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Cabo Tuna
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Back in Cabo for the New Year. Incredibly, it's 5 weeks later and they are still netting sardinas off of Palmilla Point and catching yellowfin and dorado just a mile offshore. The first day I went out tuna fishing was slow so I brought the live bait inshore and had a great time catching keeper Cabrilla and snapper. I fished New Years day but the bait boats took the day off.
Third time was the charm. I waited an hour to buy a scoop but It didn't take long after that. I hooked this 25-30# tuna soon after joining the fleet. There's nothing like being surrounded by jealous boaters. It took quite a while to land on 30# test. I rarely catch anything big enough to warrant bringing a gaff, so I had to net this fish belly-up. Unfortunately I could have taken better care of my catch. The fish was bled, but then I didn't know where to stow it. I had purchased a large fish bag but forgot to bring down the hardware necessary to attach it to my Revo 13. I ended up putting the fish head first in my bait tank with the tail sticking out, and that left a lot to be desired. In hindsight I should have just kept it on my lap while peddling in..... Any suggestions about how to manage a large catch would be appreciated. The Hobie Mirage drive kayak is new to me and there's not much room. |
Great post and awesome fish! Congrats.
With regards to fish storage on a Revo 13, I used to do the following: Store fish below in a thinner kill bag or burlap sack. The hatch is pretty wide and open on the Revo 13, so this isn't too hard. Try to be careful with the gasket seal around the opening when dragging fish over it as the sealant can eventually loosen and the gasket will peel off. Mount a kill bag up front or behind (depending on your setup, bait tank, etc.) I have a reliable kill bag and added some pad eyes to my revo 13 to match the D rings on the kill bag. Then I had some clips to connect. Makes access to hatch a little harder, but still doable. With larger fish, like big WSB, Threshers, etc I would just pull the drive and paddle in. Cheers and awesome catch! |
Congratulations on a nice kayak Yellowfin Tuna. A fresh caught tuna is releasing heat, that will melt ice faster than if you wait till it is dead before putting it in the fish bag. Bleeding and gutting a fish does wonders to preserve freshness. If just the tail is sticking out of the fish bag, I tie a plastic grocery around it -- blocking direct sun light and keeping the skin from drying out. The tail is full of tendons and not the best meat, so it's a minimal loss if it gets a little cooked. If the fish is way too big for the fish bag, head for shore asap. For the peddle in,wet towels, plastic bags or anything else available to block direct sun light and prevent drying is helpful.
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You are making me jealous again! My brother was just down there and didn't even fish. I am hoping to get down in the next month or two; hopefully the fishing is still good.
There have been wahoo in that area as well. I have caught two in the past around their yo-yoing a purple wahoo bomb. Also, like I said last time, you can try some bigger slabs of the Humbolt squid to avoid the bait lines. |
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Martin, bring out a soft cooler with frozen water bottles in it and an old towel. If you catch the big one wrap it in the wet towel with the water bottles if you don't catch throw the water bottles back in the freezer for next trip :D
Nice YFT! very jealous, now lets see a big bull dorado next! |
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I may have to come by your shop and look at the smaller/medium fish bag. That large kill bag is too huge. I feel like it's bad luck to assume I'm going to catch something that big. Or I'll try your wet towel trick and stash the fish on the back deck behind the bait tank after bleeding and gutting. |
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Another nice catch, congrats. Thanks for report.
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Nice fish! Absolutely bleed it immediately! First thing I do is cut the gills
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I picked up a medium Hobie kill bag and was planning to put it in the forward hatch, but didn't consider the impact of bow weight on handling. Not sure if there is enough room on the stern of the Revo 13 behind the bait tank. I'll check it out. |
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