Bluefin madness video - Page 2

CTBFT · 01-24-2007, 05:53 PM

That's the second video I've seen showing bluefin coming right to the boat. The first was of a fishing trip in Canada. I wish I knew how to turn them on like that here in Maine. They don't seem to like my boat.

ksong · 01-24-2007, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by CTBFT

That's the second video I've seen showing bluefin coming right to the boat. The first was of a fishing trip in Canada. I wish I knew how to turn them on like that here in Maine. They don't seem to like my boat.

When we discovered winter bluefin fishery out of NC not long ago, we had such a wild fishing.

We have to blame ourselves.

old mud · 01-25-2007, 05:48 PM

CTBFT: If you mark fish while chumming start throwing frozen chum or whole frozen macks. or hering, that should bring them up . Where are you in maine? Where do you fish ,And do you chum or troll??. Mr Bill: thanks for the post. "Got adrenaline??" .........Don

ksong · 01-30-2007, 12:26 AM

I got the NZ bluefin tuna charter information.
The season is from July to mid Sept.
Catching bluefin tuna in NZ is not cheap. They are asking $200NZ($150US) per hour and 24 hours are minimum. Considering they charge about $2400NZ per boat for an overnight trip(24 hour) for other species, the rates for bluefin tuna is pretty stiff. I think they decided the charter rate based on the market value of giant bluefin tuna.

But good thing is their is no tip system in NZ.

fishr1989 · 12-28-2007, 11:29 AM

I hope that was a 2 speed! A single would kill you, you'd have a right arm like popeye after a fight like that!

Bellyups · 12-28-2007, 08:33 PM

Awesome video and info. I may need to plan a trip to NZ!

Scott

fishr1989 · 12-29-2007, 03:59 PM

Hoki:

Grescobia · 12-29-2007, 07:19 PM

Back in the middle fifties I was able to fish with my dad out of montauk long island.It was not uncommon to see tuna blitzes like the one in the video. It was also faily common to harpoon swordfish that would be sunning theirselves on the surface. Captain Forsberg would award 50 dollars to anyone who first spotted a sword. If the fish spotted was caught you got 50 dollars. Unfortunately ,I also remember the Russian trawlers that just about wiped out the bft. I think it was about that time the USA finally extended the boundries to keep the other countries from fishing the waters out.

12-28-2007, 08:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bellyups Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 338	Awesome video and info. I may need to plan a trip to NZ! Scott __________________ You trust the moon to move the mighty ocean, and you trust the sun to shine upon the land...

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01-24-2007, 05:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
CTBFT Junior member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14	That's the second video I've seen showing bluefin coming right to the boat. The first was of a fishing trip in Canada. I wish I knew how to turn them on like that here in Maine. They don't seem to like my boat.

01-25-2007, 05:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
old mud Junior member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7	CTBFT: If you mark fish while chumming start throwing frozen chum or whole frozen macks. or hering, that should bring them up . Where are you in maine? Where do you fish ,And do you chum or troll??. Mr Bill: thanks for the post. "Got adrenaline??" .........Don

01-30-2007, 12:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
ksong Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,007	I got the NZ bluefin tuna charter information. The season is from July to mid Sept. Catching bluefin tuna in NZ is not cheap. They are asking $200NZ($150US) per hour and 24 hours are minimum. Considering they charge about $2400NZ per boat for an overnight trip(24 hour) for other species, the rates for bluefin tuna is pretty stiff. I think they decided the charter rate based on the market value of giant bluefin tuna. But good thing is their is no tip system in NZ.

12-28-2007, 11:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
fishr1989 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 356	I hope that was a 2 speed! A single would kill you, you'd have a right arm like popeye after a fight like that!

12-29-2007, 07:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
Grescobia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 103	Back in the middle fifties I was able to fish with my dad out of montauk long island.It was not uncommon to see tuna blitzes like the one in the video. It was also faily common to harpoon swordfish that would be sunning theirselves on the surface. Captain Forsberg would award 50 dollars to anyone who first spotted a sword. If the fish spotted was caught you got 50 dollars. Unfortunately ,I also remember the Russian trawlers that just about wiped out the bft. I think it was about that time the USA finally extended the boundries to keep the other countries from fishing the waters out.

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