Nice day out
 

Hit the water this morning at 7am, started trolling fines at 9ish, hooked up at 10am. 50-60lb BFT!!! Had them jumping all over my brother and I. Coolest thing I ever saw. Unfortunately did not have a gaff. Had the BFT at the side of the kayak for about 10min. Tried putting a strap around its tail. Thing took off out of my hand and snapped my Black Diamond Hybrid and kept the hook for good luck. Managed a 30lb YT on the way back in.

Awesome.
theyre gonna be livin in the canyon for a while.

Now bring a gaff!

BFT Fight
 

Fighting the BFT

BFT on up high
 

Tried taking a pic

BFT
 

BFT on surface

Busting in the back
 

Here is a pic of them just starting to bust the surface

Wow... what a day. Nice slug!

Wow, Nice Jeff! But why no gaff?


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Duuude, tough loss Jeff. Nice yellow tho.

Soooo close to glory Jeff....

Nice yellow though!

Way to go. Just the opportunity to fight one from the yak is epic. Congrats! It ain't over yet.

How do you forget a gaff .... rook ;)

A big jig can serve as a gaff in a pinch.

Explosion
 

Lol! I gave both of my gaffs away! I will finish a new one this week, one more pic of him blowing up next to the yak!

There are the lucky shorts! I need some of those. Great job Jeff! Jim

Awesome! Sooooo close. At least you got to bring home a nice yellow.

Daayuuum!

Awesome

WTF Jim, you already have three pairs!:D

nice Jeff. You get them next time

Thank goodness for the nice yellowtail catch, as losing that TOAD bluefin would be even harder to swallow. BTW, anybody who's seen big tuna circling knows that 50-60lbs on your bluefin at color in your photos isn't an exaggeration.

I wouldn't fret none Jeff. I'd bet $ you get another chance.
FFY :sifone:

Damn Jeff, what a heartbreaker! What depth you find em at? :D

Out frig'n standing!!!

Any tips for us rookies looking to score...

Congrats!!!

Geno

They were in 205-215' of water, YT was 185'

Ouch, but way to redeem yourself. They are still out there!!