12/04/14

Can't say that this turned out exactly how we would have preferred, yet. A boatload of not biting fish, actually several hundred boatloads, taunted and tormented showing themselves from mid morning through the late afternoon leaving no doubt about the potential of this zone. Insanely beautiful weather - again - took a lot of the sting out of the lack of production, but admittedly the bridge perspective was pretty clinched.

But the good news of course is that the sign is here and so are we. We still have time albeit not a surplus of it. We need some big time assistance from the fish gods at this point; everything else is as we look for. We're not out of tricks up our sleeves either, or ground to cover. But it would be a whole lot nicer to get the job done here. And that is exactly what we aim to do.

A few anglers today set to getting the job done despite the finicky disposition of the hoards of yellowfin tuna we pursued in vain. Colin Chimienti, out here from Florida taking his first stab at west coast long range fishing, had one chance. It turned out to be the right one made good on through smooth technique and application of the age old big fish principals - big gear, meticulous rigging, and taking full advantage of the coaching provided by veteran crewmen. Here is Colin with the results; 224# for his first trophy west coast yellowfin is a good start. We couldn't be more pleased for Colin who earned this one the old fashioned way; a job well done.

Tim Ekstrom

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