Caught somelocal Blue Fin

[Old Blue]

Wow Al, it sounds like your using your noodle out there to coax some of those local bluefin into a bite. Can you share how you're going about it? What test line are your using? Any special techniques? With a 30 lb fish on for that length of time, it sounds like light line. But how light? and what kind of setup?

[Al Gagnon]

It may have been that we had a b/p feather just ahead of the one that was only a large sardine on it. I think the second one was caught on a rapala. I think the third was just tossing a free sardine in the crashing fish. It was all luck and playing the fish. The smaller ones came in a lot easier. We gave all three freedom to go if they started to pull hard. We lost one at the gaff and I was very upset. The large one was a miracle fish since we had the sucker caught under the ster, must have been on the strut, because it did not break. It was either 25 or 30 lb. I know it was not 20#. I do not pay much attention to the rig when fishing. I just grab what is close by that looks like it may work. I personaly think it is all chance. Some times you get them and some times you dont. If I knew something , tricks etc.. I would always catch fish. I think it is going to be a bumper year for yellow fin. Just a hunch. I am going to stick close to the islands instead of going long with the rest of the group. It gives me a lot more time of actual fishing. Just my hunch.