Nice outfit:)
The one that GG would have caught?http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/22650/anglers+405-pound+yellowfin+tuna+is+heaviest+on+record/That's a lot of maguro.
Was on a party boat in the Gulf recently. We couldn't get enough people to make a charter economical and some party boats let you bring coolers and food on now. Luckily it was only about 75% full and we got moved to the bow where there were several open spots in front of us. I'd rather deal with the slope and curvature of the bow than getting tangled on the side of the boat.As luck would have it red snapper season doesn't open until 6/1 and black grouper/gag season won't open until who knows when. I asked one of the mates to set me up with a single hook rig. Red snapper were being caught all around the boat. I landed a real nice red snapper and a keeper black grouper with both of them having to go back in drink.One of our group dropped his first line into the water and the sinker dropped quickly with the fishing line just dangling from the rod. His fiance hooked a fish and as she was starting to reel it in the reel broke off from the rod. 8-0 Definitely a difference in the quality of equipment between a charter and a party boat.A young lady on the starboard side of the bow hooks a fish. I turn around and see her with the rod on the rail trying her darnedest to crank the reel with the rod flopping from side to side. She hollers out "Is there a trick to this thing?!" One of the deck hands says, "Yeah, put it between your legs." The deck that was working the port side of the bow goes over to help pull the line out of the water. He pulls up the biggest red snapper head I've ever seen. That's it, just the head! There was a huge semi-circle bite just below the pectoral fins.
So today a guy called me and said "Mike, help me go out and harvest some fish for a fish-fry", I said "how many people", he said "50 to 100", I said "does it matter what kind of fish"?. He said "not really but let's go after some big stripers first and then if we can't do any good we will go after pan fish or spotted bass". So I'll go and try to bring some of the giants to the boat early, if that doesn't work and the panfishing is stupid, we always have Aldi and GW market to buy a Sh*t load of Tilapia or Catfish for him to fry. I don't think I'm invited to the event ? LOLI am pleased that he called ME to go meat fishing with him. I'll wear sunscreen......
So today a guy called me and said "Mike, help me go out and harvest some fish for a fish-fry", I said "how many people", he said "50 to 100", I said "does it matter what kind of fish"?. He said "not really but let's go after some big stripers first and then if we can't do any good we will go after pan fish or spotted bass". So I'll go and try to bring some of the giants to the boat early, if that doesn't work and the panfishing is stupid, we always have Aldi and GW market to buy a Sh*t load of Tilapia or Catfish for him to fry. I don't think I'm invited to the event ? LOL