Pelican/Gulf Eagle coming in - Page 3

SkeeterRonnie · 02-03-2008, 08:38 PM

that's me!

Both boats were there at Boudreaux. They kept hounding the boats, and wanted them a minium of 1 mile away. finally about 5 am they told capt to leave or calling the coast gaurd. so before the greylight morning bite, we werent able to get back up to the rig. we had some small followers that broke wind at daylight. bunches of those little 30 pound YFT. this was on the Gulf Eagle.

I popped my topwater tuna cherry with 3 @ 85 pounds each. One was caught in the bright afternooon sun....

Capt Keith and Capt Nate got to see it eat my bait. It hit and missed, then circled back after i short-popped it a few times and flushed the toilet on my popper!! FISH ON!

BretABaker · 02-03-2008, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBill

After this photo he became famous and was hired by a meat packing plant.

LOL, that never gets old

Pope · 02-03-2008, 09:03 PM

Good job Ronnie. I am sorry they asked you guys to leave. That is a raw deal for sure.

TeamOso · 02-03-2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkeeterRonnie

that's me!

Both boats were there at Boudreaux. They kept hounding the boats, and wanted them a minium of 1 mile away. finally about 5 am they told capt to leave or calling the coast gaurd. so before the greylight morning bite, we werent able to get back up to the rig. we had some small followers that broke wind at daylight. bunches of those little 30 pound YFT. this was on the Gulf Eagle.

I popped my topwater tuna cherry with 3 @ 85 pounds each. One was caught in the bright afternooon sun....

Capt Keith and Capt Nate got to see it eat my bait. It hit and missed, then circled back after i short-popped it a few times and flushed the toilet on my popper!! FISH ON!

SR any picturess???

SkeeterRonnie · 02-03-2008, 11:01 PM

theres a few out there. I didnt have my camera.. Camera is bad luck for me if I take it with me.
Got to meet Mr Smarr.. Nice fellow! Pleasure to meet and greet! He was at the dock when the boats tied up.

we figured the guys on the rig were just jealous that they were working, and we were having a blast!! hehe... well they didnt win- because we still had a blast anyways!

All my topwater tuna were caught on an OTI 7' rod that the guys gave me for the wedding present!! thanks TJ, Rick, and Tom!!! i used a spheros 14000 and cranked the drag to 22#.

I didnt have to fight any of the big ones for longer than 10-12 minutes

Crank and pull, never let em rest!!

SkeeterRonnie · 02-03-2008, 11:13 PM

i heard someone even caught a BUCKET on the Pelican!! thats a good way to break in a newbie!!!

SO glad they didnt do that to me a few years ago!!

Bazztex · 02-04-2008, 12:11 AM

Hey Tom

Thanks for the Ice Bro... Great to see Jerry, TJ & Rue, Tass, JT & Amy, Richard, Louis and we got to meet Jim Smar of the RFA!

We had a blast breaking in 4 Newbies.. we had two guys from Montana who's idea of fishing was soaking minnows for Walleye.. they are officially ruint for life! They did real good on both the BFT & YFT Tuna!

Randy and my neighbor Jack were YFT Killers by the end of the trip... Randy caught his on Poppers and Jack got his on chunks. We also had 3 larger fish caught on live flyers. We even got a rare visit from a 16ft Whale Shark! Randy has pictures we will share when they are posted on the TFF.

Gulf Eagle Capt Keith and Nate kept the boat on fish... the Deck hands Clint and Miles kept the fish we hooked coming over the rails.. the whole crew worked their tails off for a great trip.. The Tuna 6 Crrew can't thank them enough.

We had a boat limit of YFT lost count of the BFT and a few small AJ's one 36# Wasaw Grouper. We also a 26# Bull Dorado at night that hit a topwater Black Fin chunk as Jack reeled in for another drift.

We had 6 or 7 that caught their first YFT on a Popper! The Black / Purple Yozuri GT, The Green OTI Komodo and Flyer pattern, Strike Pro Tuna Hunter Yellow/ Orange and the Frenzy Ballistic Flyer in Pink/ Glow were the hot baits on Top.

I also want to thank everyone that made up the Tuna 6 Crew on the Gulf Eagle..

We worked together like a well oiled machine to keep the rails cleared when hot fish were running and every one geared up to maxumize fishing time... Salute!

Bazz

fishbrain · 02-04-2008, 01:22 AM

Biggest fish was Special K's in the 4th pic--97 pounds, after bleeding and setting in ice more than 24 hours. Bristow had a 90. I had an 85. The GE pulled in a limit of 39 yellowfin, the Pellican came in with 28, just 8 short of a limit, with the biggest going around 80. It was my first trip, and my first tuna ever was my 85 pounder, followed less than a half hour later by a 65...think I might be selling off some bass tackle!

