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@diegilop3473

3 жыл бұрын

U didn't eat the heart u ain't gonna catch another man

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Yea dude bad luck deckhands were too busy cause it got wide open after my fish, if I get another one I'm chewing that thing while its still beating

@gizmo33rd

3 жыл бұрын

I go out of 22nd when I can

@alvarokaison9686

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

Congratulations on your first Bluefin! The deckhand, Rod, did an excellent job of staying with you, getting you out of a couple of bad spots, and making sure you landed that fish! Great crews make a big difference!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Credit to the crew, they were really nice and did a good job of getting me out of tangles, definitely one of my favorite boats now

Wow, loved the part with captain taking, giving direction and thanks for sharing your tackle and gear.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

No problem! Thanks for watching!

I love how the guy who got you tangled in his slack line is telling you what to do 😂😂

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

He was pretty chill before the hookup and he was fun to talk too so he wasn't that kind of guy who tells random people he tangles what to do, he gave some pretty good advice tho but yea lol how ironic

Nice!! I was on the Thunderbird that day too! I got 6 for 9 on the Bluefin.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I only had 1 bite that entire day, first-time tuna fishing though. 9 hookups is crazy!

The freedom has to be my favorite boat in the LA OC fleet!!

@DerrickVan

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way as you do, this boat is top notch!

Great video man!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What a feeling👊🏾

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Yep!

Old school with the Newell reel.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet setup!

Great job and I use to fish over there 30 year's ago and I need to come down from Seattle and gets some big tuna. Great video clip. Line's Tight my Brother ✊🖤😷

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That’s awesome bro congrats on your first tuna

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video man,thanks👍🎣😎

@DerrickVan

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Love the video bro ....

Thats a nice grade tuna!

Nice vid man I go on that boat every year and that a great boat thanks for the videos

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thats so cool! And thank you for watching my videos!

@its_nifty3105

3 жыл бұрын

Derrick Van no problem man stay safe

You were lucky you went on Wednesday or Tuesday. It was wide open those days. On Thursday and Friday, it shut down hard for the entire fleet. Too much boat pressure and the fish were more gun shy. We went back the next week and the whole area was empty. We hooked up 7 fish that day in the same area. We told some friends and they went out next day and caught two 100lbs fish. There are some nice big ones out there mixed in. Life is good!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Tuesday and Wednesday were already beginning to be gun shy, these tuna are smart!

TINO is a great captain he tries his hardest to put you on the fish

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

For sure, he stayed all the way until 4pm to try to get us limits

So nice catch bro 🎣🔥

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

DOPE!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good job

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Derrick, I'm here in NH. and we just got a foot of snow. I can't wait to go fishing.

@DerrickVan

Жыл бұрын

Yea SoCal got hammered with snow, hail, and rain a few days ago. I hope it warms up soon so we all can go fishing!

@rumpestillskin4671

Жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan Yes Sir. Are you good on tackle ?

@DerrickVan

Жыл бұрын

@Rump[e Stillskin yep! I recently just stocked up

@rumpestillskin4671

Жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan Excellent !!

Nice video

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice video boss

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

nice video bro

@DerrickVan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

nice catch man, I'm 13 and I caught my first tuna (yellowfin) yesterday it was 23.8 pounds and 31.5 inches. Largest fish by 15 pounds

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Congrats on your first tuna! Good eating right there

@notabridger513

2 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan thanks

@ole.jahnke9534

11 ай бұрын

what trip u go on and how much u pay

@notabridger513

11 ай бұрын

@@ole.jahnke9534 western pride in newport harbor, this was in mid august of 2021 though during the prime of kelp paddy fishing, so you have to pay attention to fishing reporters. i believe it was around $75

@ole.jahnke9534

11 ай бұрын

@@notabridger513 $75 is really good

Only went on 2 half day charters out of 22nd a while back, 1st time got sculpin and 2nd time only got a perch and a smaller tuna. My niece and newphew comin out next month on 10/11-15th so we are gona go. Usually my friend i go with has the gear so this will be my 1st time rigging gear. A good friend of the family owns the Native Sun I believe outta 22nd so he"s gona hook us up with gear and a buy one get one ticket on the 1/2 day. Hope I catch some fish.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Again a great video of you, I'll see you next time at your video or at mine until then my friend☮🤝

