I’m only a few minutes in but the idea of keeping the boat in motion at 8 knots after a hookup is good for more hookups. Plus the spread is still working. I think 3-5 knots is better but if your on the reel zero knots is the best. Those albacore throw down and after reeling in multiple you will be all bruised up and tired. Clear-reel-reset-repeat. Great video so far.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yeah lots to learn for sure. Appreciate the tips

Killer video Chris! Awesome time out there with you!

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dustin & Devin for inviting me on your boat. What a blast, always remember for my first albacore, what a battle!

Very inspiring. I used to work on the trawler, Donna J, out of Noyo harbor. You want great fishing, go up to the 40' 10" line just north of Shelter Cove. Commercial trawlers won't get near that area due to federal regulations. Southern zone trawlers can't go north of it, and the northern zone trawlers can't go south of it. So they generally avoid the area by at least 6 Nautical miles, north and south. Just sayin.

What a finish to a great day!👏🎣👍

That’s catching soon as a blast. I have the biggest one I’ve ever caught was a 40 pounder. I think it was big to me and quite a few of those smaller ones poor man’s tuna or the name of it right now Bermuda I can’t remember dude I’m sorry. I’m stoned again, I just wanna know when you come to Monterey again cause I want to go fishing with you it’ll be a blast

Good day what a way to finish 👍🎣

Man what a fishing trip 👍🏻 you guys killed it. Awesome video

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ahmed, yeah had a real good time out there going for albacore with d&d

EPIC trip man..

Let’s goo! Right as I’m rigging up some lines nothing better than to watch & rig up at the same time #tightlines🎣

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

nice, good luck out there!

Chris those were some serious grunts coming outta you! Excellent day!

Thanks for sharing what you use👍🎣✌

I was watching your video and all I could say negatively was when you got your initial hookup, you should have cut back the throttle and reeled in your inner lines. Threw a little chum out the back to possibly catch a straggler coming towards you. Maybe even throw out a live bait while you are still hooked up. On that size of boat 5 rods max. Since you don't have outriggers, too many rods just screw things up like it obviously did. I've been fishing out of San Diego for 40-plus years. It's a learning process and a lot of fun. Albacore makes the best CANNED tuna fish. Yellowfin as well. The yellowfin has great Toro Belly for smoking as well as grilling. Albacore is great when you Sire it on all sides and cook it right to the point of Raw & cooked completely. It's so good it's hard to tell the difference between fish & Steak. My best to all of you. Looks like you have a great rig.

haha, what an opening, great stuff, QUAD, QUAD, QUAD!

Awesome!! Nothing pulls like a tuna.

Loved this video. I've got to get out there one of these days and get me some!!

Great video! I'm in Sacramento and love the Fort Bragg area. I've got a jet ski I'm looking to set up for fishing off of... and to learn to fish. Feels odd admitting I'm only now learning to fish at 59 but... it be. I hope you got your boat issue fixed... 👍

Your vids are awesome. Good stuff. 👍👍👍👍👍

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

i appreciate that, thank you!

What a great trip,love the catch and cook.Enjoy following you from Pennsylvania

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, thanks for the comment. I really appreciate you watching from the East Coast!

Thanks for the info!! Seems like a late bite is best..for us sleepy fisherman 🐟🐟🐟

Great video dude,

If they slow down would it help with losing fish?

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

yeah I think it could, the give or take I suppose. To truly get big numbers you need triples and quad hook ups. I think as the day went on we got better. Thanks for watching

Wow! Awesome fishin’ guys🤙🏼. I wish I have the money to do what you fellas do. Goog luck and God Bless you all✌🏼

Nice work Chris!

Great video, Thank you for your time on the water.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

your welcome, happy you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching

Nice you guys did good, I seen you guys at the boat launch . Great job boys

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it. Yeah I think the boats that stayed out longer did better as the bite seemed to pick up.

You was working my friend. A 30lb salmon seems easy in comparison. That was funny, "they ever talk about humans getting hot"... I've never tuna fished either, can't wait. Great video Chris.

Congratulation on your first. I’ve always slowed to idle when bringing in fish. But there are a lot of different ways to to get them.

