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215lb yellowfin report

Thursday we had Roger and company in from Houston, TX. These guys had never been fishing for tuna before, so we were super eager to show these guys a little slice of the good life. We were greeted by cold temperatures and some choppy seas, but made our way offshore regardless. A few hours later, we had managed to feed countless kings and sharks free lunch. So we were down a few dozen hooks and nothing in the box but ice. A little after one oclock, the tuna decided to finally attend the party we were throwing for them, and after a short battle, a nice yellowfin finally hit the deck, this one around a hundred and fifteen pounds. A short while later, we were trying to catch a king to cut up and use for bait when a large shark showed up in the slick. The rod with the wire leader went off and we just knew the big shark had inhaled the chunk. Nevertheless, the guys insisted on fighting it for the experience. No problem, as we proceeded to chase down the “shark.” After some tag-teaming and almost two hours later, we saw color on the fish-and our shark turned out to be a monster tuna. A few minutes later, Hunter and Woody sunk the gaffs into the largest yellowfin to hit Captain Hunter’s deck, a brute weighing in at 215 pounds. For what it’s worth, the fish was weighed in the day after we caught it, due to inclement weather. The big fish have finally showed up; and your best chance at catching a two hundred pound tuna.