Overwhelmed with all of the afternoon options - near shore kings, bull reds, trout galore, not to mention the big 8 point on the deer cam - decisions, decisions. With me, the chance to catch big fish wins every time.
We left the dock at noon to a so so forecast - winds predicted to pick up to 10 - 20 kts NE with 3 to 6 foot seas in the afternoon - the edisto buoy read 2.3 every 7. The ocean was flat for the first 40 miles - on our way to the GT Hole. Lines in before 2pm.
The tuna bit was on and steady. They were smallish, with a large bonita on the planar rod. Then the spread got hit - three of our eight baits were hit one after the other - and then the WTFB line gets hit - and it was game on for about 30 minutes - and the day maker sailfish was landed.
More trolling, then the big fish arrived. Perhaps the largest black fin ever landed on the PainKiller was caught during a triple header.
Lines up at 5:30pm as the seas were looking larger. Surprisingly we were able to run home at over 50 mph - until we spun a just rehubbed prop. We limped in for the last 20 miles at 30 mph.
A great three hours of catching! - 12 black fin tuna, one bonita, and one sailfish.
Overwhelmed with all of the afternoon options - near shore kings, bull reds, trout galore, not to mention the big 8 point on the deer cam - decisions, decisions. With me, the chance to catch big fish wins every time.
We left the dock at noon to a so so forecast - winds predicted to pick up to 10 - 20 kts NE with 3 to 6 foot seas in the afternoon - the edisto buoy read 2.3 every 7. The ocean was flat for the first 40 miles - on our way to the GT Hole. Lines in before 2pm.
The tuna bit was on and steady. They were smallish, with a large bonita on the planar rod. Then the spread got hit - three of our eight baits were hit one after the other - and then the WTFB line gets hit - and it was game on for about 30 minutes - and the day maker sailfish was landed.
More trolling, then the big fish arrived. Perhaps the largest black fin ever landed on the PainKiller was caught during a triple header.
Lines up at 5:30pm as the seas were looking larger. Surprisingly we were able to run home at over 50 mph - until we spun a just rehubbed prop. We limped in for the last 20 miles at 30 mph.
A great three hours of catching! - 12 black fin tuna, one bonita, and one sailfish.
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The PainKiller II is a 2010 32 Contender with a stepped hull. She is hull number 13 with the step per VIN and has just under 800 hours on her. Twin 250 Yamahas propel us at 60 mph - no matter the seas (although we don’t run 60 in slop, she certainly can). The usual fuel burn for an afternoon of blue water trolling is 125 gallons. I have never been one to conserve fuel as time is what I am up against I enjoy ‘cheating time’ by working in the mornings and trolling in the deep in the afternoons.
The black fin was weighed last night - it was 33 pounds. I don’t know if it shrunk overnight or had ten pounds of blood loss as we bled it, as I was hopeful for a state record. It was the biggest tuna we had on the boat - to me, it felt like one of LSKs GIANTS from PEI!
The bonita becomes shark bait. Need I remind you Mary Lee is back in the area. I met her in November 2010 and put the video on YouTube. At the time, many claimed she wasn’t a Great White, as they don’t travel in our waters. I would enjoy meeting her again. Maybe she will accept the bonita as a peace offering?
Great job on the black fins and the sail PK. Those Contender ST’s like to get up on top and fly. I fished off of a 35ST the other day and it was a beast. I would imagine the 32 ST would be pretty close the same. Great pics also.
