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Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish => Reports & Expedtions => Topic started by: John Flores on October 11, 2011, 12:38:33 AM

Title: Big Canyon Yellowfin's
Post by: John Flores on October 11, 2011, 12:38:33 AM

Rich,John,Ray,Tom and myself arrived @ the Hudson Canyon...  [100 mile's off New Jersey]
only to find cold green water...Capt Rich didn't like what he saw and kept going East until he found warmer water.

At around 11pm we got are first shot @ some Longfin's...it's been many year's for me since i caught Longfin's, it brought back lot's of memories!

Then around 1:30am the screen lit up again and the bite was on fire...3 drop's and 3 hookup's for me...the rest of the guy's also were hooking up, just about any jig worked...but the hot jig for me was the CB One Semi long.





Some gear used:

Temple Reef, R11, R13 Jigger
Smith AMJ 52H
Temple Reef 200SH
Varivas PE 8


CB One C1,Semi Long, CB One C1
GL Atelier Jig


(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii83/jflores67/az.jpg)

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii83/jflores67/az1.jpg)

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii83/jflores67/az3.jpg)
Nice longfin tuna
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii83/jflores67/IMG_0174.jpg)

Title: Re: Big Canyon Yellowfin's
Post by: Rob Langridge on October 17, 2011, 07:11:02 PM

Congrats John

Some very nice fish there mate. The fish in the first two pictures look like Big Eye Tuna (Thunnus Obesus) to me correct me if i am wrong.

Title: Re: Big Canyon Yellowfin's
Post by: Ben Thomson on October 24, 2011, 08:24:21 PM

nice fish gents

Title: Re: Big Canyon Yellowfin's
Post by: John Flores on November 12, 2011, 07:50:17 AM

Thank's guy's....Yes they are BigEye's