Cabo Tuna

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by Baja Marty

You think I should bleed the fish and then gut it while still out on the water? I didn't think of that. I'll try it. Thanks!

In South Florida we take a good amount of Blackfin Tuna off kayaks,and it is standard procedure to bleed them while they are still alive. If not too busy fishing gut them as well. Once the bite slows down, usually gill and gut. The guts are the part of the fish that smells the worse, if you can dispose of them on the water it makes a difference when cleaning later. I prefer to keep the fish bag on the back end as the extra weight on the bow makes the kayak directionally unstable, and harder to steer on the way in.