TUNA RUN! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wiredantz · 10-10-2011, 07:34 PM

Which boat do i take and from where?

mtnbykr2 · 10-10-2011, 07:55 PM

I think you would have a better chance the closer you get to SD...imo
I would love to do that...

wiredantz · 10-10-2011, 08:02 PM

TUNA RUN TUNA RUN TUNA RUN TUNA RUN TUNA RUN

mtnbykr2 · 10-10-2011, 08:12 PM

uh oh....

Limits · 10-10-2011, 10:16 PM

Should have looked into trips a month ago; BFT were WFO.

I've done 2 over nighters (blanked on one, 3 BFT on the other) and a 2 dayer (6 YFT, 1BFT, 1 dodo, and a ray yellowtail) this year.

Numbers on the tuna are dwindling after one of the most epic BFT runs in decades. If you're dead set on going, I would look at a 1.5 dayer at minimum. The overnighters can't go far enough (140-160 miles!) to get you in the area where the tuna are 'kind of biting'.

2 dayer or better yet, 2.5 dayer+ would be ideal right now.

I'm charter master for a 2.5 dayer coming up this weekend. I'll report back when I return. Hopefully this coming warming trend will push the warmer waters up the line along with the fish....

wiredantz · 10-11-2011, 07:57 AM

I missed the Wide Open tuna run.

That was short lived..

The Kid · 10-11-2011, 03:06 PM

No more tuna but man there is an epic tail bite out there. I went last week and it was honestly every cast on everything for as long as you wanted. Millions of yellows out there.

jorluivil · 10-12-2011, 04:15 AM

Save your money for a mothership trip, its going to cost the same and you'll enjoy the mothership trip more than a tuna trip. I've done both so I'm speaking from experience.

fishsouthcounty · 10-12-2011, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Kid

No more tuna but man there is an epic tail bite out there. I went last week and it was honestly every cast on everything for as long as you wanted. Millions of yellows out there.

Ya but aren't they all mostly like 3-8 lbs?? Save your money for next year.

Saba Slayer · 10-12-2011, 01:19 PM

Go to the East Cape...Rancho Leonero!!! Tuna and Dodos!
Jim / Saba Slayer

The Kid · 10-12-2011, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

Ya but aren't they all mostly like 3-8 lbs?? Save your money for next year.

yep it's like fishing for big maks

we got into some better ones though before all the rats came in

PB fisher · 10-12-2011, 08:53 PM

My friend who is a deckhand told me the YFT are showing up in large numbers 120 miles out from San Diego. Check the online reports from the SD fleet.

10-10-2011, 07:34 PM	#1
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10-10-2011, 08:02 PM	#3
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	TUNA RUN TUNA RUN TUNA RUN TUNA RUN TUNA RUN __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

10-10-2011, 10:16 PM	#5
Limits Kayak Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 200	Should have looked into trips a month ago; BFT were WFO. I've done 2 over nighters (blanked on one, 3 BFT on the other) and a 2 dayer (6 YFT, 1BFT, 1 dodo, and a ray yellowtail) this year. Numbers on the tuna are dwindling after one of the most epic BFT runs in decades. If you're dead set on going, I would look at a 1.5 dayer at minimum. The overnighters can't go far enough (140-160 miles!) to get you in the area where the tuna are 'kind of biting'. 2 dayer or better yet, 2.5 dayer+ would be ideal right now. I'm charter master for a 2.5 dayer coming up this weekend. I'll report back when I return. Hopefully this coming warming trend will push the warmer waters up the line along with the fish.... __________________ When the going gets tough, the tough go "pedaling"

10-11-2011, 07:57 AM	#6
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	I missed the Wide Open tuna run. That was short lived.. __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

10-12-2011, 04:15 AM	#8
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Save your money for a mothership trip, its going to cost the same and you'll enjoy the mothership trip more than a tuna trip. I've done both so I'm speaking from experience. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

10-10-2011, 07:55 PM	#2
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	I think you would have a better chance the closer you get to SD...imo I would love to do that...

10-10-2011, 08:12 PM	#4
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	uh oh....

10-11-2011, 03:06 PM	#7
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	No more tuna but man there is an epic tail bite out there. I went last week and it was honestly every cast on everything for as long as you wanted. Millions of yellows out there.

10-12-2011, 01:19 PM	#10
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	The Ranch Go to the East Cape...Rancho Leonero!!! Tuna and Dodos! Jim / Saba Slayer

10-12-2011, 08:53 PM	#12
PB fisher feeesh Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 61	My friend who is a deckhand told me the YFT are showing up in large numbers 120 miles out from San Diego. Check the online reports from the SD fleet.