Ratherbfishing · 02-04-2008, 01:41 AM

Glad you guys had an awsome trip. Congrats to the new tuna heads on thier first tuna!

lite-liner · 02-04-2008, 09:50 AM

excellent! too bad about boudreaux, but sounds like
you guys had a blast. how were the seas?
I'm assuming no cuda's were harmed in the making of this trip?

02-03-2008, 08:38 PM	#21 (permalink)
SkeeterRonnie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,284	that's me! Both boats were there at Boudreaux. They kept hounding the boats, and wanted them a minium of 1 mile away. finally about 5 am they told capt to leave or calling the coast gaurd. so before the greylight morning bite, we werent able to get back up to the rig. we had some small followers that broke wind at daylight. bunches of those little 30 pound YFT. this was on the Gulf Eagle. I popped my topwater tuna cherry with 3 @ 85 pounds each. One was caught in the bright afternooon sun.... Capt Keith and Capt Nate got to see it eat my bait. It hit and missed, then circled back after i short-popped it a few times and flushed the toilet on my popper!! FISH ON! __________________ www.ronniemanningfishing.weebly.com

02-03-2008, 09:03 PM	#23 (permalink)
Pope Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 727	Good job Ronnie. I am sorry they asked you guys to leave. That is a raw deal for sure. __________________ Pope...translates to "nightmare" in Tunenglish

02-03-2008, 11:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
SkeeterRonnie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,284	theres a few out there. I didnt have my camera.. Camera is bad luck for me if I take it with me. Got to meet Mr Smarr.. Nice fellow! Pleasure to meet and greet! He was at the dock when the boats tied up. we figured the guys on the rig were just jealous that they were working, and we were having a blast!! hehe... well they didnt win- because we still had a blast anyways! All my topwater tuna were caught on an OTI 7' rod that the guys gave me for the wedding present!! thanks TJ, Rick, and Tom!!! i used a spheros 14000 and cranked the drag to 22#. I didnt have to fight any of the big ones for longer than 10-12 minutes Crank and pull, never let em rest!! __________________ www.ronniemanningfishing.weebly.com Last edited by SkeeterRonnie : 02-03-2008 at 11:04 PM.

02-03-2008, 11:13 PM	#26 (permalink)
SkeeterRonnie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,284	i heard someone even caught a BUCKET on the Pelican!! thats a good way to break in a newbie!!! SO glad they didnt do that to me a few years ago!! __________________ www.ronniemanningfishing.weebly.com

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02-04-2008, 12:11 AM	#27 (permalink)
Bazztex Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Metro Mess Posts: 163	Hey Tom Thanks for the Ice Bro... Great to see Jerry, TJ & Rue, Tass, JT & Amy, Richard, Louis and we got to meet Jim Smar of the RFA! We had a blast breaking in 4 Newbies.. we had two guys from Montana who's idea of fishing was soaking minnows for Walleye.. they are officially ruint for life! They did real good on both the BFT & YFT Tuna! Randy and my neighbor Jack were YFT Killers by the end of the trip... Randy caught his on Poppers and Jack got his on chunks. We also had 3 larger fish caught on live flyers. We even got a rare visit from a 16ft Whale Shark! Randy has pictures we will share when they are posted on the TFF. Gulf Eagle Capt Keith and Nate kept the boat on fish... the Deck hands Clint and Miles kept the fish we hooked coming over the rails.. the whole crew worked their tails off for a great trip.. The Tuna 6 Crrew can't thank them enough. We had a boat limit of YFT lost count of the BFT and a few small AJ's one 36# Wasaw Grouper. We also a 26# Bull Dorado at night that hit a topwater Black Fin chunk as Jack reeled in for another drift. We had 6 or 7 that caught their first YFT on a Popper! The Black / Purple Yozuri GT, The Green OTI Komodo and Flyer pattern, Strike Pro Tuna Hunter Yellow/ Orange and the Frenzy Ballistic Flyer in Pink/ Glow were the hot baits on Top. I also want to thank everyone that made up the Tuna 6 Crew on the Gulf Eagle.. We worked together like a well oiled machine to keep the rails cleared when hot fish were running and every one geared up to maxumize fishing time... Salute! Bazz

02-04-2008, 01:22 AM	#28 (permalink)
fishbrain Junior member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	Biggest fish was Special K's in the 4th pic--97 pounds, after bleeding and setting in ice more than 24 hours. Bristow had a 90. I had an 85. The GE pulled in a limit of 39 yellowfin, the Pellican came in with 28, just 8 short of a limit, with the biggest going around 80. It was my first trip, and my first tuna ever was my 85 pounder, followed less than a half hour later by a 65...think I might be selling off some bass tackle!

02-04-2008, 01:41 AM	#29 (permalink)
Ratherbfishing Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 36	Glad you guys had an awsome trip. Congrats to the new tuna heads on thier first tuna!

02-04-2008, 09:50 AM	#30 (permalink)
lite-liner Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: little elm, tx., USA Posts: 539	excellent! too bad about boudreaux, but sounds like you guys had a blast. how were the seas? I'm assuming no cuda's were harmed in the making of this trip?

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