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Fished today with Connor, my dad, Mike V, and Amy V. Amy had never caught a tuna and our mission was to get her one. Mike and my dad are inlanders and they don't get over to tuna fish much so the pressure was on. Set out lines early at the 680 in nice 66 degree water. Porpoises everywhere and for most of the day we watched the pros cleaning up. We couldn't bye a bite and it seemed like the rest of the privates were watching porpoises too. Frustrating. So where Connor came up with plan B I don't even know but a flat of butter fish was thawed around 1 o'clock and we started chunking. Throw chunks, wait, repeat. Nothing. Finally some porpoises come crusing right bye and we were checking them out when all hell broke lose. Three rods get blown the f up and we come tight on two. Amy and my dad are on the rods and finally something to smile about. I got a little nervous though as the fish came right to the boat.(I think they were still swimming with the porpoise). Figured they were blt's till they made their first runs. Knew we had something good on and sank the gaff on a 55# for Amy and my dad got a legit 65# yft. Stoked is all I got to say. My dad had two beers and he doesn't really drink. Get chunks back out and resume. Nothing going till the next set of two tones comes cruising by and snatches up a chunk and lazily keeps swimming. No reel blow up but I hook him up anyway. I had to keep reeling on him to stay tight while waiting for Amy to get the belt on. The fish was almost under the boat when I handed her the rod and it was an up and down slugfest till another 50# hit the ice. Missed one more off another pod and called it a solid day. Glad for the fish we got and for fishing with my pops and some life long friends. Tip of the cap to my brother Connor, he actually made the right call for once.
Good fishing with all and bye bye '07. It was a crazy year but had its moments.Carson
