I did not have the time/energy to run out to the yellowfin biomass, so made a quick inshore trip trolling for something a little closer to shore.
About 5-6 miles out and I saw some flying fish flying around. I started trolling and before you know it got a double hook up of skippies!
(https://i.imgur.com/3QyFyVi.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7i4tgzd.jpg)
I got about 4 or 5 knockdowns that missed the hook, but had one real fish slam my squid daisy chain. Unfortunately fell off by the time I got the rod out of the holder.
I got another skippy while trolling that I bled and packed in ice for some poke. Skippy makes great poke, but unfortunately you have to cut out a lot of red meat to get the good stuff.
(https://i.imgur.com/b3hjaZX.jpg)
I love the blue lines
(https://i.imgur.com/bYYIRpy.jpg)
That was about it. 3 skippies in 3 hours of trolling. Not great, but not bad for being so close to shore.
At any case, it's the first true tuna on The Curmudgeon. Hopefully I can get a nice ahi on it before they disappear. Friggand Bayfest knows how to screw up all of the launch ramps.
I also had this weird navy ship circling me for 40 minutes. I'm not exactly sure why and it had an outrigger on it. Just a weird vessel.
(https://i.imgur.com/G1rJKeg.jpg)
Thanks for reading. I also have some shark and/or lobster bait now!
Knock down on the bird? Nice.
Skippies are cool looking.
Wow, those are pretty fish! Nice!
They're are super cool looking fish on the outside....................the inside's a different story :o
Sick 8)
Skippies are fun!
Congrats! Those guys fight like a fish at least twice their size.
That's the sea hunter. Still doing trails in SD waters until I think 2019 or 20. It's intended to be unmanned and scan zones for submarines for several months at a time. I think the idea is to have several dozen along the coasts doing search patterns.
: Chris September 25, 2017, 05:08:58 p
That's the sea hunter. Still doing trails in SD waters until I think 2019 or 20. It's intended to be unmanned and scan zones for submarines for several months at a time. I think the idea is to have several dozen along the coasts doing search patterns.
Thanks for that info, Chris! I was wondering why it kept circling over and over as it moved north.