After a good amount of cod and Mako Shark action early on, we wanted to target what we came for, the bluefin tunas. At approx. 1 PM, I hooked on to a tuna. I fought it and got it about 10 to 15 feet below the surface. We were able to see the tuna and estimated it to be in the 120 to 150 lbs class. We were all excited but danger followed shortly afterwards. As the crew were getting the gaff and the harpoon ready, the line suddenly snapped and the rod went limp. We saw the bluish white shadow swim away. It felt as if the tuna was teasing us as it made its escape. After this disappointment, my son struck again! He hooked onto something but couldn't tell what it was at first. He stated that it felt like a dogfish. After about 20 reel turns, the line went taut and the fish charged out like rockets blasting. After only about 3-5 seconds, the line snapped again.
At this point, I was certain that the prime time for tuna had passed. Everyone on the boat agreed with this statement. With that, the captain decided to return home. We were about 10 mins on the way back when Nick, one of the fishermen on the trip, spotted heavy bird and whale activity off in the distance. We promptly stopped near this area and began tuna jigging. After about 10 mins of jigging, my son hooked on. We fought this fish for about 20 mins and it was another Mako Shark about the same size as the first one.
Overall, this trip was good. We didn't get any tuna but we still got 2 nice sized Mako Shark and many cod, which is better than nothing!!
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