9/23/14

She was a hot one today; whew! Balmy is an understatement when describing such conditions. Africa hot, grease calm, thick humidity, classic late summer/early fall on the ridge. And equally classic, much to our delight/relief, was the fishing. All day long, aside from an occasional re-position, we sat, we fished, and we caught. Yellowfin tuna in the 15 - 25# class, the traditional "bread and butter" fish this ridge has attracted since long before we were part of the picture, received top billing, and fulfilled the ancient fishing instinct that called..

Rewarded with ample product in the hatch, and plentiful opportunity to savor success, production tapered off in the late afternoon to our benefit. Tomorrow is a new day. Conditions and fishing being what they are down here we're not in any hurry to make tracks for anywhere above. It appears that our perfect weather window will continue.That maintains an open field that we intend to wrench every bit of opportunity from.

Photos today feature a couple of anglers new to Royal Star but no strangers to fishing. Cash Nichols, pictured with crewman Ryan Browne, and Jacob Krol, with Captain Brian Sims, got the job done today and then some. Both of these guys systematically eliminated this fine class of yellowfin tuna all day long. Releasing plenty of the smaller models they put a worthy catch of this 25# class tuna in the RSW tanks to share with friends and family upon return.

Tim Ekstrom

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