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Monster Yellowfin! Will it Break the Record?
Monster Yellowfin landed aboard Excel Sportfishing out of San Diego as they fished down the Mexico coast this past week. In fact, the yellowfin weighed in at 448-pounds on the boat scale and has a chance at becoming the new World Record if it is certified on Saturday Nov 16 at the docks. Here is the press release that Okuma put out regarding the incredible catch as it happened to be caught on an Okuma Makaira 20 size reel. These reels are awesome and have been the demise of many a tuna, but this one tops them all. ONTARIO, Calif. – Aboard the long-range sportfishing vessel Excel, on a 10-Day…
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How to Hook Live Bait | A Quick Tutorial to Catch More Fish
The key to fishing live bait is presentation. How you hook that live bait and present it to the fish you are targeting is key.
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Okuma PCH Custom Kite Rod – First Look
With the popularity and necessity of Kite Fishing taking off around Southern California, the new Okuma PCH Kite Rod might be what you need to get this done.
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What To Do With This Collar? – Quick Recipe
What To Do With This Collar? Over the past several seasons, the sport boats have been including the collar of your fish when they clean your catch. Most folks that I know simply discard this delectable part of the fish as they just don’t know what to do with it. The collar contains some of the most delicious, tender portions of meat that you will find on the fish. It definitely isn’t the most pretty or appealing part, but with some quick fixing, it is some of the best. For the full story on where these particular yellowfin came from, check out the full report here. Preparing The Collar For…
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Limit Style Yellowfin Tuna Fishing
Annual Okuma Fall Charter Aboard Tribute Sportfishing With the reports of limit style yellowfin tuna fishing coming in recently, we had our charter timed just right. The annual Okuma Fall Charter aboard Tribute Sportfishing out of Seaforth Landing has been a tradition over the past couple of years. The Plan Everyone had high hopes of limit style yellowfin tuna fishing as we headed down to Seaforth Landing in San Diego. The fish had been reasonably close to home and it had been pretty wide open. The fish we were chasing were not big like the recent bluefin that we have been catching, but more fun sized in the 10-30lb class.…
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Fresh Bluefin Tuna Jerky – Super Easy Recipe
Making Fresh Tuna Jerky With the fishing so incredible and the giant Tuna just off the coast, you now need to decide what to do with your catch. There are many ways to prepare fresh Tuna, but one of my favorites is making fresh tuna jerky. Of course, you can use just about any fish for this, but tuna is one of my favorites. The Catch The first step in creating delicious, fresh jerky is catching the fish. Clearly you can use just about any fish you would like, but my go to is fresh caught tuna. I caught the below Bluefin Tuna recently and had plenty of fish to…
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Long Range Fishing Close To Home- Giant Bluefin Tuna
With all of the giant bluefin tuna in the reports around Southern California, its hard not to dream about pulling on big fish. As of this writing, you have a legitimate chance at catching a big bluefin tuna on every trip. And when I say big, I’m talking 150 to over 300 pounds. This week I had the opportunity to get out and fish the annual Okuma 3 Day Charter aboard Excel Sportfishing. Day of Departure – Day 1 As the annual Okuma 3 Day Charter got closer, anticipation builds as we all read the fishing reports. Yellowtail, Dorado, Yellowfin Tuna and of course, Giant Bluefin Tuna all filled the…
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Squish Jigs by Savage Gear Dominate the Bluefin Tuna Scene
Squish Jigs by Savage Gear have been dominating the local tuna scene. The Bluefin Tuna fishing off of the coast of Southern California has been incredible for the past few years. Heck, I’d say seasons, but it seems as if the fish have never left. The fish seem to be circulating around our local banks and islands. I’ve heard fisherman say that these are the years that we will look back on ten to twenty years from now and say, “those were the days.” And I don’t disagree. The bait that has really been getting these fish going is the Savage Gear Squish Jig. Half Squid, Half Fish, these little…
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