My first blufin

[big jay]

Easy guys, that's not the first fish posted on this site that looks like it isn't going to make it. And I think anyone that has trolled the larger squid for footballs (and I know they are popular here) knows that those bigger hooks end up coming out the fish's eyeball quite often. No matter how careful you are, some of them are going to be lobster bait.

ITH -congrats on your first bluefin. Nothing runs like them.

Maybe everybody can throw out how they handle fish at boatside - so that way some of the guys who are new to the tuna game will be better prepared.

[Roger]

Originally Posted by big jay

Maybe everybody can throw out how they handle fish at boatside - so that way some of the guys who are new to the tuna game will be better prepared.

Smaller fish get netted since they come in pretty green and it helps to control them. 40" ish get leadered and grabbed by the tail at boat side. They are lifted by the tail and the body is supported with the other arm. Keepers get the gaff.

That fish looks like it was gaffed too far back in the jaw, near the gills. That put it about three inches from the heart.

[bttfish]

Nice! Y did you throw it back? Is there a limit on Tuna?

[Van]

Originally Posted by big jay

Easy guys, that's not the first fish posted on this site that looks like it isn't going to make it.
Maybe everybody can throw out how they handle fish at boatside - so that way some of the guys who are new to the tuna game will be better prepared.

To all lets all give input in this thread http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ad.php?t=35047 and we'll be wiser sportsmen....

[redlite]

bluefin=ruined for life=bassin' will never be the same.