Back To Back Tournament Wins, Both Oceans

BUCKEYE · 06-06-2007, 05:01 PM

Last November, I thought it was a once in a lifetime thing when my team was lucky enough to hook and land after 4 hours and 20 minutes a 318 lb Yellowfin in Cabo to win the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot. I have asked Mike to post a photo in the Tuna Gallery. You can also check out the tournament website loscabostunajackpot.com

This past weekend my team landed a 106.5 Bigeye that put us over the top while fishing the Pirates Cove Tuna Roundup on the Outer Banks of NC. Just to emphasize how lucky we were in this tournament. The bigeye was landed a half hour before lines in and beat the second place fish by a half lb. 15 minutes earlier we landed a 60.5 lb yellowfin. Our largest yellowfin in the tournament before that was 48.5 lbs. Top Boat is awarded for the combined top 3 tuna over 2 days. We won that by 3 lbs and were also lucky enough to hold onto the Dolphin/ Wahoo division with a 29 lb Dolphin. No wahoo were weighed. Mike has posted the catch from day 2 of the Tournament in the Tuna Gallery. If you want to find out more about this tournament check out Pirate's Cove Marina For those who have not experienced it, the fishing is unbelievable off the Outer Banks. In 3 days, we caught 28 Yellowfin, 1 Bigeye, and 1 Dolphin for a total of over 1400 lbs of fish.

These are both great tournaments and I highly encourage all you tuna enthusiasts to participate. If a bunch of guys from Ohio can win, anybody can! Of course, all the credit to both these wins go to the captains and mates we hire for charter. The key to competition if hiring out is hiring the good crews early on while they are still available.

Relentless33 · 06-06-2007, 06:01 PM

Nice work!

quack quack · 06-07-2007, 08:37 AM

preety work.I would rather be lucky than good.

mneptune · 06-07-2007, 10:46 AM

Good work. Proves the point that good captains are worth the money.

cloudnine · 06-11-2007, 08:01 AM

Congratulations!! 'bout time Buckeye's won something!

06-06-2007, 05:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
BUCKEYE Lines In Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Boat: SOMEDAY Best Catch: 318 YELLOWFIN, 350 BLUEFIN, 375 BLACK MARLIN, 85 WAHOO, 120 SWORDFISH Occupation: ATTORNEY Posts: 13	Back To Back Tournament Wins, Both Oceans Last November, I thought it was a once in a lifetime thing when my team was lucky enough to hook and land after 4 hours and 20 minutes a 318 lb Yellowfin in Cabo to win the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot. I have asked Mike to post a photo in the Tuna Gallery. You can also check out the tournament website loscabostunajackpot.com This past weekend my team landed a 106.5 Bigeye that put us over the top while fishing the Pirates Cove Tuna Roundup on the Outer Banks of NC. Just to emphasize how lucky we were in this tournament. The bigeye was landed a half hour before lines in and beat the second place fish by a half lb. 15 minutes earlier we landed a 60.5 lb yellowfin. Our largest yellowfin in the tournament before that was 48.5 lbs. Top Boat is awarded for the combined top 3 tuna over 2 days. We won that by 3 lbs and were also lucky enough to hold onto the Dolphin/ Wahoo division with a 29 lb Dolphin. No wahoo were weighed. Mike has posted the catch from day 2 of the Tournament in the Tuna Gallery. If you want to find out more about this tournament check out Pirate's Cove Marina For those who have not experienced it, the fishing is unbelievable off the Outer Banks. In 3 days, we caught 28 Yellowfin, 1 Bigeye, and 1 Dolphin for a total of over 1400 lbs of fish. These are both great tournaments and I highly encourage all you tuna enthusiasts to participate. If a bunch of guys from Ohio can win, anybody can! Of course, all the credit to both these wins go to the captains and mates we hire for charter. The key to competition if hiring out is hiring the good crews early on while they are still available.

06-06-2007, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword 165Bigeye 110Bluefin Posts: 3,173	Nice work! __________________

06-07-2007, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 6,408	preety work.I would rather be lucky than good. __________________ Amagansett means “place of good water” in one American Indian tongue, and for generations of Lesters who have lived here, it’s been true in the most literal way.

06-07-2007, 10:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
mneptune Grander Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Palm Beach Boat: Grady White 25' CC Posts: 1,936	Good work. Proves the point that good captains are worth the money. __________________

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06-11-2007, 08:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
cloudnine Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144	Congratulations!! 'bout time Buckeye's won something!

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