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Old 08-05-2015, 01:22 PM   #1
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SoCal Offshore Kayak 2015-- BLUEFIN

Finally got it. 30# BFT unassisted from the yak, with a YT to boot.

Caught on spanish flyliner 7 miles off the beach.

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Old 08-05-2015, 01:37 PM   #2
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Awesome!!!
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Old 08-05-2015, 01:38 PM   #3
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Beautiful Chris!!!

Nice video!!

Super cool slo-mo on the gaff shot!

Congrats!

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Old 08-05-2015, 01:49 PM   #4
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Persistance pays off! Way to stay at it, thats a hell of a fish that I am sure you will remember for a looong time. Great video. Enjoy the eats.
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Old 08-05-2015, 02:01 PM   #5
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Cool noice

Great fish man. i was out all day yesterday and caught nothing but bait. guess i showed up to late in the day.
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Old 08-05-2015, 02:10 PM   #6
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Check...epic catch dude congrats.
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Old 08-05-2015, 02:34 PM   #7
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You're really living the dream. Well deserved. Congrats Chris!

At what point does BWE get a new BFT, YFT, or Dorado emoji? is soooo spring 2015.
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:03 PM   #8
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Nice.
Cool vid. Dig the shot angle at color.
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:10 PM   #9
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Congrats Chris well played!!! I know you wanted that one bad Solid!!!!
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:16 PM   #10
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:17 PM   #11
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Well done.

Welcome to the tuna club!
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:30 PM   #12
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Thanks!

Hopefully nobody is too salty about me posting this. I don't care if there was a million tuna out there... it is not easy to track these things down at 2-4 mph when you're 2 feet above sea level. I got sucked wayyyy south by the current and had about a 4 hour paddle back in with my head down and pushing. Not to mention I was solo. Tried to get some peeps to follow me out but everyone thought the reports were bad and stayed in w the YT. Luckily I have a good radio w GPS. It gets real lonely out there when you're soaked in blood and your boat is practically sinking. In the shot where I'm on the radio, I'm calling in my old buddy the scallywag onto the school. But i did it totally unassisted.

On this day there were lots of PBs on 72 talking about seeing the fish but not getting them to bite. I think the kayak is actually an advantage on the spooky BF. Going offshore again soon... but maybe trying a different spot. PM me if you're interested and have your sled ready for the long haul. Lets make a plan.
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:45 PM   #13
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Congrats that's awesome I'm hoping to still land my first yt on the yak I'm gonna go out again Saturday or Sunday and try my luck again.
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:53 PM   #14
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Man! Great fishin' right there. Very cool and it's on video.

Awesome job !
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:55 PM   #15
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Congrats! Nice fish!
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:58 PM   #16
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What a killer day of fishing

Both a YT and a tuna! Can't ask for much more than that! Congrats!


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Old 08-05-2015, 04:02 PM   #17
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You were really partially sinking? What's going on with that?
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Old 08-05-2015, 04:29 PM   #18
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Heck ya! Nice
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Old 08-05-2015, 04:34 PM   #19
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Old 08-05-2015, 04:58 PM   #20
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You were really partially sinking? What's going on with that?
I'm a heavy guy (230#) and with 50# of fish, a full bait tank, and a nice compliment of offshore gear... I'd say I was pushing the weight limit in the prowler. I wasn't taking on THAT much water, but the hatch between my legs was definitely submerged if I stopped paddling.

Once I put the BF in the front hatch it lowered my center of gravity and made me a bit more stable, albeit lowriding. Still I'd rather have the prowler out there. You can see in the video, when I stop paddling I just keep gliding for another 100 feet. Multiply that over 12hrs and that's a lot of energy savings. So smooth and efficient. The rudder also makes a big difference when paddling diagonally to the swell, especially downhill.
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