7/7/14

Another day of fishing worthy of a National Geographic special with variety rorqual whales, including Bryde's, Sei's, and Blue's, putting on an Oscar worthy performance. The Bryde's and Sei's lunge feeding through massive bait schools while eager, school size yellowfin mopped up the stunned and/or missed spoils was the most dramatic of scenes but so many others complimented the day it would be too tedious to list.

There is more to coming out on the ocean that just catching fish. But, that is why we are here foremost. Catching today came in the form of again abbreviated stops and strikes on school size, 10 - 18# yellowfin tuna that proved maddeningly difficult to entice - yet another species this season thus far that has been overly reluctant to bite. What gives with the not biting fish this year is anyone's guess. Rest assured though that they will. And then we will settle the score.

A slow morning of production led into steady afternoon catching. We didn't load up by any means, but we did stay busy enjoying a few hours of non-stop, run and gun style tuna fishing for one to a handful at a time. Sundown saw us sliding down the line with a little sea condition at our stern gently lulling one and all into a sweet slumber.

Tim Ekstrom