Immense respect for keeping in the crimp section of the video. We all learn and become better when people like you show what it actually takes to be out there getting it done. Great video, great lesson.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that

As a kid in the mid-70's , was 15 miles out of Barnegat Inlet going for blues when my dad spotted a school of football bluefin chasing bait, he immediately sent me down in the cabin to retrieve his tackle box with feathers and other lures to troll, I had forgot to bring the tackble box from the back of the station wagon, needless to say he was none too happy and we caught no bluefin that day, I know the feeling of screwing up and missing the chance on some bluefin, but you made a good comeback, I have still never caught a bluefin 50 years later

@anthonyacevedo4470

6 ай бұрын

😂

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

aww man. Sorry you never got your bluefin. Thanks so much for watching!

Throw a happy anniversary or two in there too! Yeah, I'm doing a mini marathon with The Reaper and Tuna! That crimper mess was stinko! At least you're honest. It happens. God bless and safe travels! Especially for the folks involved with the Key Bridge in Baltimore. Don't know how many times I went over it when I was still driving truck.

@reaperfishingnj8623

3 ай бұрын

Prayers to them and their families. Thank you so much for watching!! Many fun vids coming soon!

After so long everyone needs a reminder on why they do things the way they do.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure. Thanks so much for watching John.

Great video! Don’t let your day job control your life. Keep on getting those days out on the water. It’s inspirational to folks like me

@reaperfishingnj8623

3 ай бұрын

Will do Jim. Thanks so much for watching!

Merry Christmas Capt Chris! Our mistakes made, make us all better. Appreciate you being willing to share. We have all been there! Great work on landing some beauties.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I really do try to share the bad with the good.

We all make mistakes it happens you fixed them and the rest is history way to go capt.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Thanks as always Chamberlain!!! I really do try and share the good with the bad.

Great video Capt. Thank you for the year of videos, I haven't missed any. Merry Christmas to you, and your family!!

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

You are awesome!! I can't thank you enough

Hey Captain, I think it is great that you show both success and failures. Thanks for keeping it real. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

thanks so much for watching! I really do try to share the good with the bad

Cmon Chris we need the tuna vids to get us through winter!!! Lol

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

I have tons and tons of footage to share!! TONS!!! Coming soon

Great video as usual, some lessons learned but you guys ended up doing great! That tuna looks sooo good, you left my mouth watering. Great job guys!

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Larry! It was so good!!

That’s awesome! Congrats. It’s been an incredible BF bite!!

Love your passion and sportsmanship!

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Congrats on bagging a "ghost"! That sushi looked phenomenal. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It was so good.

Bad Ass!! Love the catch and release!!!

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

had the exact same thing happen to me this winter. would've had the first bluefin in Delaware of the year if i hadnt used the wrong size crimp by mistake🤦 lost a $30 wolfpack tackle ahi head, sad day. love the vids chris

@reaperfishingnj8623

8 күн бұрын

THanks so much Connor. We all make mistakes

Merry CHRISTmas!

Merry Christmas cap to you and the fam see you out there on the grounds in a couple months 🤟

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

merry Christmas Nick. Thanks so much for watching! See ya out there.

We had those fish off RI for almost 3 months with lots of yellows mixed it. It was an epic summer for sure.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

That sounds like an awesome fishery!! I think it's so fun when they are mixed together!

Yo bud, can we go togging now? Thanks for another incredible year on the blue water! Tog Slayer

Great video Chris!! It will be easier to crank on the fish if you tighten the nut on the bottom of the swivel rod holder, it's a bit of a feel and a preference. I would advise go as tight as you think you will need it and then add 1/4-1/2 turn more. When the fish has drag they will make the rod turn a lot easier than you think.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I totally forgot to do that!!! Thanks man!!!

Cool videos👏🎣

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Cool video. Other than some 30lb yellowfin around the thirty line my best tuna was a 150lb big eye on a stand up thirty. No chair on the maiden voyage of the 35’ Cabo. We were short one eighty so we put the thirty closest to the boat. Of course he bit it.

