Bunny Clark got a 365 lbs bluefin on a jig today.

Discussion in 'Jigging and Popping' started by ksong, Jul 17, 2009.

Page 1 of 2
  1. Jul 17, 2009 #1
    ksong

    ksong SPONSOR

    11,811
    1,422
    A 365 lbs bluefin was landed on a jig on the Bunny Clark out of Oguanquit, Maine today. The Bunny Clark is a party boat specializing bottom fishing like cod, pollack, hake or haddock. I didn't get any detail yet, but I assume some one got the tuna on his cod jig.

    [​IMG]
     
    ksong, Jul 17, 2009
    ksong, Jul 17, 2009
  3. Jul 17, 2009 #2
    rtran

    rtran Senior Member

    1,579
    3
    MONSTER
     
    rtran, Jul 17, 2009
    rtran, Jul 17, 2009

  5. Jul 17, 2009 #3
    kidflex

    kidflex Senior Member

    1,553
    30
    yeah, wow!
     
    kidflex, Jul 17, 2009
    kidflex, Jul 17, 2009
  6. Jul 17, 2009 #4
    Bret

    Bret Senior Member

    1,699
    14
    Holy cow!!! I bet that was a tussle!!
     
    Bret, Jul 17, 2009
    Bret, Jul 17, 2009
  7. Jul 17, 2009 #5
    HWK

    HWK Senior Member

    870
    3
    Hell yeah, now that's a tuna !!!
     
    HWK, Jul 17, 2009
    HWK, Jul 17, 2009
  8. Jul 17, 2009 #6
    Albiemanmike

    Albiemanmike Senior Member

    373
    0
    Yikes that fish would hurt like hell.............:)
     
    Albiemanmike, Jul 17, 2009
    Albiemanmike, Jul 17, 2009
  9. Jul 17, 2009 #7
    toppuntawong

    toppuntawong -- Tackle Ho --

    2,766
    207
    That thing is a beast!
     
    toppuntawong, Jul 17, 2009
    toppuntawong, Jul 17, 2009
  10. Jul 18, 2009 #8
    baldurs390

    baldurs390 Senior Member

    857
    19
    50lb test on a cod rod.... i will get more details... tim called my dad and told him about it.... more details to come
     
    baldurs390, Jul 18, 2009
    baldurs390, Jul 18, 2009
  11. Jul 18, 2009 #9
    lordhell

    lordhell Moderator

    4,723
    61
    WOW!! That fight would have been a lifetime experience! I'm jealous we gulf coast folks here don't get the kind of monsters the east coast fellas do... :(
     
    lordhell, Jul 18, 2009
    lordhell, Jul 18, 2009
  12. Jul 18, 2009 #10
    Boston Tangler

    Boston Tangler Site Sponsor

    3,870
    566
    Wow what a monster. My money says Kil is driving up there right now to get his :D :D
     
    Boston Tangler, Jul 18, 2009
    Boston Tangler, Jul 18, 2009
  13. Jul 18, 2009 #11
    NMSBob@tds.net

    [email protected] Junior member

    5
    0
    Fish caught on a 8 foot Merv blank from surfland
    Baha special reel with 65 izoreline and 50 lb jinkai leader with a 16 oz plain lav jig and chartruese tube.
    Fish to the boat in 26 minutes, then screwed to the bottom and died.
    Total fight time was 31 minutes.
    I still haven't been told the anglers name, I'm sure Tim will have it inhis report at bunnyclark.com

    Bob
     
    [email protected], Jul 18, 2009
    [email protected], Jul 18, 2009
  14. Jul 18, 2009 #12
    gman

    gman Senior Member

    2,924
    17
    Fish caught on a 8 foot Merv blank from surfland
    Baha special reel with 65 izoreline and 50 lb jinkai leader with a 16 oz plain lav jig and chartruese tube.
    Fish to the boat in 26 minutes, then screwed to the bottom and died.
    Total fight time was 31 minutes.
    I still haven't been told the anglers name, I'm sure Tim will have it inhis report at bunnyclark.com

