GREAT fishing trip!!!! Another one for the "best of"... suffice to say I got a new PB YFT (21 kg)!!!!
Will let peterblace tell the story...
I guess yesterday trip could be named "
best of....straf dops"
with the bday day reserved to the government and better forecast predicted for Sunday we decided to launch Sunday
it was JohnF, Miguel and myself aboard otoro...for JohnF it was first fishing session aboard my boat
Saturday afternoon we set all and the plan was to search for the tunas (we heard they were in Poco area...but very illusive)...plenty people said they were launching but we were the only ones there
By 5:45 we were at the club...and on the way there we soon realized that the weatherman was playing with us...it was very far from the 4knt predicted and we could feel it immediately when we launched
Bumpy sea all the way...and very rough (with no standard wave direction) from cockburn all the way to the fishing grounds. What normally takes about 1:15/1:25 took us nearly 2:15...and at a certain point we decided that at those speeds we should put at least 1 line out...but no takers
...plenty people said they were launching but we were the only ones there!
With rough seas we decided to only have 2 lines out...getting to Poco and setting the lines the action started....1 line out...second rod still in hands...and a double strike...
We had plenty of this during the day...on one of them while JohnF was starting to fight his fish the second line started going fast...I grabbed the rod and while getting ready to fight the fish we saw a big splash and line went slack...no idea what was there...untill we touched the leader to find out there was bill rash
By 10:30 all the action in that area got dead and we start our way South to explore B45 and B24 area on the way home we set the outriggers with 2 konas...left the 2 rappies and the shotgun...with the sea coming from the side we were having a more comfortable ride
Getting to B45 we saw some action at the surface...tuna smashing at the surface...and when we turned back one of the reels started peeling fast...
but strangly there was no
...a big laugh aboard
Straf dop for mr. JohnF for not putting the ratchet on...and he grabbed the rod to fight the fish...and break his back as this was the 21kg yft
Pleanty of life at sea...we saw whales all over...dolphins...birds working...tuna smashing at the surface...fish running (jumping and flying) for their life...and we caught fish!
Great that we caught fish as I previously organized with Naval restaurant to set a table for a bunch of people to chat and chill (I won't say it was to celebrate my b-day as the cake had no candles)
Great thanks for JohnF and Miguel for the day...there were many moments we nearly decided to turn back home...but I'm happy that the decision was to brave the sea and the day!