Awesome job Chris I still got to get my first Albacore it looks like so much fun

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

yeah you do reece. It is a blast and the meat is good. Thanks for watching

awesome video

Great video! I got some tuna given to me last year from a fisherman in HMB. He gave me a big slab. He told me to let it sit for a day as the adrenalin in meat would make it taste not as good, so let it rest for that to go away. I went home and couldn’t wait so I cut a steak from it and did the sear. It was pretty good. But kind of got a “bloody” taste from it is best way I’d describe. I did the same cook the next day when I got home from work and man was it way better. One of best pieces of fish I’d ever had. The old fisherman knew what he was talking about. Unbelievable the difference in taste the next day. How much dollars worth of fish would you have had there if you were to guess? Good job Chris!

very good tuna fishing bro congratulations and you cooked it very well

the front row of the earliest comments, continue to listen to the tuna fish trolling

Nice clip Thank you for sharing I just learning about fishing on ocean Would you teach me how to hook up the line to the jig just show me how to set up Thx so much

“Quad,quad” lmao 🤣 finding Nemo “mine mine mine”

That big boat is the intrepid, I was on that boat this past July. It’s a tier1 luxury boat. One of the best in the fleet. You should go on a trip with them Chris.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

nice, yeah looks like a lot of fun.

hurricane down south. reason the intrepid was up there. they did really good on albies. even caught a couple bigeye.

Chris, you have some great adventures bro, that was amazing to see. I'm sure subscribing to them now.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it Alonso, I have great subscribers, thanks!

That is a lot of boats but yo I should see Lake Erie on a weekend! Lol literally a line back to the main road

Normally we have troll rod out and the moment we caught fish we stop and start reeling all the troll rod and dropping live bait with it hooked to a 1/0 hooks with ring and 15lbs line and get instant hook while letting our live bait swim. Caught a lot doing that method

@VinceYoutubr

Жыл бұрын

Good video nonetheless keep it up!

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vincent. I appreciate the tips, still got lots to learn out there.

What an epic video, would you share your setups?those old cal star west coasts are classics! What models?What kinda leaders you guys running?

Can always take the Bic out and make some marshmallows while you're waiting

Good job guys you killed 👏

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Oleg. You are the albacore king!

Next time bring a full plastic trash can with holes at the bottom for the blood to flow out, when you bring it on board straight into the trash can head down to keep the blood from spraying all over!

Dang bro! That was great catching!

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jun! Yeah those fish fight like crazy. They taste so good too. Thanks for watching

What radio channel do people run out in that area?

Chris, did you get your big motor fixed?

Does D&D take ppl put to fish for albacore?

The idea of using 20-30 lb gear is to stop and play the fish. If you are trolling and after about 30-40 seconds you don’t have another hook up, stop and play the fish you will have way more fun.

It would be cool to keep a tally of the lures that are hitting

Epic trip Chris! How many days were your arms sore for? Hahaha

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

it was a 22hr day for me from when I woke up to when I went to bed. Yeah I was sore lol. took like 4 days to get back to normal lol

Pretty flat out there

I usually count ten seconds then slow the boat to a troll. Anyway you guys rock.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, still learning.

@douglashanlon1975

Жыл бұрын

Yeah seven knots is too much..and you maybe running away from the school...hold speed for 50 yards...throw some dead or lives chunked choices and the school has a good chance of following the hooked fish to the boat .then keep a large wide circle at 1-2 knots while you bring the fish to the boat

Those tunas are swimming machines! That was a nice trip! Good job, enjoyed the vlog, Thanks ,Chris!

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yeah, the difference between the 10-15 pounders and 25-35 pounders is huge. Also the way they get hooked I think effects how easy or hard to reel in. My 3rd big one was hooked dead center lower lip. Other two were more on the side of mouth. Just an opinion but I think they get a better angle to pull when on the side.

Chris, you should smoke the bellies. You'll be amazed how good they are. Great video.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

yeah thats what I heard. I wish i cut the bellies off before freezing. Next time thats what I will do. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment

@user-ln1up9xi4k

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPfish2 Freezing?!? Ahh man tuna loses a lot of luster when you freeze it. I like to at least cook or smoke it before freezing. Keep it very cold and on ice (not in fridge, or if in fridge, covered in ice in fridge) it'll be sushi quality for a week. Albacore also cans amazing (obviously) but fresh frozen is a last resort IMO

What kind of boat is that? Cool looking boat

what hoop nets would you recommend and where would you purchase them please and thank you 🤠

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

I would look at outdoor pro shop. I am not too familiar with the hoop net options. Look for "conical" and probably get the biggest ones.

@Jacqui-Jo_fishing

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPfish2 copy that thanks 👍🤠

They should stop after about 30 seconds after the hookup so you can enjoy the fight. Talk about taking the fun out of it.

Chris what’s your grill called? Any one?

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

just google "coleman 4 in 1"

In the future you should bleed first THEN ice. A bleeding fish in the brine only slows the bleeding.

How big is the Pitbull kill bag?

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

The ones I was using is 60" they make smaller and one bigger that is 72". Thanks for watching

Hey Chris, is the boat a Wellcraft Airslot?