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I normally fish with big spinners with 30 to 40 pound test line so I bring a bait caster as well?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

You can fish spinners but a baitcaster makes flylining easier, but make sure you have enough line on your reels, all my reels have over 300 yards of line

when fighting the tuna, try and keep your tip up, sometimes the tuna will swim right at you and then if you are pointing your rod at the tuna you’ll lose tension on the line, always try and keep your rod tip up so you don’t lose line tension. You were doing a good job of that at the end of the fight but at the beginning it was a little hairy.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I got tangled immediately after hooking up so I couldn't feel the weight of the fish so I was worried about winding I forgot about the tip lol, thanks for watching my video!

@gpf32

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan no problem, going on my second tuna trip this summer

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@gpf32 Good luck bro! Always fun going out and seeing them boil

I'm hopping to do that this yrs

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Did the boat spot the blue fin boiling and that’s how you found them, or do you think with a fish finder ?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

A mixture of both, I saw lots of foamers and birds diving, but we did rely on the fish finder a lot

@TheAgentOfDeath

3 жыл бұрын

It was a specific spot on a reef. Only around 100 feet of water. 70 miles out.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAgentOfDeath we weren't on a reef, we were pretty offshore. Definitely deeper than 100 feet

This is a great video and what an experience! Only thing bothering me is captain talking in a enclosed space without a mask and multiple people without mask.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry I played my part and wore my mask, thanks for watching my video!

@ahndeux

3 жыл бұрын

Mask doesn't do shit. Most people already got it and didn't even know about it. Like any disease you have to build herd immunity.

What size Newell was your buddy using ?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

No idea man, didn't pay attention to it sorry dude

Derrick, Huge fish !!! Congrats !!! What line are you running and what rod??

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! First one ever! I had a Daiwa Proteus mhf, with 55 braid and short 5 foot 25# flouro leader

@rumpestillskin4671

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan Perfect !! Your videos are always fun and informative. Thank you !!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

When was this trip? I went out of Seaforth on an extended 1 1/2 day trip. We were skunked the first day but we were up in Catalina on Tuesday the 11th, and we were able to get boat limits on the bluefin. What seemed to work better than nose-hooking them was butt-hooking a sardine. Either way, from what I read these fish went AWOL by Thursday, and pretty much most boats had to go hunting on Friday.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

The fish are back now though! Yeah I heard the water got too warm for them to they went north, I like nose hooking but I saw quite a few butt hooks get bit. I left on the 10th fished the 11th

@Briguy1027

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan I've not heard anything about them being back near Catalina -- unless it's news today, the 21st of August. Edit: You basically fished the same day I did, LOL. I landed 2, and 2 fish I hooked came unbuttoned, I'm guessing from using small hooks. They had us using really small hooks that day, I guess because the bluefin can see bigger hooks. Edit again: I just checked out the fish counts out of 22nd street. The Amigo and Freedom both got BFT. I guess the bite is back on -- for now, until all of the fishing pressure will scare them away.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@Briguy1027 Yea i was using a size 1 for sardines, they were back for 3 days now, my buddy is going on the Freedom this Monday, hope he can get on the bite again. The bluefin are right behind Catalina that's how all the day boats got tuna last week

Nice.. Next time, let the fish run for about two seconds, put it gear and wind but don't set the hook. Let the fish set the hook themselves. If you let the fish set the hook, the hook will end up in the corner of the mouth if you use circle or J hooks. If you hooked the inside of the mouth, you're at the mercy of the teeth sawing your line off. You would have hooked up the first fish if you let it run with bait. Its not bass fishing where you yank at the slightest bite. They take the entire bait down and run with it. If you set the hook, they would spit out the bait if there is any slack. With tuna, you wind wind wind... Wait till the fish get up to 40 to 80 lbs. It would have rocked you. You would be crying for mercy. We were out in the same area in private boat about two weeks ago and hooked up some big ones from 35 to 45lbs. Once the weather gets better, we are heading out there again for more.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Alright, I'll keep that in mind, first time tuna fishing still got a lot to learn!

