Author Topic: TUNA Trip (Read 2910 times)

newbraintree · « **on:** Mar 22, 2009, 05:29 PM »

I know this was thrown out there last year, but is anyone interested in going out on a Tuna Charter possibly in May? I was thinking of getting a 6-pack together during Mid Week off of the cape

Massfisher · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 22, 2009, 05:33 PM »

Quote from: newbraintree on Mar 22, 2009, 05:29 PM

I know this was thrown out there last year, but is anyone interested in going out on a Tuna Charter possibly in May? I was thinking of getting a 6-pack together during Mid Week off of the cape

Better wait till june or july they arent up here yet. or go in august or september.

V Menzone · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 22, 2009, 06:24 PM »

football bluefin show up mid may usually. nothing over 30 lbs but are fun to catch. early season is easy to have 20 fish days lots ofr action. we usually start seeing giants around the end of august and the water is warmer. mahi and yellowfin and other warmwater species also move in close. less action though the smaller fish seem to disperse.

JDiPerrio · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 22, 2009, 06:35 PM »

This sounds like a good idea Josh, I would definetly be up for it, it would be a good way to end my first year at College since I get out May 23

John

newbraintree · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 22, 2009, 06:38 PM »

Just throwing the idea out there...We could even try to book something for the fall as I know it is hard to take off from the family during Massachusetts only two nice months of weather

kivva king · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 22, 2009, 06:50 PM »

Send a pm to team tip up!! He has 2 boats out of duxbury or marshfield, somewhere around there. He sent me a text on thursday that he was catching 30lbs. cod!! He does tuna charters as well!!

Massfisher · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 04:30 PM »

Quote from: V Menzone on Mar 22, 2009, 06:24 PM

football bluefin show up mid may usually. nothing over 30 lbs but are fun to catch. early season is easy to have 20 fish days lots ofr action. we usually start seeing giants around the end of august and the water is warmer. mahi and yellowfin and other warmwater species also move in close. less action though the smaller fish seem to disperse.

He was talking going off the cape, and i thought that would either mean out East or on the Bank and those fish dont come till begining of june usually, but i think you are referring to the canyons.

V Menzone · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 23, 2009, 05:39 PM »

massfisher, we fish mainly south of block out up to 40 miles. our boat is only 23 feet so we dont venture much further. We started last year mid june and were doing well less then 5 miles off block.

flaggs · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 08:33 AM »

3-5 miles north east of Chatham during the second week in October... The water was bubbling with them!

Flaggs!

Massfisher · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 08:46 AM »

Yea and hopefully those new regs they are trying to pass get passed, it will make everyone happy.

V Menzone · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 06:59 PM »

nice fish flaggs what did she weigh 150?

RickC · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 24, 2009, 08:20 PM »

July 4, 2008
77"
255 lbs

flaggs · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 09:39 AM »

Quote from: V Menzone on Mar 24, 2009, 06:59 PM

nice fish flaggs what did she weigh 150?

Not as big as RickC's!!! WOW Nice... RickC, were you able to keep it or did the captain take it? anything over 160lbs on our boat was kept by the Capt. I was able to keep mine

Mine was 60" at 147#. total euiphoria reeling this in!

Flaggs!

newbraintree · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 10:31 AM »

Quote from: flaggs on Mar 25, 2009, 09:39 AM

Not as big as RickC's!!! WOW Nice... RickC, were you able to keep it or did the captain take it? anything over 160lbs on our boat was kept by the Capt. I was able to keep mine

Mine was 60" at 147#. total euiphoria reeling this in!

Flaggs!

I thought that it was anything over 73 inches... yours was anything over 160#'s?

flaggs · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 10:47 AM »

Quote from: newbraintree on Mar 25, 2009, 10:31 AM

I thought that it was anything over 73 inches... yours was anything over 160#'s?

Different Captains, different rules...

newbraintree · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 11:20 AM »

Quote from: flaggs on Mar 25, 2009, 10:47 AM

Different Captains, different rules...

that would suck to get one 161 pounds!

JDiPerrio · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 11:47 AM »

Yea it would suck but the Japanese pay pretty good for the tuna fillets

Massfisher · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 01:37 PM »

Quote from: flaggs on Mar 25, 2009, 09:39 AM

Not as big as RickC's!!! WOW Nice... RickC, were you able to keep it or did the captain take it? anything over 160lbs on our boat was kept by the Capt. I was able to keep mine

Mine was 60" at 147#. total euiphoria reeling this in!

Flaggs!

I cant see why it would be the captains at 160 lbs? Because like Newbraintree said the have to be 73" to sell except that might be changing to 65" this year.

flaggs · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 01:41 PM »

Quote from: Massfisher on Mar 25, 2009, 01:37 PM

I cant see why it would be the captains at 160 lbs? Because like Newbraintree said the have to be 73" to sell except that might be changing to 65" this year.

Don't know.... maybe his freezer was empty!

It was the last trip he had before pulling the boat out for the season..

He made it pretty clear though! He was actually, one of the best captains I have been with that put us on fish! Great guy too!

Flaggs!

Massfisher · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 01:55 PM »

Quote from: flaggs on Mar 25, 2009, 01:41 PM

Don't know.... maybe his freezer was empty! It was the last trip he had before pulling the boat out for the season..

He made it pretty clear though! He was actually, one of the best captains I have been with that put us on fish! Great guy too!

Flaggs!

Hmm.. maybe. What boat was it? He must be from Chatham or around that area?

newbraintree · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 25, 2009, 03:58 PM »

Quote from: Massfisher on Mar 25, 2009, 01:37 PM

I cant see why it would be the captains at 160 lbs? Because like Newbraintree said the have to be 73" to sell except that might be changing to 65" this year.

So there is a shortage of large Tuna out there so they are going to make the regulations smaller? that makes sense

V Menzone · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 27, 2009, 05:21 PM »

I believe if you have a license to seel you cannot have any bluefin in you possesion under 73. i have a recreational license in rhode island and the rule is one fish between 27" AND 47" and one fish 47" to 73" which sometimes changes in the fall

Massfisher · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 27, 2009, 06:34 PM »

Quote from: V Menzone on Mar 27, 2009, 05:21 PM

I believe if you have a license to seel you cannot have any bluefin in you possesion under 73. i have a recreational license in rhode island and the rule is one fish between 27" AND 47" and one fish 47" to 73" which sometimes changes in the fall

If you have a charter boat license you can sell if its over 73, but your not allowed to keep any under that, that day. If you already have a shorter fish you have to let your sell fish go. But they are trying to change the 73 down to 65.

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