I just returned from a 1.5 day and wanted to send some good vibes to the captain (Jim) and crew. They ran with only 4 of us which was a treat. Needless to say everyone was super comfortable. It was my first time on the boat and I thought it rode and fished very well. Boat was in great shape. The weather stayed nice and the wind was manageable throughout. We started the troll at grey light and stopped on a few paddies. The first fish (yellowtail) came over the rail at almost 9am. We continued the hunt and threw bait on a few marks, but couldn't find hungry fish. Finally at 2pm we found a school (yft) that wanted to chew. Easy limits for all of us (wide open). It was an aquarium (most fish between 10-15lbs, largest pushing 20), with every bait bit within a second of hitting the water. I tried a flat fall and did manage 1, but they were definitely keyed in on small sardines. They also ate 50 lb string which helped us limit in about 45 minutes. They called another boat in and we motored on to allow us to catch our breath and clean up the carnage. That was some fun stuff. We continued north and looked for dorado, stopped on a couple paddies and saw 1 or 2 lit up, but couldn't get them to bite. We hunted until sunset with nothing happening but not for lack of effort. We maybe saw 7 nice sized paddies (some with birds) but only 2 produced. My guess is many had probably been fished already. No troll fish all day. Easy ride home with a great nights sleep.
In addition to the good fishing the food was outstanding. The cook knows what he is doing. Yummy breakfast burrito on wake up. Lunch was a green salad with yellowfin. A little time later we ate incredible sashimi and poke bowls. I can't say enough how good poke and hot rice tasted. To top off our snacks we had delicious tuna melt sandwiches. Nobody ate a hamburger and we were so full nobody ate dinner. I'm sure the light load helped our meal situation, but this was the best I've eaten on anything less than 3 days.
All in all, a trip for the memory books which included my good friend on his 1st tuna.
The crew was fantastic and handled the slaughter well. They smiled all the time and helped anyone with tangles , reties, etc.
Thanks again prowler. You run a top notch operation.
In addition to the good fishing the food was outstanding. The cook knows what he is doing. Yummy breakfast burrito on wake up. Lunch was a green salad with yellowfin. A little time later we ate incredible sashimi and poke bowls. I can't say enough how good poke and hot rice tasted. To top off our snacks we had delicious tuna melt sandwiches. Nobody ate a hamburger and we were so full nobody ate dinner. I'm sure the light load helped our meal situation, but this was the best I've eaten on anything less than 3 days.
All in all, a trip for the memory books which included my good friend on his 1st tuna.
The crew was fantastic and handled the slaughter well. They smiled all the time and helped anyone with tangles , reties, etc.
Thanks again prowler. You run a top notch operation.
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