@ahndeux

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan When the captain told you to wind wind wind, you weren't even hooked up fully yet. He thought you had fish on. Your reel is probably a 6:1 gear ratio. At the rate you are winding, you were winding too fast. Just calm down, let the fish bite and take the line, put it gear and wind until its tight. Its pretty easy with tuna. The main thing you have to watch out for is to always check your knots. Best way to tell is put hook in a ring and pull as hard as you can. If it doesn't break with almost 20+ lbs of force, you have confidence in your knot. The only thing that can cut you off is someone's line or if the line goes across the tuna's teeth and nicks the line. That is why you use fluorocarbon leader. It can withstand abrasion better. Good luck next time!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahndeux yea I kinda freaked out there since it was the first drift of the day and I got too excited and did everything too early. I was on high gear at that time so it was 6:1. I'm not the best at flylining, I've done it for a few years now, but I don't go out often so when I do I forgot the feeling, or everything is out of time because I get too excited

@ahndeux

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan You did well. You got your first tuna! It took me four overnight trips before I got my first tuna. Back then, it wasn't as wide open, but the first one is always memorable.

Did you bring just the one setup or more than one?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

More than 1

@joshalberto4900

3 жыл бұрын

Derrick Van what other setups did you bringb

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshalberto4900 I used a jig setup for flat falls, but it was my buddy's I brought a spinning reel (Daiwa bg 5000) and a backup level wind reel with the same rod as my avet. I didn't use my other two setups, pretty much all you need is a nice comfortable bait setup and a flat fall setup and you are golden

They should've just cut that guys line, the deckhand was taking too long. But congrats on your first!🤙🎣

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was a bit worried at the time but I'm glad it worked out

@brian242101

3 жыл бұрын

Derrick Van they did too much bro do this and do that you got lucky that tuna wasn’t ripping full drag like a 100lb cause that fish would’ve done the unexpected ! and good thing you had patience is key on this board ppl see a hot rail ! and do t tend to reset there bait asking for a tangle

How did the SX Raptor perform overall? When you have the reel in the hand it looks TOO small and low capacity to handle the a tuna...

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

It did really well! The reel puts out 26 lbs of drag at full so its perfectly capable of handling these fish, the reel had plenty of line the whole time and I never worried about line the whole fight, but then again I foul hooked my tuna so it didn't run properly

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

But in the future, I have already thought about getting a bigger Avet like the Mxl since for bigger tuna I have to agree with you that the Sx is too small

@HAcera-hs3hw

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan I can't wait to give my sx wet. I will get our there before the end of the year... thanks!

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@HAcera-hs3hw make sure the first fish on it is a good one!

@ilikedirtx22

3 жыл бұрын

Sx raptor is a little beast fill it with 40 lb braid to the top and fish 30 ft top shots of 25,30 or 40 lb fluorocarbon

Oop that’s my best friend 😂

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Hello 🙂

Sup Derrick was this a full Day?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

No it was an overnight 👍

I'm on it my brother 🙏🍻😷how was the food and beers?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't know the beers, but the food was amazing

You think its worth taking my rod and reel, I have a pen 5500ss and shakespeare 20-40lb rated rod. It was given to me a while back and i am new on gear.. The catch is I only have 15lb mono on it. Supposedly brair is a nightmare on the 5500ss and is rated for 30 tops. I tried spooling 30lb mono and it just pops off the reel. I have someone lending my gear but I wanted to take my rod n reel but I'm afraid it's a little on the skimpy side with my line.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't use 15lb on any trip. Lowest I recommend is 20lb. If a yellowtail bites you on 15lb test you might as well lost it. If you want to really into the sport I recommend putting out $200 for a spinner setup, and if you have a $100 more to spend I recommend a baitcaster or conventional setup because its easier to flyline on those. But since you already have the gear from your bud I think you should just leave your Penn at home, on the boat you will probably not use it so might aswell save yourself the trouble of moving around a heavy setup. Hope this helps

@mikehawk9140

2 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan you recommend a spinner set up and on top of that you recommend spending more on it than a conventional? That's not great advice and I don't know any good 100 dollar conventional set up especially for blue fin. Hopefully you've learned a bit more about gear over the last year. Would be glad to share some good set ups with you

What day did you go out??

