100+ Blue Fin Tuna off San Diego 08-24-2009

Albacore and 100 Plus Pound Bluefin Tuna

The news that the Big Game 90 had a bluefin tuna that exceeded 100 pounds echoed throuhout the sportfishing industry and is a warning that it is now time to bring Avet two speeds with 60 pound test. Heck, even the albacore have all been nice sized fish this year so please bring your very best tackle with brand new line. Please do not go under gunned.

2 days on the Vagabond - Tuna Photos

Had a great time last week, went out Sunday night for a 2 day trip on the Vagabond out of Point Loma. We departed Sunday evening with the Shimano Reps and the Vagabond Crew ending south for the tuna grounds. After driving all night we started in the zone at grey light and put a few small Yellow Fin on the boat right away, but new that bigger fish where still south of us so we motored on down. By 9am we started finding better fish and some Yellowtail and Blue Fin. By lunch time we had some bigger fish on the boat and came into the prime zone. We had a few guys from out of town and was glad Shimano was supplying the boat gear with rods and reels. By afternoon we had some good numbers on all types.We came across some finned whales working a bait ball and the tuna boiling on them as well, it was a site to see nature at work like that. Some nice big Blues and even a few Dodo's. The day ended with some nice fish and we fished until it was dark.
We made a move back up the line that night and started fishing at first light. Came on a few paddies and picked up some nice Yellowtails. Trolled for a while and hit a few more paddies and the headed home. The crew sorted the fish and we found the 1st and 2nd place jackpot fish, it was close with only a pound separating 5 big fish, with Blues taking the top spots in the 30-40lb range. We even had a youngster on board that got his first Tuna and 2nd and 3rd and so on.. But he stepped up after much talking and ate the heart from his first Tuna.. Great sport Shimano delivered with some great prizes as well and we all had a great time on the trip..



Thanks to Mike and the Crew on the Vagabond for a great trip as always..

Chaeck out all the photos on the WWW.ONECOOLTUNA.COM or at the SMUGMUG link..



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3/4 Day trip on the Vagabond. Had a great day fishing with Mike and the kids out at the islands. Limited out on Sand Bass and caught a few cudas as well. Great day of fishing before the 4th of July Holiday..

Check out all the photos on

www.onecooltuna.com

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Vagabond 5 Day 6-2009 - Cedros

Got back Thursday 6/18 from a great trip on the Vagabond. We fished the outside for tuna and then went in-shore to Cedros Island for the Big Mean Yellows. Had a great time with a great bunch of really good fisherman and crew.. We ended the trip going back outside for the tuna again and I end ed up with a nice Yellowfin Tuna, photos are up on my site - www.onecooltuna.com and I am working on a video as well from the trip. Stay tuned for updates and the next trips.

Shark Attach Vs Other things

Here is a list that gives you the odds of being attached or dieing from a Shark Attach vs other things.. The odds are looking good..

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/attacks/relarisk.htm

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Great report in WON - Vagabond Tuna

There is a great reort in Western Outdoors news about the Vagabond and the first Tuna of the 2009 season. Good read..

Click link below for the Report

http://bit.ly/i1Um0

Tuna are back - Vagabond Catches the First Tuna 2009

Well it is On.. Mike was at the start of the 5 day to Cedros (same one I was on last year) and hooked up on Albacore and Blue Fin 116 miles south

Boat report - 5-16-2009

May 16, 2008 It's is On!!!! Made a really nice little stop on the 1st morning of our 5-day trip and are celebrating the first Albacore catch of the season at about easy day and 1/2 range. John Humphries claimed the first at 24.5 lbs on the troll and Gerald Gaughen caught the first baitfish, a 19.5-lb Albie. Next came Calvin Kumamoto with a 19.9-lb Bluefin on the troll. Beautiful water and weather conditions. We are now heading down to the islands and will report more later.
It is time to go fishing!!!!

Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew


Can't wait for June 12th, will be heading down that way on the Vagabond for the same kind of trip.. 5 days to Cedros..

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New Webpage is Almost ready

Check out the Beta version of the new website. I hope to have this live next week. The ONECOOLTUNA.COM will be live and working.

In the meantime

CLICK HERE

Enjoy and let me know what you think..

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10,000 viewers and still counting

NEWS FLASH.... We just passed the 10,000 visitor to the site.. Thank you very much for stopping by. I love sharing my fishing news and photos with all of you. I had a great time doing the video this year from the 10 day trip and I am looking forward to some great trips this summer and fall. Stay tune for the frist trip in June and then game on for Tuna Fishing. I hope to be able to make some great new videos as well.

I also have some good news coming up soon on our first Cool Tuna fishing tackel.

