BMC Round #2

[PUMPKIN]

Headed over to Blue Marlin Cove for Memorial Day (Fri - Monday) with the BillFish32 crew.....hopefully the yellowfin will be there in numbers this time....gunna bring the sardines flats and do em up jersey style....

Anyone else heading over? Spoke to Shannon this morning and she had 7 units left....

Frank

[riskreward]

Cleared fri @ w. e. Fishing from corner to the south very slow. fishing from corner east ON FIRE! YFT Tuna bite north of corner ON FIRE! Go north. Looked for a few hrs north of walkers to about 9 miles all skippies Good luck!

[PUMPKIN]

Thanks RR,

Can you be a little more specific? Did you get them on troll, chunk, etc....any intel greatly appreciated (god i must sound like a novice or something...)

Rock on

P

[riskreward]

All YFT were caught on the troll. After the first couple passes had to get the baits as deep as possible. I use downriggers. Not saying that chunking or live bait would not work, But didn't need to change what was working The largest we hooked was on top 1st or 2nd passs on a large zuker, my favorites are blue/white and pink/white. never got him to the gaff though,he was close to 100#. Difference between the skippies and YFT, I would see the YFT 200-300' down on my fish finder and stay with them untill we hooked up GOOD LUCK give us a report how you do!

[flounder pounder]

went to the corner saturday afternoon, cleared fort pierce inlet around 11 am caught one over 60 one around 40 and 6 more in the 20 pound range, and a few nice dolphin. we caught all trolling but it did seem the larger fish went deep after the first pass.

[PUMPKIN]

RR,

Thanks much for the intel; will post up a report on the rebound!

Tight Lines,

Frank

[PUMPKIN]

FP,

What type of lures were you dragging?

P

Originally Posted by flounder pounder

went to the corner saturday afternoon, cleared fort pierce inlet around 11 am caught one over 60 one around 40 and 6 more in the 20 pound range, and a few nice dolphin. we caught all trolling but it did seem the larger fish went deep after the first pass.

[flounder pounder]

here is a picture of my wifes first tuna and she is now ruined.

I was pulling a daisy chain of white and red cedar plugs, a dolphin colored yuzuri bonita(caught the biggest fish) and some lure called tuna XXX . I lost my daisy chain of cedars, had three big fish at once and one cut across the line and cut the third off. After that a single cedar plug blue and white caught a lot of fish but mostly small . Released a ton of tiny blackfins, if I had bait tubes I would consider trying live bait these for the real big tuna. I have been 3 times this year and I am hooked, hard for me to consider any other fishing this time of year.

[PUMPKIN]

VERY, VERY NICE FP....

Awesome job......what time of the day did you get into them?

Frank

Originally Posted by flounder pounder

here is a picture of my wifes first tuna and she is now ruined.

I was pulling a daisy chain of white and red cedar plugs, a dolphin colored yuzuri bonita(caught the biggest fish) and some lure called tuna XXX . I lost my daisy chain of cedars, had three big fish at once and one cut across the line and cut the third off. After that a single cedar plug blue and white caught a lot of fish but mostly small . Released a ton of tiny blackfins, if I had bait tubes I would consider trying live bait these for the real big tuna. I have been 3 times this year and I am hooked, hard for me to consider any other fishing this time of year.

[WhItEoUt 23]

VERY VERY NIIICE CAPT CANT WAIT TO GO THIS WEEKEND..

[baldurs390]

nice fish keepem coming

[BanannaMan]

Frank,

Good luck over there... hookin Richard up w/bait for his trip... u guys going over at same time?

[flounder pounder]

Pumpkin ( weird to address a man as pumpkin even when I know it is a swordfishing thing) - we caught the big fish late afternoon. We did not leave the fort pierce inlet untill 11am , I had to work. The last few times I went over it seemed the tuna did not come up until around 2pm. So I figured we would fish till dark to hit the evening bite seemed to work out.

[quack quack]

How do you like your everglades.

[lcosta02]

I'll be in Bimini for Memorial Day, but I'm going to make the run to the north of Isaacs at least one day to try and find the YFT.

I'm going to buy some lures and plugs today. Anyone have any specific recommendations other than the common cedar plugs?

[billspilingup]

Originally Posted by lcosta02

I'll be in Bimini for Memorial Day, but I'm going to make the run to the north of Isaacs at least one day to try and find the YFT.

I'm going to buy some lures and plugs today. Anyone have any specific recommendations other than the common cedar plugs?

Small zukers in blue and white and green and yellow fished way back work well.

I want to try an artificial flying fish, I think it'll draw strikes if it's skittering across the surface like the real thing.

[Disco Lady]

COÑO!!!!!! Nice..... YFT

[flounder pounder]

Originally Posted by quack quack

How do you like your everglades.

I love it, very solid boat always feel safe even in large seas. I have fished it pretty hard, fished in the keys for the ska running to tortugas sloppy weather, ran to the corner 3 times twice in 3-5, and fished a few times in bigger seas. It does excellent, a little wet at times for the passengers- but only when every center counsel is also. Hard to get it to bang hard on entry even full throtle trying to keep up with the ska guys in rough seas. I think everyone thinks there boat is the best, but one guy that fishes alot with me in the boat wanted to take my 29 instead of another friends 31 yellowfin to the ska in the keys when we found out the weather was a little sloppy in the keys. I think that says something.
I almost bought a yellowfin, but my wife loved the boat because of all the comfort features , I am very happy it worked out that way. Looked at the new 32 the other day ,they are making some nice boats.

[PUMPKIN]

FP,

Don't mind my alias......(it's actually a nick name from an old g'friend but don't tell the boys

Thanks for all of the intel; will be in the Abacos this coming Saturday through Wednesday, but then fishing out of Blue Marlin Cove Friday through Monday so we should be able to get into them pretty thick over the Memorial Day holiday up north in the corner. Shout at us if your are going to be over there for the holiday.....will be on friend's 32 luhrs (Brief Recess).

Tight Lines and congrats on the catches (that would be the tuna and the wifey that loves to fish.....u are a lucky man my friend).

Best,

Frank

Originally Posted by flounder pounder

Pumpkin ( weird to address a man as pumpkin even when I know it is a swordfishing thing) - we caught the big fish late afternoon. We did not leave the fort pierce inlet untill 11am , I had to work. The last few times I went over it seemed the tuna did not come up until around 2pm. So I figured we would fish till dark to hit the evening bite seemed to work out.

[PUMPKIN]

Shawn,

Thanks for the bait hookup (again. Are you headed over for the Memorial Day holiday? I think Shannon still may have a room or two left.

Frank