch of Subway sandwiches, beer and a good BS session we headed into port.  I grilled alabacore on the BBQ tonight.  It was served with Janine's homemade mango/avacado/red bell pepper/cilantro/rice wine vinegar slasa as well as grilled artichokes and sautee'd bok choi from the garden.

I love the sight of a bloody deck.
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Shea and an albacore.  I'm not sure whether Shea was craving fresh sashimi or looking for some albacore lovin'.  Either way, the fish looks a little creeped out.
Shea.jpg


Dinner!  Bad picture but you'll get the idea.
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