Offshore One cast salvaged the day 5/4

[longboard85]

Launched this morning with Michael and headed south to try and get on some tuna. We skipped on getting bait which was a mistake on my part in hopes of getting bit on poppers and spreader bars. The ocean conditions were amazing all day and got down to the zone pretty quickly.

As soon as we were south of the 425 we found fish ranging from 20 to 100+ and chased them all day while dragging the spreader around. Unfortunately all we got was a big Bonito on the spreader bar and no love on the poppers or surface lures. Water ranged from 60 to 66 closer to upper hidden and was very clean.

We stopped by north island on the way in just to see if anything was around. We dragged Rapalas on the weather side for nada. I did get lucky though on the Lee of pukey with a solid yellow. It was by far the most memorable surface iron bite I've had with this fish blowing up on the jig like a tuna on the popper.

Unfortunately the tuna eluded us today but the yellow took the sting off a bit. Good luck and stay safe!

 

[islandhooker]

Nice work ! Did you check out the 371 area ?

 

[jeffkaiser]

Solid is an apt description. Very nice!

 

[lougio]

Thats fun on the iron, nice fish! Thx!

 

[JohnnyK87137]

You guys worked it hard. I bet that yellow was amazing to see!

 

[ChoeMan]

 

[DHSDave]

Hey Cody, we had the same experience this morning in our Grady. Fished the same zone and no Love on the spreader. We did find a nice paddy a bit nw of N island and got 3 quality yellers off it.

 

[bradnoble]

Nice toad yellow!

 

[gecsr1]

They were catching BF on throwing jigs....

 

[the SLIDER]

I bet if Michael and You, not me , fished the island with bait, you would probably be posting 5-10 of those models.



Nice job guys.

 

[tunakillerjoe1]

Nice work and report! The heartbreaker would have been if a dog stole it at gaff, then proceeded to devour it a couple of yards away! (As they do!) Quality yellow.

 

[Zika]

Nice work!!

 

[mkfriedrich]

You did not suck as a captain. You are the best fisherman/captain I know. It just wasn’t our day. We will prevail though brother. I can guarantee you that.

 

[Noah & Scoot]

That’s the way to salvage the day!! Right on

 

[John S.]

You did not suck as a captain. You are the best fisherman/captain I know. It just wasn’t our day. We will prevail though brother. I can guarantee you that.

Yep. I have to agree. You don't suck. My money is on you to produce. There are private boaters who reliably get into the pelagics and you are one of them. However, even the best will whiff.

John

 

[lickinchickin]

Nice catch

 

[Fishin_Freeman]

Hero YT!!!

That's bluefin. I plan to get out after this next blow and burn some fuel, drink some beers, and any fish is a bonus.

 

[colemans224]

Hell of a fish dude way to go.

 

[Rubberhook2]

Very nice.

Surface iron fishing for good grade yellow is by far my most favorite type of fishing I do...

 

[Tunahead]

NICE FORK! The fish magnet saves the day!!
Nice ending Cody. That's the right kind!

 

[mhanson59hb]

Wow, nice participation trophy there! It's easy to be magnanimous when you have a toad yellow on board! Congrats!

 

[eDUBz]

Nice Yellow right there!

 

[SUPSquatchFish]

Talk about salvaging the day! Way to go fish killer

 

[Tunaslam]

Good save! Nice Hamachi.

 

[Sea Bacon]

Was out there on 5/4 also. We searched the 226, 302, 371, and upper hidden. Didn't see much life. Water was 59 at the Upper and 61 at the 371. Headed to the nados for the afternoon and had a good time hooking some bass and fat mackerels. Headed home around 2PM and the ocean turned to crap. 2-3' swells were probably 7-8' with 15mph winds. Not a fun ride on a 21 footer.