...out of San Diego, fishing Mexican waters several hundred miles off Cabo San Lucas. All tackle world record yellowfin came from there, just a shade under 400 pounds, in 1977, with a few fish above 380 taken this year and last.
Boats (100ft plus) usually have 20 to 30 anglers fishing at the same time with multiple hookups normal...using 50 to 130lb class Internationals/Tiagras/etc and not able to chase fish, spooling happens all the time so a second (sometimes third or fourth!) very expensive outfit has to be clipped on to the first in order to stay connected to the fish. A few dollars down the drain if the line hits the rudders/props!
Stand up battles can last for four hours or more...not for ones with heart conditions!
Fish are generally brought back whole to the landings in San Diego where they are swapped over for the equivelant number of cans of tuna (boats have 20-30 ton freezer capacity). Most punters are well-off doctors/lawyers/construction bosses/etc who can't be bothered cleaning/transporting/freezing fish or owning/operating their own boat.
To attempt to answer your question, Roberta...the Japanese pay tens of thousands of dollars for giant (300kg plus) Atlantic bluefin, so my guess is fish of these sizes are just as nice to eat as the smaller versions.
kempy
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Date Joined: 28/05/09
bloody hell thats a whopper
bloody hell thats a whopper
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Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
just a few portions of
just a few portions of sushimi comming up, one decent tuna
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
roberta
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Date Joined: 08/07/08
If that big do they still
taste nice, sushimi or cooked?
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Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Long range charter...
...out of San Diego, fishing Mexican waters several hundred miles off Cabo San Lucas. All tackle world record yellowfin came from there, just a shade under 400 pounds, in 1977, with a few fish above 380 taken this year and last.
Boats (100ft plus) usually have 20 to 30 anglers fishing at the same time with multiple hookups normal...using 50 to 130lb class Internationals/Tiagras/etc and not able to chase fish, spooling happens all the time so a second (sometimes third or fourth!) very expensive outfit has to be clipped on to the first in order to stay connected to the fish. A few dollars down the drain if the line hits the rudders/props!
Stand up battles can last for four hours or more...not for ones with heart conditions!
Fish are generally brought back whole to the landings in San Diego where they are swapped over for the equivelant number of cans of tuna (boats have 20-30 ton freezer capacity). Most punters are well-off doctors/lawyers/construction bosses/etc who can't be bothered cleaning/transporting/freezing fish or owning/operating their own boat.
To attempt to answer your question, Roberta...the Japanese pay tens of thousands of dollars for giant (300kg plus) Atlantic bluefin, so my guess is fish of these sizes are just as nice to eat as the smaller versions.
saltatrix
Posts: 1081
Date Joined: 30/03/08
The Japanese pay "much"
The Japanese pay "much" higher prices over the 80lb mark for their higher oil/fat content.
Angling tourism is worth $10 billion to the Australian economy - 90000 jobs; more than any sport; spread the word
damo6230
Posts: 2029
Date Joined: 07/06/08
yeh thats a big yellowfin
mates fish out of Nova Scotia and catch 2000pound bluefin.......now they pull.
crayfish the season then bolt on the flyhouse and outriggers and chase the Tuna.
make damn good money