MY Personal best, CC Popping

Discussion in 'Jigging and Popping' started by JFLORES, Jul 29, 2009.

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  1. Jul 29, 2009 #1
    JFLORES

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    After getting two jigging trips canceled in Cape May, i went tuna popping
    in Cape Cod. Along with my brother and good friend we fished with
    Capt. Chip Baker on the Ocean Experince.

    The day started with light winds and flat sea's, upon arriving at are spot
    we started to see small pods of huge tunas crashing on the surface, soon
    after i see a few fish crashing and i casted at them 4 pulls ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
    fish on. After a very hard fight i landed a 68'' beast my personal best.

    Unfornately while fighting my tuna there was huge pods of 200-300lbs.
    crashing all around us and my brother and friend could not cast to them.

    The rest of the day saw us chasing fish and seeing huge pods of tunas
    sunning themselves on the surface and would not hit anything we casted
    at them.

    I want to thank Capt Chip for a great day and working so hard to put
    us on fish.

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    Saltiga Dorado Slider
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    68'' Beast
     
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  3. Jul 29, 2009 #2
    gman

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    Congrats John, no one deserves it like you I'm very happy for you as your aren't just a great angler but a great friend. Congrats my friend!!!!!
     
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  5. Jul 29, 2009 #3
    Eric the Red

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    Congrats on the personal best! Canceled trips are no fun, but it looks like you knocked it out of the park!
     
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  6. Jul 29, 2009 #3
    MrBill

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    Nice tuna. It's always great to be on the water beat a personal best. We all dream about it. Time on the water makes dreams come true.
    What do you estimate the weight of that 68" bluefin?

    One more thing. In your picture I thought I saw a snap swivel attached to your lure. After blowing it up I see where you went lure/split ring/swivel.
    Do you use this setup on most of your swimbaits?

    Congrats on a fine catch.
     

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  7. Jul 29, 2009 #4
    gman

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    not answering for John but most of our crew up here uses that as our standard set up now Mr Bill.
     
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  8. Jul 29, 2009 #5
    paul708

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    nice catch john..congrats
     
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  9. Jul 29, 2009 #6
    HWK

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    Congrats, nice bft !!!
     
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  10. Jul 29, 2009 #7
    fishingeek

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    Congratulations on a FINE catch John!!!
     
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  11. Jul 29, 2009 #8
    fathom

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    awesome to break a personal best! It's the only thing that matters.
     
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  12. Jul 29, 2009 #9
    pametfisher

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    Nice tuna. It's always great to be on the water beat a personal best. We all dream about it. Time on the water makes dreams come true.
    What do you estimate the weight of that 68" bluefin?

    One more thing. In your picture I thought I saw a snap swivel attached to your lure. After blowing it up I see where you went lure/split ring/swivel.
    Do you use this setup on most of your swimbaits?

    Congrats on a fine catch.

    If I were to guess, that's a 230# Spro barrell swivel and a #8 Owner split ring.
     
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  13. Jul 29, 2009 #10
    luna sea II

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    congratulations on your catch!
     
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  14. Jul 29, 2009 #11
    deadsea

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    Nice fish! Congrats!!!
     
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  15. Jul 29, 2009 #12
    BretABaker

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    1. deadsea - like the avatar
    2. i use the same split to swivel setup. i like it more than split to solid.
     
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  16. Jul 29, 2009 #13
    silver335

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    congrats john, thats incredible
     
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  17. Jul 30, 2009 #14
    gman

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    Deadsea nice fu***** avatar
     
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  18. Jul 30, 2009 #15
    rtran

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    congrats john you deserve it bro

    rich
     
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  19. Jul 30, 2009 #16
    kidflex

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    great job!
     
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  20. Jul 30, 2009 #17
    JFLORES

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    Congrats John, no one deserves it like you I'm very happy for you as your aren't just a great angler but a great friend. Congrats my friend!!!!!

    Glenn,

    Thank you so much my man, i had a long hard winter that means alot
    to me.
     
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  21. Jul 31, 2009 #18
    JFLORES

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    Nice tuna. It's always great to be on the water beat a personal best. We all dream about it. Time on the water makes dreams come true.
    What do you estimate the weight of that 68" bluefin?

    One more thing. In your picture I thought I saw a snap swivel attached to your lure. After blowing it up I see where you went lure/split ring/swivel.
    Do you use this setup on most of your swimbaits?

    Congrats on a fine catch.

    MrBill,

    Thank you, IMO that fish weigh's around 180-190lb.

    Yes i use swivel split ring, it works great to reduce line twist.
     
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  22. Jul 31, 2009 #19
    gman

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    John trying to get you
     
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  23. Aug 1, 2009 #20
    SpecialK

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    Great catch. I'm jealous. I guess that setup ha passed to tx as that is the same I use. I like being able to change lures without retying a knot in 100lb.
    It also prevent line twist that happens in the air/ fish on from getting back in the reel.
     
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