@DDFishingCo

Жыл бұрын

It’s a 79 wellcraft airslot!

@Mark-dj5qf

Жыл бұрын

@@DDFishingCo I had a 78 Airslot 24 and I loved it. Many Albacore trips. A very smooth riding boat.

@DDFishingCo

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark-dj5qf thanks awesome mark! We love the airslot handles big water like a champ for it’s size!

I came here for an update on your boat... curious to know cause I hate boat problems

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

I will start off my next video talking about it. posting it tomorrow i think. It was a negative tide. I got seaweed/junk in the intake so it stopped the water cooling the motor. It went into protection mode. No damage was caused. Back up and fishing.

@Quackk_Addict

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPfish2 man that's best case scenario... I got a random beep on my tracker too but merc sells a computer for $200 so ima hook that up... I hate boat problems... my mudboat had a broken wire that looked perfectly fine but it was broken internally.. luckily I know how to troubleshoot but the stress of it all is the worse. Glad you're back up and running! Rip them lipssssss

Pound for pound tuna fights so much harder than salmon. Salmon is all about fitness but tuna is just brute force. They are a lot of fun to catch. Salmon is the most versatile and best tasting though.

I bet you won't complain about the work in reeling up rockfish that are 300 feet down at the islands anymore!

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

seriously! Thanks for watching

Time to hit the gym lol

wasssssssup

The only thing missing was wasabi ginger soy sauce and a steelhead pale ale

Dude, if I wanted to see boat riding I would search “boat riding”!

@ChrisPfish2

2 ай бұрын

ok dude.

What is the knot

Stop the boat when you find the first troll fish. Toss a swim bait back to that fish while someone works some iron (jigs) to convert your troll fish to a bait stop. Leave the first troll fish hang close to the boat while your crew hooks up on iron or live bait if you have a bait tank. You coukd be driving away from the school if you don't stop and convert.

So how many did you lose?

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

we lost 4 and landed 10. Thanks for watching

Take the boat out of gear and start throwing Iron when you get one one.

@freddiegonz4113

Жыл бұрын

Back in the day when we hook one on troll boat stop and we start throwing live anchovies for more hookups. There was one time when each of us 10 anglers caught 14 albacore each. That was then about 20 years agon

@american_dane

Жыл бұрын

@@freddiegonz4113 those trips are still available out of Westport. Live bait stops on overnight charters 🤙

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip and watching the video!

What were you up to today? Just boat flippin' ablies, no biggie

I think that was a lanternfish that it spit up!

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

nice, yeah i wish i got a better shot of it. For sure something I wasn't familiar with and it looked like it was from the deeps.

@user-ln1up9xi4k

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPfish2 The fish I got last week had tons of tiny sauries in it, maybe that was it

why didn't you slow down after the hookups? Albacore on the troll are easy, shouldn't have to labor so hard.The school would have reacted to the other jigs if you slowed down and even put it in a circle. A small boat like that would benefit greatly with some outriggers. You would catch more if you trolled 4 rods, with two boat lines, all trolling the same sized/type/color jig.

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

did i mention it was my first time. There 2nd time? Happy with the results. We learned for next time and thanks for the comment.

God dang tuna massacre lol

🤐

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

Jason, it was our first time... very happy with the results and learned a lot

You need to drizzle some soy sauce too

You missing the important ingredient lol

Stop the boat , land the fish and circle troll - just saying - nice fish, thanks for posting

Loved your video and Slow Down when you hook one. Also bleeding is overrated. I’ve caught many Longfin and never cut gills. They bleed when gaffed and the meat is just as good. Better to can these guys. For your info, the SD fleet hasn’t seen Albacore in 20 years and Morro Bay where we use to catch 40lbrs haven’t seen any since 2006. That first fish looked more like 20, not 30#

Yeah, they bleed a lot. Don’t they? I fucking it look like O.J. Simpson was on the boat when we got the tuna that was a while back though dude back when you were probably 10 years old.

They are yelling quads!! Meaning cameramen get that pole, stat!!

Weren't you suppose to eat the heart being it your first lol

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

yeah I think so, good thing they forgot, haha

Trolling way too fast, especially after hooking up. Ripping the hook right out of the mouth. Reason you guys lost some.

Theres no need to go that fast when fighting the fish. Just put it in gear at idle. You lost the first fish because you litterally yanked the hook out going 15mph. SMH

@ChrisPfish2

Жыл бұрын

sorry you didnt like the video. We are not experts, just learning and showing the experience so we can all learn together. we were going 7-9 mph but i get your point. Different people have different approach. I think most common is when first fish bites keep going for about 30 seconds.