Talked to the boat tonight and the mystery angler that caught the 323.5lb tuna this morning was Capt. Joe Machado.

Just to give you a little history..Joe has dedicated his life to catching bait for the fleet for over the past 35 years and spends long hours producing the most quality catches possible and is the best at what he does.
Fishing and hunting is his way of life and his wife Kim relayed that he was really happy about joining the elite 300lb club. Congrats Joe! It is fitting for him, who has day in and day out given his all for anglers to have bait, that now he should be on the receiving end of this.
So next time you're on a fishing trip out of San Diego and you nose hook, gill hook or belly hook your bait, and it swims away from the boat - remember there is another layer of the process to your fishing trip.

Fishing on the whole was a little slower today, but other highlights today were Gary Graham with a 224lber and Kohei Kikuchi with a 205lber!



Check back tomorrow



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