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

That's an accomplishment for sure! Congrats. And thank you so much for watching!

Just made some toro bluefin rolls myself, was a great end of the season

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

It was unreal wasn't it!!!

It was definitely some insane bluefin fishing this fall, I went 3 times running and gunning and had 1 bite which unfortunately I pulled the hook after a couple of minutes.

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

I never chased em before honestly. That was so fun!!!!

Awesome video from start to finish. Your honesty, hard work and desire to educate makes you a great person. That’s why I love your videos. Keep them coming. Merry Christmas.

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Mike! Spread the word. More vids coming!

Nice fish!

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Chris, this fall/almost winter has been surreal. Its crazy to think of all the years where we were happy with one fish after quite a few trips. Almost couldnt miss this year. If only the giant category was open.... still going on strong. Just wow

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

That was just insane!! Thanks so much for watching!. I still wanna kill a giant!

Awsome ! What rod is on that TLD?

If this isn’t awesome I don’t know what it is!

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Ha. THanks dude!

Drop a golf ball in the rod holder, poor man's swivel 🤣

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

makes sense!!! Thanks for the tip

Nice rods, if u don’t mind…are those the long or short Winthrop butts? Also what swivel rod holder do u like. Thanks.

@reaperfishingnj8623

Ай бұрын

those are the longs. We bought ours from Skurge of the Sea

Good stuff for sure. What wrap did you use? My kids didn't like my rolls the last time i did them. Yours looked great

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

thanks so much. Just regular nori seaweed. you can buy it right at any Acme.

Hey Cap, what rod do you have the 80w paired with?

Hey captain Chris I'm buying a new set of rods for my 80s I was thinking about getting a set of reeleasy rods I was wondering what rods you were using

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! These are actually Reel Easy Rods. So far so good. We bought them used from guys that used em for stand up Bluefin Fishing in the Carolinas.

I heard there was a bite going inshore OC

Reaper!!!

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

my man!

Burn the ends of your line when you go to crimp it I've seen the small hi seas crimpers the 1.3 crimps slip before those crimpers just don't put enough pressure down on the crimp. By burning your ends it eliminates any chance of a crimp slipping. This is just what I've done for a number of years and have been lucky enough to never have a crimp slip.

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

I burned the tips. guess my mushroom wasn't good enough

@andrewfedkiw2783

6 ай бұрын

@@reaperfishingnj8623Wow the crimp could have just been bad and it was a freak thing. I feel like if you fish enough stuff’s going to happen. Even the past couple years I’ve seen ande and momoi a few times the knot blowing up. This was after tying a swivel on using a uni knot onto my trolling gear. Have broken a few windons off.

I also go by the diameter not the lb test rating cause there's lot of different variations of the same lb test.

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

ok thanks andrew.

How far back are you trolling the lines?

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

about 4-600 feet

Need more evenly spread rice on them rolls

get outriggers for the little boat

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

We are thinking about it!!!

@ElBassprezidente

5 ай бұрын

@@reaperfishingnj8623 For the type of fishing you do, definitely not a bad idea. They come in handy when it comes to setting a full spread.

All for the international viewers! hahah Bilingual videos lol LFG!

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Ha!

White tuns=Toro

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Roger . Thanks

Why'd you release that one?

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

allowed two between 27-47" and one over 47" but less than 73"

It's all the same stuff bro... Go by diameter and not the lb rating problem solved. Pull against your crimps with same diameter fluoro and tell me what you find

@edkacic8666

6 ай бұрын

And great vid

lol you can tie 130. Why are you crimping it. Especially not at the drag levels you’re using

@reaperfishingnj8623

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

From a 100% Abruzzese Italian (father was born there and mother in South Philly which was Italy in the 1920's), you NEVER should use a recipe, a good Italian cook knows how to cook by taste and memory, by the way, your Spanish is as bad as mine and I had 4 years in high school and a semester in college, no entiendo tu :-)

@reaperfishingnj8623

5 ай бұрын

Ha. I'll get there. My dad's family is from Abruzzi I believe.