Fresh albacore tuna (one of three coolers)
New used freezer - it's pretty filled with tuna.
Ready for some sushi? - Actually I'm saving most of this fresh, never frozen, tuna to give away. Plus I'll have lot's of frozen to share.
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The six of us caught a ton of tuna. Literally. We caught over one hundred albacore that weighed 20 pounds and up.
It was great. Very nice day, sunny and warm, a little rain. On the trip out the boat was rockin and rollin but by Monday we had calm seas and great fishing. We left at 10 pm Sunday and got back about 8:30 Monday night. I think we got 60 miles or so off shore. Interesting that the ocean is warmer out that far (that's what the tuna like I guess).
Live anchovies are fun to fish with. We either used a very small weight (1/4 ounce or so) or no weight and let the anchovy swim freely until WOMP! a big tuna takes it and you're off to the races.
Those tuna are fast, aerodynamic, strong and very pretty. Plus they taste good.
Westport's Cachalot Charters skipper Dave Camp is a good fish finder (and a heck of good shot with a bait fish). He threw an anchovy right into a tuna's mouth for me. All I had to do is reel it in...the fun part. Mark, the first mate, was very helpful and a heck of a fish filleter. They take really good care of the catch; bleed them immediately and keep them on ice. That's a key to good tasting fish.
If you like to fish I recommend trying tuna fishing at least once.
Tip - Don't try to stop a tuna with your thumb. Ouch!
I was letting my anchovy swim freely (my reel was in free spool) and WOMP! a big tuna chomps on him. My reel is singing and I couldn't find the lever to turn on the drag. I put my thumb on the spool to slow him down a little. That braided dacron line burned a big piece of my thumb in about 3 seconds. Most fun I ever had burning myself.
You can't stop a tuna with your thumb.
