My favorite catch

[maddog10]

I know it is small, but it is my first billfish. Did have a big Blue Marlin hooked up for about 3 seconds, once.

Sailfish

 

[hmoobvwj]

Very nice! How long it take for you to reel in the big boy?

 

[maddog10]

About 2 minutes, it swam to the boat!

 

[hmoobvwj]

Not much of a fighter then huh! Did you keep it and eat it? Or released it?

 

[maddog10]

Released.

We kept all the Yellowfin Tuna we caught though.

 

[hmoobvwj]

Nice....sorry for so much questions, how long was it and how heavy was it? It really fascinate me, because I really want to go deep sea fishing.

 

[MultispeciesTamer]

Released.

We kept all the Yellowfin Tuna we caught though.

huh sounds like what iam doing this summer, did you launch from Delaware?

 

[maddog10]

Maybe 6' tip to tip, 30 pounds maybe. I have no idea on the weight. It is a small fish. I have caught 80 pound Yellowfin and 120 pound Big Eye Tuna. During one trip we saw a Whale Shark, 20-25' long. On another trip we had a giant Manta Ray leap out of the wake of the boat. The ray was about 15' across. We almost always see Pilot Whales and one year a Hammerhead Shark migration was on, literally about 600 sharks. Never know what you will see 100 miles offshore, thats why I love going out.

We go out of Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks, NC. I live in Maryland about 2 miles from the Chesapeake Bay and about 2 hours from the ocean (Ocean City, MD). We make the 6-7 hour drive to NC to go tuna fishing. It is the best place we have found.

 

[cichlid fiend]

nice catch boss!!