Bamfield tuna shootout!!! September 22 - october 1
- Thread starter Osama Bin Hopper
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Osama Bin Hopper
Active Member
Adding to the list for deckhands
Dogbreath
smtw
Other boats
Captain Kidd
Fifth Element
Carl I'll have a spot for you for sure somewhere.
Dogbreath
smtw
Other boats
Captain Kidd
Fifth Element
Carl I'll have a spot for you for sure somewhere.
Slivo
Active Member
0 for me, was in the right place saw 3 tuner boats heading out as I was goin in. couldnt find 58 59 60 water but it was blue spent 6 hours trolling, gear and boat were working awsome. dont like the feeling of being the only sporty on the water. most of the time the water was 57.5 to 57.9 water was nice could do 22 to 25mph. will do better next time.
Hindsight
Active Member
I fish out of Renfrew, and I know we will have a few boats from this end wanting to join up, ? how many miles for the tuna
Island Fish Lifter
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure you can count on Hooktender and I.
trophywife
Crew Member
the fog ducker
Well-Known Member
Jasons not a Dork !
Sculpin
Well-Known Member
I just got back from a trip to Washington and stopped in to visit Ken Pinnell at Qcove. He put together a nice prize package for the shoot out. I took some pic's and will post them up in the morning. Great guy and a nice donation for sure. If anyone is heading over to Mills Landing from Nanaimo next week or weekend could you PM me. Hoping someone can deliver this stuff to Jeff. Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Sculpin
Cheers,
Sculpin
the fog ducker
Well-Known Member
im heading over for a week next week . you could drop it off with Derek or PNT .
i could take it to him if ya like
you not participating John ??
I will be picking up a bunch of gear from pnt regardless , let me know
later
felix
i could take it to him if ya like
you not participating John ??
I will be picking up a bunch of gear from pnt regardless , let me know
later
felix
Sculpin
Well-Known Member
Sculpin
Well-Known Member
Here's a little something that I am personally going to donate. I picked up a parcel of BD Swag from goatram's place when I was down in Washington. I ordered a couple of extra things so I figured they would make a great prize. I picked up some tuna tackle for myself and others while down there and thought I would throw in a few cedar plugs of different colours into the pot.
The hats are good quality and that halibut sticker doesn't get printed very often and is very sought after. Very cool sticker.
Cheers,
Sculpin
The hats are good quality and that halibut sticker doesn't get printed very often and is very sought after. Very cool sticker.
Cheers,
Sculpin
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OK they had the Westport Tuna classic last weekend. Caught the biggest albie in the history of tourny 39.12 Lbs after bleeding. Also caught bluefin tuna here is 1 report. I have to figure where to clear customs on straight line down 160 mile. If I can go at cruise speed would make it in 6 hrs and 600 liters gas. Would make that tourny next year with a couple guys.
But if you would have also told me that TEAM DEFIANCE would catch the largest fish both days, the largest albacore ever seen in an OTC or WTC event, a BLUEFIN TUNA, and a collective 174 fish, I would tell you YOU'RE OFF YOUR ROCKER!
Well....YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!!!
THERE I WAS....
With two killer crews on the team boats, we were bound to have a good trip. We arrived thursday afternoon to load with ice and bait and put the boats in the slips. The OTC had a new format this year. They consolidated the events from 4 events to two events and made the Ilwaco and Garibaldi events 2 day events, effectively cancelling the Charleston and Newport/Depoe Bay portion of the tournament. This bodes well for us who hale from the Seattle/Port Orchard region.
Friday's new format had a "leave when you want" rule with no captain's meeting but a "lines in" time of 7:30AM. We departed the dock around 5:30AM and headed offshore to arrive at our destination 10 minutes before 7:30AM. We floated around as we readied our troll gear and put in at the mark. We did not even have time to deploy the outriggers and we were bit on the QCOVE TNT Spreader Bar trailing a Ballyhood Albacore Allstar in Purple/Black. We converted to bait and Arvin hooked up immediately. This fish was little more squirrely though, running up to the bow, down through the screws, back out, and diving underneath the boat. As I grab the gaff, two more guys hook up. Arvin calls "color" and then starts studdering...
"COLOR....UM...UMMMMMM. THIS FISH HAS SHORT FINS. IT DOESN'T HAVE LONGFINS...UMMMM......SHORT FINS MEANS BLUEFIN!!!!! HELL YEAAAAA!"
After this fight it was easy to see why bluefin are king of the tuna family. This little 14 lb. bluefin tuna put up the fight of a 25lb. plus albie and didn't do death circles at the side of the boat.
But if you would have also told me that TEAM DEFIANCE would catch the largest fish both days, the largest albacore ever seen in an OTC or WTC event, a BLUEFIN TUNA, and a collective 174 fish, I would tell you YOU'RE OFF YOUR ROCKER!
Well....YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!!!
THERE I WAS....
With two killer crews on the team boats, we were bound to have a good trip. We arrived thursday afternoon to load with ice and bait and put the boats in the slips. The OTC had a new format this year. They consolidated the events from 4 events to two events and made the Ilwaco and Garibaldi events 2 day events, effectively cancelling the Charleston and Newport/Depoe Bay portion of the tournament. This bodes well for us who hale from the Seattle/Port Orchard region.
Friday's new format had a "leave when you want" rule with no captain's meeting but a "lines in" time of 7:30AM. We departed the dock around 5:30AM and headed offshore to arrive at our destination 10 minutes before 7:30AM. We floated around as we readied our troll gear and put in at the mark. We did not even have time to deploy the outriggers and we were bit on the QCOVE TNT Spreader Bar trailing a Ballyhood Albacore Allstar in Purple/Black. We converted to bait and Arvin hooked up immediately. This fish was little more squirrely though, running up to the bow, down through the screws, back out, and diving underneath the boat. As I grab the gaff, two more guys hook up. Arvin calls "color" and then starts studdering...
"COLOR....UM...UMMMMMM. THIS FISH HAS SHORT FINS. IT DOESN'T HAVE LONGFINS...UMMMM......SHORT FINS MEANS BLUEFIN!!!!! HELL YEAAAAA!"
After this fight it was easy to see why bluefin are king of the tuna family. This little 14 lb. bluefin tuna put up the fight of a 25lb. plus albie and didn't do death circles at the side of the boat.
Osama Bin Hopper
Active Member
I'm ******' pumped boys.
Hell of a good batch of fellas heading out there. Would be great to see some Renfrew guys out there for sure!!
Thanks John for everything. You better be in there pal.
54 degree water at the big bank yesterday... I don't think we'll be going far by that time of the year.
Don - lets get it on!
Hell of a good batch of fellas heading out there. Would be great to see some Renfrew guys out there for sure!!
Thanks John for everything. You better be in there pal.
54 degree water at the big bank yesterday... I don't think we'll be going far by that time of the year.
Don - lets get it on!
Almar22
Member
Very cool idea for a tourney up there! Being completely hooked on tuna fishing, I am thinking of heading north of the boarder yet again for some tuna with you guys. Next week we are heading for Quatsino Sound, and I would venture out a ways for some tuna if they are within range. Any ideas on where they are? Going to bring my tuna gear in any case adn will post if I find them!
