yellowfin1
06-26-2004, 10:06 PM
Great day on the water today. WEAX was super calm and I saw more fish today than I can ever remember seeing. Underway at 1:00AM and enroute to an area S of the 371. At sunup found a paddy loaded with thousands of boiling yellowtail. Could only get two to eat the dines. A little frustrating to say the least but, several paddies throughout the day had exactly the same type of action. I've never seen that many yellows before. We managed only 8 of them, all about the same size, largest was 8lbs on the scale. OK, now for some tuna. Radio chatter indicates that the 390 is going off. So we point that direction and kept the jigs out. First jig strike was a single. Threw bait while leaving the troll fish hanging. No bait fish, reel in the single and was surprized to find a bluefin on the line (14lbs). Lines back in and we get a triple, with two bonus bait fish. Clean up, lines back out, two minutes later double with more bait fish. The albies were really good size too. Even could see them free jumping all around. This was the routine for an hour or so. Kept 10 albies to 35 lbs! Release several others. OK. now I'm on the BOCA tourney board and it's only 10:30AM and we are loaded with all the fish we wanted. What now? Off to PT Loma for Calico's and more points! Success, scored 3 calicos. Two small and a four lb'r (weighed and released). Too good to be true but, it's only 4:00PM. Still time to bag another tournet species. So off to mission beach area to drag the mud. Unfortunately no luck with Mr. Halibut. Oh well not a bad start for Tenacious's first fishing trip this season! We saw tons of life around the area 5 miles east of the 390. Get out there if you can. Oh yeah, talked to Bill on Knot Now but, don't know how he did today.