Boy are they nice to have in close proximity. When the morning effort failed to produce a cooperative school of bigger bluefin we called an audible. A quick run across found us fast to the bottom enjoying a nice afternoon scratching at school size bluefin with a few nice yellows mixed in. It was a welcome change of pace. I can't say the same for the night effort. Still playing hard to get the bastards had us at our wits end come 02:00. Laying under us for 20 minutes or more at times not a single fish mustered the courage to take a bite. Maddening at a level almost impossible to describe. Fatigue and failure are not for the faint of heart. Bluefin fishing at its finest...

Photo today features Charter Master and long time Royal Star friend Ross Myers shaking off the cobwebs with an early morning bluefin on the line. Therapy following last night's fruitless results. Ahhh...