Tuna fishing 1940's

Snagged · 01-09-2008, 08:13 AM

http://www.bobdoxsee.com/Videos/TunaFishing1940s.wmv

lite-liner · 01-09-2008, 08:37 AM

Jerry, that was incredible! My adrenaline is pumping hard right now.
My 92 year-old grandfather still tells me stories of fishing in the racks
for albacore & bluefin out of Santa Monica in the 30's & 40's.
Back when you could still catch bluefin @ Catalina, & albacore
as close as horseshoe.
Wish it was still that easy.
thanks for the clip
-Brian

ichibahn · 01-09-2008, 12:10 PM

I have that DVD movie, nice documentary of tuna fisherman.
I think traditional Japanese and some Asian commercial fisherman still using that method.
I have one friend, he's been on that kind of ship 6-7 years ago.

jaredchasteen · 01-09-2008, 01:31 PM

thanks for sharing great video

Bret · 01-09-2008, 01:34 PM

Thats catching...... man style! cool video

BretABaker · 01-09-2008, 03:10 PM

its almost too good

Snagged · 01-09-2008, 03:20 PM

I remember seeing those clips before the saturday movie when I was a kid.

Mitchw123456 · 01-09-2008, 04:09 PM

I've seen this type of fishing before but I've always wondered waht type of hooks did they use that they could just flip the fish off like that?

Earl · 01-09-2008, 06:48 PM

DeepBlueGulf and I had the pleasure of watching Capt. Norm pole fish yellowfin on the Shogun off of Guadalupe a few years back...he made it look so easy, like in the video there.

Meanwhile (now) Capt. Bruce would hook up a big yellowfin on a monster (8 foot at least) limbre rod with a Newell single speed and hand it off, that was actually my first yellowfin - and it wasn't so easy

Earl

lite-liner · 01-09-2008, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snagged

I remember seeing those clips before the saturday movie when I was a kid.

WHEN YOU WERE A KID?

Next you're gonna tell me they had sharpened rocks for hooks, right?

01-09-2008, 08:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,034	Tuna fishing 1940's http://www.bobdoxsee.com/Videos/TunaFishing1940s.wmv __________________ Jerry Uh oh, Snagged again!

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Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,034	I remember seeing those clips before the saturday movie when I was a kid. __________________ Jerry Uh oh, Snagged again!

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01-09-2008, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
lite-liner Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: little elm, tx., USA Posts: 472	Jerry, that was incredible! My adrenaline is pumping hard right now. My 92 year-old grandfather still tells me stories of fishing in the racks for albacore & bluefin out of Santa Monica in the 30's & 40's. Back when you could still catch bluefin @ Catalina, & albacore as close as horseshoe. Wish it was still that easy. thanks for the clip -Brian

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ichibahn Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlanta,GA. Posts: 132	I have that DVD movie, nice documentary of tuna fisherman. I think traditional Japanese and some Asian commercial fisherman still using that method. I have one friend, he's been on that kind of ship 6-7 years ago.

01-09-2008, 01:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
jaredchasteen Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 295	thanks for sharing great video

01-09-2008, 01:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bret Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,066	Thats catching...... man style! cool video

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BretABaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 1,006	its almost too good

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Mitchw123456 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 220	I've seen this type of fishing before but I've always wondered waht type of hooks did they use that they could just flip the fish off like that?

01-09-2008, 06:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Earl Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 76	DeepBlueGulf and I had the pleasure of watching Capt. Norm pole fish yellowfin on the Shogun off of Guadalupe a few years back...he made it look so easy, like in the video there. Meanwhile (now) Capt. Bruce would hook up a big yellowfin on a monster (8 foot at least) limbre rod with a Newell single speed and hand it off, that was actually my first yellowfin - and it wasn't so easy Earl

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