I got the invite to fish with Mr. Thomas (Tombo808) and Skipper Craig yesterday. We left Mr. Craig's house at 3:15 ( thank you for driving me Papa!!!
) and were at the bait tank at 4:45-5ish. The bait wasn't cured and were horse dines and a few macks mixed in but was still very lively. We made a short run out to the 6 mile bank with 30 or so other boats. Stopping a little outside we get what we think was a single strand of kelp at first but then we quickly realize the diving Halco was throbbing then POP! Came unbuttoned. As we were about to reset we see a boomerang start to rise and more meter marks of tuna so we let out slow trolled dines 100yds behind the boat. Not more than 5 minutes later my reel starts to scream! This fish took 50yds of line then came right at me so we thought it was probably an angry football. Boy were we wrong... As the BFT sees the boat he runs back 50yds straight down, great... After another 20minutes or so of this, Mr. Thomas stuck the gaff into a quality fish.
Sorry if it's pic heavy but I'm Stoked with this fish!
ahhh this fish is pretty heavy and kicks hard!
Man this fish was girthy! Something close to a 3ft girth!
Well the day was just starting and within the first 45minutes we had a quality BFT estimated at around 50-55lbs!
As we picked up and started a quick deck spray down Mr. Thomas's dine gets smashed! After a much shorter fight with a 6'6" rod rather than an 8' meat stick, Mr. Craig goes for the gaff, grazes the fish, sends it going berserk, POP! The 45-50lb class BFT swims away in front of our faces...
Ouch I know that was a tough one to take for Mr. Thomas as that would've been his PB BFT. To make a long story short we fished all the way up to the CBad powerplant for nothing else just meter marks and a good chance at BFT and YFT mixed boils in the fleet until a sportboat captain (I won't say who) drives his 23' Parker inbetween all 8 of us boats and OVER ALL THE BOILS instead of going around where he had all the room in the world... Then add insult to injury they drove back on top of the spot were all the boils were and all 5 divers jumped in... Well some true jerks on the radio and fishing grounds today but we ended up with a quality BFT we split 4 ways and some great pieces of this...
I'M STOKED!!!
Thank you for reading
Nicky
