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09-06-2015, 05:38 PM
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Just a Salty Sailor
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 193
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My First Bluefin in my yak! And first lawndart in waves..no exclamation point
So there I was....Headed out super early today, roughly in water by 515..made bait by 6 a.m., I was sitting on a landmine of Spanish literally pulling them up 3 at a time until those damn dogs got loose and started attacking my gold mine! Anyways had 11 Spanish and one Greenie..got past the corner and threw the Greenie out and wouldn't you know it..ninja dog came out of no where and jacked him. Kept going due west to my spot that I like to fish, dropped a Spanish down, trolled for about 15 minutes, decided to clean my sunglasses and then heard that sweet sound we all dream about my line going ballistic. Let him run for about my typical 8 - 10 seconds clicked the secondary drag off and went to war. I knew that it wasn't a YT by it's strength and the way it was fighting. I was afraid it was going to be a bonito but it took a couple short runs and the drag wore him down so I started hauling line and saw color way down..silver..no yellow..wth? I still thought it was just a monster bonito and didn't even think about BFT. Got him next to yak..SH^& my pants, sank gaff, onboard by 0815..completely dumbfounded by my luck. I looked at my FF and was only 3.1 miles from the launch. My friend had caught one about a month back but was farther out. Anyways, back to reality..put him to sleep, right between the eyes..his mouth came wide open..knew I hit the sweet spot..cut gills out..gut him, and being my first ate his heart..had to get a pic to gross out the wife...cleaned up the yak...started to troll back in. Met someone who also caught one, in 90 feet of water right next to kelp, his buddy caught 30 lbs YT. This 2015 season has been amazing, guess I couldn't have picked a better year to start! Well, gave the rest of my bait to a guy named Matt who was out there for his first time. Ensured I wasn't being tailed by OUR friend Senor Hammer..don't need another case of mass hysteria on the beach..and then in all my glory, and riding high from my BFT catch..drum roll please...proceeded to get sideways in the waves and dump my yak for my first time (2 cherries popped today)..jumped up, flipped my yak over..looked around to see if anyone saw me..which they did
 Oh well, could of been worse and had bigger crowd on beach I guess ...Hit the store, ice, home, turned man cave into slaughter house, weighed in at 14.5 pounds..33"..cut him up, and then made the seared pepper crusted tuna you see in pic...Amazing..poke in fridge..it was a good day!! And if you see me out there, hit me up..like meeting new people, always a good time! TIGHT LINES MY FRIENDS!
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09-06-2015, 05:56 PM
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donkey roper
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pacific Beach
Posts: 968
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Insane! Awesome dude... Best sashimi ever.
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09-06-2015, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Long Beach
Posts: 366
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Congrats !! That's freaking awesome!!
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09-06-2015, 06:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: 2 inches above sea level
Posts: 503
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Congrats! Great report. So close, its crazy!
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09-06-2015, 07:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Carlsbad
Posts: 327
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Super, duper, duper, awesome, sir! last night I thought, La Jolla??? Naaaa...Buddy and I decided to try our luck at Dana Point today, only caught few bonita. Shoulda, coulda, woulda... epic pics, congrats! 
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09-06-2015, 07:14 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,948
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super jealous! ya....................
 congrats!
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09-06-2015, 07:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Inland Empire
Posts: 370
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Great Work...
...and way to Man-Up with the heart!
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09-10-2015, 12:14 PM
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Just a Salty Sailor
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 193
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09-06-2015, 09:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: oceanside
Posts: 53
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nice congrats
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09-06-2015, 09:45 PM
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"Relax"
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: O'side
Posts: 553
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Now that's what I'm talking about!!!
Congrats my friend!! That sird tuna looks amazing! Geno |
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09-06-2015, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,921
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So rad! Congrats!
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09-07-2015, 07:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: East County San Diego
Posts: 657
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Epic!
Congrats! Very nice catch.
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09-07-2015, 08:40 AM
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Junior
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 22
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Congrats Ryan! You deserve it and thanks for the read. More credit for eating the heart and keeping the tradition going.
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09-07-2015, 07:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 715
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More than Jealous!!!!
the food looks outstanding!!!! Nice job! |
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09-10-2015, 12:15 PM
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Just a Salty Sailor
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 193
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09-07-2015, 08:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,526
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Well done , Well done
Great report . Now you got me Jonesn to get out .
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09-07-2015, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Vista, California
Posts: 174
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 congrats!!!
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09-08-2015, 06:53 PM
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Alaskan Lurker
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Anchorage, AK
Posts: 73
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Bluefin?!?! Nice!!! Trade a pound of bluefin for ten pounds of halibut any day! Jelly! Great catch!
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09-06-2015, 09:38 PM
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Manic for Life
Join Date: May 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 839
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Yay!
BFT!
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09-06-2015, 09:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: South OC
Posts: 1,606
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Awesome day!
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