[Illy]

That line that they use will hold up. I weigh my fish with it. You just need to retie a loop in it so it can go on the hook

 

[CenTex_JP]

All you missed at the dock was butchering going on in the parking lot, tourists thinking we were a fish market and wanting to buy fish but didn't have coolers or much cash (WTF?!?), people wanting to buy shrimp, and best of all me trying to weigh that tuna and the hook slipping out resulting in me punching myself square in the lip and jaw. Then I tried it twice more. Luckily someone had the idea to wrap a ratchet strap around the tail and hook into that which was the winner. This of course was after advice flying at me from every direction. Hook it into the zip tie that has the number on it. Snap. Hook under the stringer string, it's two hundred pound test. Snap. Hook into the OTHER zip tie in its mouth. Snap. Hook it under the chin up to his bottom lip. Slip and punch.

Good times, good times.

What kind of price $/lb were they offering?

 

[jbrandons]

What kind of price $/lb were they offering?

Whatever we would take. Most wanted them from the table where the cleaners were filleting them out or wanted a piece of tuna, not the whole thing. The one dude that kept at me only had $28 on him. He was nice enough if not totally unprepared and had his son down for spring break. The son was really interested in how to get on the boat and what to do and if people would teach him once out there. I finally realized the dad was wanting to make a nice meal for his family and also thought it would be that much fewer fish I would have to clean so I told him to pick out a couple on me, he picked three decent sized beeliners and shoved the $28 in my hand. I wasn't trying to make any money but he insisted. I figured it would be a couple of sixers of Shiner or Hopadillo which is always a win.

So, that seems like a good segue into what would everyone charge for fish at the dock? I have no idea what the going rate is. I was asked by a couple of people and I told them I didn't know as I don't sell fish.

 

[day0ne]

Whatever we would take. Most wanted them from the table where the cleaners were filleting them out or wanted a piece of tuna, not the whole thing. The one dude that kept at me only had $28 on him. He was nice enough if not totally unprepared and had his son down for spring break. The son was really interested in how to get on the boat and what to do and if people would teach him once out there. I finally realized the dad was wanting to make a nice meal for his family and also thought it would be that much fewer fish I would have to clean so I told him to pick out a couple on me, he picked three decent sized beeliners and shoved the $28 in my hand. I wasn't trying to make any money but he insisted. I figured it would be a couple of sixers of Shiner or Hopadillo which is always a win.

So, that seems like a good segue into what would everyone charge for fish at the dock? I have no idea what the going rate is. I was asked by a couple of people and I told them I didn't know as I don't sell fish.

Of course, selling recreational caught fish is highly illegal, so it could get real expensive if caught.

 

[Undersize]

Hearsay story:

Few years back I heard someone say (aocal bait shop on 61st street) got busted buying flounder off fisherman. Officer put a note or ticket in a flounders mouth, fisherman sold it to the bait store, officer found note in fish's mouth and wrote a ticket.

 

[Mangochas]

Hearsay story:

Few years back I heard someone say (aocal bait shop on 61st street) got busted buying flounder off fisherman. Officer put a note or ticket in a flounders mouth, fisherman sold it to the bait store, officer found note in fish's mouth and wrote a ticket.

A bait and tackle place and a partyboat got in big trouble back around 2000. The boat was allowing it's regs to keep way over the limits and they planted someone on the boat to see what all was doing down. The bait shop got busted for buying the fish. Back in the 80's and 90's i made a living fishing on 2 overnite trips a week and sold fish as all the regs did back then. It was nothing to make $400 a trip and it cost $65 back then. 600lbs of jacks was not that hard to do on a 60 hour trip.

 

[jbuyrum]

The noaa wave forcast shows it settling down by Wednesday. Hopefully that trend continues into Friday and we get to go kill some tuna.

