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Originally Posted by umtduckhead
yeah i really wanna know if poeple are trolling for tuna... heck people run ultra marathons iron mans climb everest etc... why not paddle a few miles off and battle a 200lb tuna.. alot of fun for an easy days work.. hah just a thought..
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I have been having an internal debate on whether I even bother chiming in on this one. The side that drools on the pillow won.
I have ran ultra marathons and the great thing about them is that they have an aid station every 8 miles or so. And guys do indeed climb everest...incrementally over time. Could you train for long paddles, of course. Have I thought about long excursions, yes. Will I eventually head way way way out there, you bet. But it will be more of a lark, a crap shoot, an adventure. Less about the fish and more about the long paddle. I will not undertake it without significant preparation, with a heavy focus on safety. But if you are looking for big fish...why go at all?
I have realized after fishing La Jolla HARD for the last year, that there are big fish there, they can be fished with relatively consistent success, and that it may take me many years to know La Jolla the way I want to know her. To begin to understand what really goes on down there in that blue water, to begin to understand the constantly changing patterns, and what they mean and how to best exploit them to feed my family, well friend, that is gonna take some time. A whole lot of time. With the MLPA monster rearing its ugly head, you cant help but wonder if those long range trips will be all we have left. My advice, fish LJ while you can, learn it while you can. She is a patient teacher, and I have yet to come back from her without having learned something new. You want to pull on a species not found there, mothership it. Less paddling, more fishing, and more in line with your examples. Plus you wont have to hear about it from the safety nazis.
Tight lines....
Eric