Another day offshore Morehead City, this time in rough conditions with 20-25 knot NE winds and 5-8 foot seas by the time they were done, turns out pretty much the same as the last day with a couple more nice bluefin in the boat.
The first fish came around 11am and took 30 minutes and was 96". The seas were only 4-5 foot at that point. The second fish was hooked at 2:15pm and was not darted until 4:15 pm - 2 hours later. The seas had built to 8 feet at that point and were making the battle slightly more difficult. That coupled with the fact that this one was 99" and fat - maybe over 500 pounds but we won't know until they get back to the dock.
The 99" fish dressed at 417# so if you add the normal 20-25% percent to the fish if it was whole it was 521# - NICE FISH GUYS!!!!
Based on the forecast they are not fishing tomorrow so we will have plenty of time for more details and a ton of pictures once Mark can get them up to me.
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Tight lines,
Canyon Runner
