Crazy Tuna Fishing

[dpitt]

So stumbled upon this OLD Movie "Tiger Shark" made in 1932,  go to minute 51 and you will see a wild tuna catching frenzy. 

 

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, dpitt said:

So stumbled upon this OLD Movie "Tiger Shark" made in 1932,  go to minute 51 and you will see a wild tuna catching frenzy. 

 

I saw that movie not too long ago. I liked it. That was a crazy tuna scene for sure. That was the way they used to catch them.

[dpitt]

8 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

I saw that movie not too long ago. I liked it. That was a crazy tuna scene for sure. That was the way they used to catch them.

They where really fishing for them and looks like they almost took a swim a few times. So I'm guessing they have partially straightened barbless hooks on the pole lines? They seemed to fling off easy .Interesting for big Tuna looks like two lines with one hook, 

[tjm]

These guys still fish that way, kinda reminds me of opening day in the trout park. I wonder though if they don't use gorge rather then the hooks as we know them?

 

[dpitt]

16 minutes ago, tjm said:

These guys still fish that way, kinda reminds me of opening day in the trout park. I wonder though if they don't use gorge rather then the hooks as we know them?

 

Wow that is crazy, thanks for sharing, looks like they have been doing this style for a long time.  The video points out that these Maldeves fisherman still don't use electronics, but still rely upon site and this techniques eliminates by catch kudos to them. Cool video.

[Quillback]

When I lived in Washington I always wanted to go out on a tuna charter but never got around to it.  It was 2 days on the boat as they had to go quite a ways out into the Pacific to find them.  Those guys jerking them out of the water doesn't show their fighting ability, on conventional tackle those things are one of the hardest fighters out there.

If you've never had fresh albacore, well it's the same taste as tuna in a can, a little different, but about the same.  I used to take my boat out of the port of Everett in late summer for king salmon, pinks and coho and sometimes coming back in there would be a tuna boat parked at the commercial dock, you could get a frozen solid, 10 lb or so whole albacore for $5.  That was 25 years ago, maybe it would be $10 today, or $20.

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[tjm]

10 hours ago, dpitt said:

Wow that is crazy, thanks for sharing, looks like they have been doing this style for a long time.  The video points out that these Maldeves fisherman still don't use electronics, but still rely upon site and this techniques eliminates by catch kudos to them. Cool video.

I had seen a similar video on a fly fishing forum a couple years ago and the movie reminded me of it. After a web search I also found this one of how they dress the barbless hooks, but I can find nothing on a source of the hooks. They have very little "hook" and appear to weighted something like a jig.

 

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I caught a “small” yellow fin in Maui.   It jerked me all around the back of the boat.  I assumed it was a giant!   Got it along side the boat and it was about 4’ long.   I was shocked it was that small.   Extremely fat though.  We auctioned it at the dock to help pay for the charter.  

[Johnsfolly]

I have only caught one blackfin tuna and lots of false albacore (little tunny, bonitos, etc.) when we lived in FL (way back when😉).

They are incredible fighters. I would love to tangle with a big one😉

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5 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

I have only caught one blackfin tuna and lots of false albacore (little tunny, bonitos, etc.) when we lived in FL (way back when😉).

They are incredible fighters. I would love to tangle with a big one😉

Those are nice ones!