    Bob

    How is the world did they get that fish up from the bottom dead. Good lord that is a horse. All the powers aligned on this day. Congrats on a great catch
     
    gman, Jul 18, 2009
    gman, Jul 18, 2009
  15. Jul 18, 2009 #13
    ksong

    ksong SPONSOR

    11,811
    1,422
    Bob,

    The angler would never have landed the fish if the fish was in normal condition.
    I always believe there are some weak points in the mouth and tuna don't fight if hooks are in the weak point.
    Yong landed 1 150 - 160 lbs tuna on a popper within 5 minutes a couple of weeks ago and the fish never made death circles.

    Anyway, it is unbelievable to catch that size of fish on cod jigging setup and it took only 31 minutes.

    I think the fish was not totally dead when the angler crank the fish from the bottom. We had about 300 lbs halibut in Kodiak Island, AK and we couldn't pull in when the halibut was dead while fighting.
     
    ksong, Jul 18, 2009
    ksong, Jul 18, 2009
  16. Jul 18, 2009 #14
    NMSBob@tds.net

    [email protected] Junior member

    5
    0
    You could well be right Kil, I wasn't on the boat that day and neither was Tim who I got the report from. The BC does have an one hour rule which is followed pretty closely, they figure if you don't land whatever in an hour , you aren't going to land it. For a groundfishing boat using codgear its a good rule. Remarkable catch regardless.

    Bob
     
    [email protected], Jul 18, 2009
    [email protected], Jul 18, 2009
  17. Jul 18, 2009 #15
    Eric the Red

    Eric the Red Member

    80
    0
    Dead or not, that is a horse!!

    Kil, you mention it would not fight if hooked in a weak point. Do you mean gill or gullet hook placement coupled with blood loss? That is a mind boggling catch with a cod set up.
     
    Eric the Red, Jul 18, 2009
    Eric the Red, Jul 18, 2009
  18. Jul 19, 2009 #16
    SteelingHeads

    SteelingHeads Senior Member

    723
    13
    I talked to Tim this morning and the Angler stands to make $9000 or more as the Tuna was top grade!
     
    SteelingHeads, Jul 19, 2009
    SteelingHeads, Jul 19, 2009
  19. Jul 19, 2009 #17
    NMSBob@tds.net

    [email protected] Junior member

    5
    0
    I talked to Tim this morning and the Angler stands to make $9000 or more as the Tuna was top grade!
    Thats great!
     
    [email protected], Jul 19, 2009
    [email protected], Jul 19, 2009
  20. Jul 19, 2009 #18
    Capt. Dom

    Capt. Dom Site Sponsor

    1,444
    16
    That angler cant sell his catch. TIM stands to make some money if he wishes, and I seriously doubt that a fish that dressed out somewhere around 270 or so would go for 33 plus dollars a pound, considering the current market for these early season fish is about 6- bucks a pound currently, for 100 inch plus fish.....

    HOWEVER, that was an AMAZING catch for the angler and crew, dont know of any fish near that size ever landed on cod gear.
     
    Capt. Dom, Jul 19, 2009
    Capt. Dom, Jul 19, 2009
  21. Jul 20, 2009 #19
    SteelingHeads

    SteelingHeads Senior Member

    723
    13
    I know very little about the sale of Tuna. Never sold one in fact. Just telling you what he told me. I have known Tim for 25 years. I doubt he would be dishonest with me...
     
    SteelingHeads, Jul 20, 2009
    SteelingHeads, Jul 20, 2009
  22. Jul 22, 2009 #20
    Custom Canvas

    Custom Canvas Member

    95
    0
    what a STUD!!! and an even better story that the angler will not soon forget!!

    ROCK ON!!!
     
    Custom Canvas, Jul 22, 2009
    Custom Canvas, Jul 22, 2009
Page 1 of 2