Thanks Again,

Cool Tuna - Jeff

MLPA - Link - Stay informed or stop fishing

Here is a link to the Marine Life Protection Act - that will be imposed on the So Calif area soon. Please go to this link and read up on it and help save or local fishing areas.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/

Sign up for their newsletter as well.

Videos are done - Finally - 10day Vagabond Cow Town

YouTube Clip

Well I finally got the videos done from the trip.This one took longer than I thought with the added video to the photos. But it turned in to a featured film, the total was 45 min. and I can't post something that lond to the web. I did upload some raw footage on YouTube and will mail anyone a copy of the full version if they send me their address. Anyone not on the trip the cost is $10.00 to cover mailing and DVD cost. If you where on the trip.. Free.. Check out Youtube for the clips and I am working on a shorter version for Youtube as well.

Cool Tuna - Jeff

10 Day Vagabond - Cow Town - Yellowfin Tuna

John's 297lb

Jack (79) and a 204lb Cow

Here are the photos and report from the 10 day trip on the Vagabond.

I did not get my cow (yellowfin over 200lb.) but had a great time and we did put fish on the boat over 200lb.

jackpot was John with 297lb (over 300 out of the water)
Kurt with 285lb and Mike T. with 246lb.

It was a great trip and I shot way too many photos and video this time as well.

Here is the link to the Photos, I am still editing and working on the video as well. I will post more later. Also here is the report I posted on Bloody Decks about the trip

Smugmug Photos link

Bloddy Deck report

2 days and Counting - 10day Vagabond Cow City Trip

Well I am going a little crazy getting everything ready to go.. Friday can't get here soon enough, tackle bag, check, rods, check, reels, check, misc.stuff, check, check, check..... I know I will forget something or take to much of other stuff. But I am going!!!!!

10 days of fishing for Yellowtail, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dodos and what ever else we can find, but we are going for the Cows (yellowfin Tuna over 200lb.) This is the last trip of the season for the Vagabond and the crew, so it is no holds bar for the big fish and the best fishing. There will be 3 people I know on this trip and have fished with before, so that will help my chances of getting what I am looking for- A COW....

I will return on 12-8 and will post a complete report then. Check for update for on board from Capt. Mike..

The link to the Vagabond website is here on my page..

Cool Tuna out..

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1 1/2 days on the Q105 - No Fish

Well with the bite going off for the last 2 weeks, I figured it was time to get out there and help myself to some of the easy pickings.... WRONG... It started out good, got down to the docks Firday night with my fishing buddy "Big D" and we talked with a lot of people going out as well on 1 day and 2 day trips and the mode was high on getting into a epic bite. The counts had been down for the last couple of days but that means it time for the bite to start up again... I was Hoping.. Well we headed out around 9:30pm and headed south about 100 miles and would be in the zone around grey light. Had a boat meeting with Tim and then a talk from Dave Clark from 976-TUNA and most of us entered the raffle for a trip on the Q105 next year, all for a good cause.. Thanks for the T-shirts Dave. :-)

The morning started out slow but we had a few bites on the troll, then we stopped on a paddy and picked off a few rat size Yellowtails, a few where kept, but most where tossed back for next year..

We then trolled the rest of the day and stopped on a some good meter marks but just could not get the fish to bite.. I think we have caught all the stupid fish.. It was bound to happen some day..

Came in to some nice dolphin schools with tuna under them but there was no way to get the fish to boil..

Fished until we could not see the lines and started home.. The fish count was to low to post but we did have a jackpot winner. Winner photos is at the top of this post..

The trip was a nice boat ride for most of us, great boat, great crew, the skipper did all he could to put us on fish, but he can't make the bite the hooks.. Better luck next time..


Here is the link for what pictures I did take.. Sorry there went more action shots, but needed to catch my own fish and there was not that much action to shot..

Photo Link


Well that is itfor the local season for me this year, looking forward to the 10 day in November..

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Tiny's 4 Day on the Vagabond 2008

Well it took me a while to get caught up on things and go over all the pictures from the trip. So here you go, we all had a great time , with some great fishing. The jokes where great and the drinking was on as well. The new members all made it back to shore, we issued a few new nicknames as well.
Sleeping Beauty, Fabeo Jr., Welcome to the clan..

I would like to thank you all for the tackle bag decorations..

Jackpot winner Milkman did get the fish to the boat in record time..

Tiny thanks for putting together another great trip and thanks to the Vagabond crew for doing the best again..

Photos are up and either click on the picture or use the link to see them all. Let me know if you would like a copy of the DVD from the last 4 years and the Best of slideshow.

Click Here for Slide show.

Email me at bentrods@gmail.com

Thanks again,

Cool Tuna - Panic