 

[Palomarknot]

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[Undersize]

Throw some tips and ideas for those that have trips coming up. The Yellowfin bite has been somewhat difficult as of late. The trip last week had several Yellowfin caught on these small diamond jigs, just casting it out and bringing it back. Myself didn't have any at the time but have made a point to keep some on hand going forward.
Capt Harry's has them from 1oz. to 5oz.

Another idea maybe would be just drift a small Fluke away from the boat. Digging through my freshwater tackle box, had some of these 3" Flukes in there but never move them over to my Saltwater tackle box, looking back i wished I would have. While these Flukes are 3" you could just snip a little off the head and shorten them up to 2" or less possibly.


Just some ideas for those that have trips coming up pretty quick. Don't get locked down doing the same thing for a extended period of time, take the effort to try different baits and techniques. Myself spent way too much time throwing a Halco last week, wished I'd certainly tried those 2 baits looking back....
Although I didn't have these small Diamond jigs, you bet your azz ive ordered some now.

How would you freeline the small fluke? Hook through head area with a really strong 1/0 or 2/0 J or treble hook?

 

[Palomarknot]

How would you freeline the small fluke? Hook through head area with a really strong 1/0 or 2/0 J or treble hook?

 

[Mangochas]

A 50oz jig would be a monster. I have used them for year but only around 6oz.

 

[Palomarknot]

A 50oz jig would be a monster. I have used them for year but only around 6oz.

5 ounce, not 50, you read it wrong but I forgot to put a space in there, looking back at what I'd wrote
Me and this phone and not having me reading glasses on, dont mix, 4 real. .

 

[Mangochas]

5 ounce, not 50, you read it wrong but I forgot to put a space in there, looking back at what I'd wrote
Me and this phone and not having me reading glasses on, dont mix, 4 real. .

My arms would be worn out fast at 50 oz. When i used them on jacks i would start at the bottom and start to jerk and crank up and jerk until i found the jacks. Even got grouper on them way off the bottom. 6 and 8 oz work very good.

 

[jbuyrum]

So far the stuff on top of my box is my plan if they are still keying on small baits. None of the hooks are worth a crap but I have replacements, but I'm really liking that 60g silver and black tungsten jig.

 

[awesum]

When The Yellowfin are on small baitfish we throw things like the Tacklhouse Flitz. I throw the 42g and 60g. I have Owner 1/0 4x trebles on them. They work.

https://www.eastackle.com/c-1252-tackle-house-contact-flitz-42-heavy-sinking-minnow.aspx

 

[J.plugger]

Owner Mutu Circle 1/0 hook would probably work good I'd think

Where do you keep getting these ideas ?
That’s just silly . There are options if throwing a smaller soft bait from Ron z or maybe an epoxy jig

 

[Palomarknot]

Where do you keep getting these ideas ?
That’s just silly . There are options if throwing a smaller soft bait from Ron z or maybe an epoxy jig

 

[scubaarchery]

When the bluefin are chasing butterfish you have to throw small lures. These are what I used. A Halco was too big …. I was thinking of bringing these is there are glass minnow. There is also a live target glass minnow lure…

Getting ready to head to Cape Cod to chase bluefin with Tighten Up Charters and Outermost Angling!

Get your thumper at www.thumpemupfishing.com or https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Thumper-Clamps-Remote/dp/B09H3S3W9T/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=fish+thumper&qid...

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[Illy]

I don’t think they make that glass minnow lure anymore. I was looking for it the other day and couldn’t find it for sale anywhere.
As an aside. How’d you do on the cape? If I remember correctly it was canceled wasn’t it

 

[J.plugger]

Don’t you understand that tuna have really good eyes? It’s one thing to move a bait and cause a reaction strike ( speed works in your favor as it doesn’t give the tuna enough time to analyze the lure) like some have suggested but drifting a small soft plastic with a circle hook hoping the tuna will just engulf it does seem silly. While chunking many times we would try to hide the circle hook as much as we could in the chunk as tuna would see it and would not eat it .