CC28 Fish Porn

[backman]

200 pound bigeye in Hydrographers's canyon last summer

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[CClassic28]

Nice fish Larry!! Beautiful color water. What did she eat?

Chris

[Split Decision]

Real nice fish. I hope I land some of them on the new boat this summer.

[backman]

A silly little 6" purple tuna clone on the long starboard rigger.

6:18 AM, Hydrographer Canyon, about 89 miles SE of Nantucket. We had been getting a steady pick of yellows on the warm side and albies on the cold side of a 74 -> 72 degree break that corresponded with the west wall of the canyon since 1st light.

I was up in the tower and I called the strike about 30 seconds before it happened as I could see nervous water up ahead. 45 minutes for the angler standup on a 50W. He also does giant bluefin and made short work of the eyeball. 67" long, 49" girth which works out to 201 pounds by the (Length * girth^2)/800 rule.

Easily 30 or 40 10-12" squid came out of its belly.

Maybe tomorrow or the next day I'll post some wahoo porn :)

[CClassic28]

Some bluefin pics from the Hudson

Chris

[Split Decision]

Man, you guys are killin me. I do'nt know if the pics make the winter better or worse.

Keep em coming