Certainly a ray of hope shined upon us in the morning, but the afternoon became near drudgery with only an occasional bite on a ninety to one hundred twenty pound yellowfin tuna that showed us a thing or two on how to avoid capture. Perhaps it was the weather, perhaps it was the lighter gear necessary to entice a response, perhaps it was a little tough luck, or perhaps it was a combination of all three. Regardless, we were stung by the reality of another slow day that produced almost a couple of handfuls of ninety to one hundred twenty pound tuna, but didn't quite appease the growing pang of hunger for some real deal action.

And so the search continues. With the reality of our present status, and our final full day of fishing looming large in the equation, we have reached the crossroads between full scale retreat or forging ahead in the quest for giant yellowfin glory. Consistent with our nature, the choice is obvious. This is one of those situations when one of our favorite sayings, courtesy of one of my all time favorite crewmen Jim Wood, applies. "When the going gets tough, the tough double down" Such is the reality of our present situation. Ask yourself the question. Would you rather spend your final day seeking the opportunity to make a single catch that could very well be the apex of your entire fishing life? Or would you rather throw in the towel and seek pure quantity of ten to twenty five pound fish for the sake of satisfying the primal catching urge?

Both answers are correct. When it comes to the opportunity to catch trophy yellowfin tuna however, our game plan tomorrow speaks for itself. This is what anglers can expect when fishing with us on Royal Star. The results, on average of course, speak for themselves. Don't place my confidence out of perspective however. I am saying some serious prayers for tomorrow as we need all the help we can get - and then some.