Left Kiptopeke at 5 and put the lines in at about 6:30. Very slow morning didn't see anything till around 9 when we spooked a ballyhoo from underneath the bow and he went skipping across the water. Just seconds later the outrigger popped (expectedly) and the Fin-Nor AHAB 30W was screaming! Almost 30 minutes I brought him up, and he was surrounded by peanut dolphin! We slung him in the boat and spun around looking for those dolphin. Oh btw he was a nice 60 lb. Yellowfin. We found the school of peanuts and bailed up 25 dolphin(count 'em yourself below), left 1...I guess he didn't wanna join his buddies, but it was a bloodbath! Shortly after we left the school, a white marlin hammer the left long and then came off, so i snatched it out of the holder and threw it in free-spool, once the speed started to pick up I slid the drag foward and had him on for a few seconds and we never heard from him again. . A few minutes later we had a nice Yellowfin crash the GM on the way-way-back. He had the PENN I. 80W screamin!! Almost 30 minutes later (strange that it was so fast) he came up to the boat giving me enough time to do the leader-gaff job on that fatty. Nice 52 Lb.'er. Nothing for the rest of the day. So we headed in and saw probably 10 sea turles on the way in till we got to a spot that i I.D.'d as 30 minutes north of the triangle wreck, and we saw a GIANT SCHOOL OF TUNA!! Unbelieveable that they were so close inshore. It was a chinese fire-drill gettn lines out. We didnt use the best tactic, but what we did was we ran right over them with 4 lines out and only 1 went off screaming till someone slid the drag foward and came up with and empty hook and a pissed crew. They sounded and never saw anything after that. It was a long ride home after that .My 60# and my dad's 50# "bloodbath"

Nice work and great report! Sometimes it takes a little more time to plan your tactics when the adrenaline is pumping. A wider circle with a few more lines way back gives you a chance to swing the baits closer to the school without the boat disturbance, then you can drop your short baits back when you're tight on the other fish. Great sights to see on the water anyway. Good luck.
Tight lines.
Dave

Yeh the adrenaline got the best of us but thanks for the advice. Were you able to see the pictures because i still havn't been able to figure out how to post a picture on here.

Yup, can see em good....nice fish!! Great job!

They were BlueFins for sure they have been hanging there for a week or more.That area holds Bluefin every year.Next ime try Spooning for them.Troll along the outer edges and put the Spoon WTFB then cross it over the school with your long rigger.

Pretty work Sniper. That's one fine day's worth of fish!

Thanks for the advice, maybe we'll go looking for them on our way back next weekend.

where did you go out of kiptopeke

Nice work Sniper!! Great avatar pic by the way!!