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Departed the 10th, fished the 11th

That fish took your friend to town and back lol

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

That fish didn't want to come up without a fight haha

@oscarmilan2606

3 жыл бұрын

What do you recommend to take for a overnight trip I’m planning on booking one

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@oscarmilan2606 for tuna or rockfishing?

@oscarmilan2606

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan yes, for tuna

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@oscarmilan2606 depending on what's biting, you can call the landing and ask because the grade of fish can change. Try to call as close to the trip as you can so you can get up to date tackle recommendations. Sorry that I couldn't give you a straight forward answer as my area of expertise is fish under 40lbs

Hello Derrick !! Haven't seen you much lately.

@DerrickVan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I took a break off fishing because the bite slowed down. Glad you are still keeping up with my channel though thank you!

@rumpestillskin4671

Жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan Yes Sir.

Great video thanks for the help... Any info is good to me im as greeeeeen as they come

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you can get on the water real soon! Thank you for the kind words

They don’t allow you to hold your fish ?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

They do

hello i have sw stella 14000 xgc is ok for tuna?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect for the tuna size in my video

@user-ug7mi8jp4z

3 жыл бұрын

i have daiwa 20-50 mhf(55-100)

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Yea thats perfect 50lb braid can kill these fish no prob just fish 25 flouro leader if you can

@user-ug7mi8jp4z

3 жыл бұрын

how many ib your fish?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

30lb

What did the captain say about Covid-19 practices? It looks like the video cut off what he was about to say. Also, since he's not wearing a mask, is he ok with people not wearing masks on the boat?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

He said to respect those who chose to wear a mask or not

why cast when wind is blowing at your face. ?

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

The boat is drifting so when you cast wind in your face the boat is being pushed away from your bait. When you cast wind on your back your bait eventually gets pushed under the boat and tangles on the other side

Thak KID GASN'T. A CLUE WHAT HE'S DOIN?

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

What?

I don't understand guys with spinning reels fishing for tuna. Why don't you buy a 2 speed reel and conventional rod 20-50lb.

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

Some people just don't want to shell the money out because they don't go fishing that much, or they come from a place where spinners were their workhorses like Florida. It was way harder fighting a tuna on a spinner but whatever floats their boat. The same methodology with people who fish with spinners facing the sky, I tell them it's way better fishing it down but they end up pointing it up in the sky again. I would never fish spinners again on boats unless I had to I will always be grabbing my conventional, there is a time and place for spinners and bluefin just isn't it lol. Thanks for watching my video

@andrewvillanueva3722

2 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan you are exactly correct.

don't ever eat the hart

I was on that horrible trip he was talking about

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

Aw man that sucks dude, I saw the counts that day and I got worried that it was gonna stay like that, but right after that day, the Freedom killed it on the yellows.

@juanablaze1889

3 жыл бұрын

Derrick Van damn bro it was heartbreaking to see the fish counts after that Saturday. Everyone was catching limits until Wednesday of that week.

@ahndeux

3 жыл бұрын

@@juanablaze1889 They are still around. I can guarantee it. Its actually better when people don't know and all the googans come out and scare the fish away. We found massive boils and foamers half a mile long. The fish got spooked and was not around crowded areas. We were marking tons of tuna under the boats down around 100 feet below. The key is to get away from the massive armada of boats. We hooked them about a few miles from the big floatilla of boats. The fish in the foam was about the same size of the one shown here and some even football size. The big ones are on the outside of the foam. They were in the 40 to 80 lb range. Some hooked up 100 lb fish too. It was insane!

How old are you

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

17

No communication, that’s just terrible, how hard is it to speak up and say OVER and UNDER. I would’ve thrown his ass over board 😂

@DerrickVan

2 жыл бұрын

Yea lol

Terrible presentation.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

What presentation?

@kalocals3212

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerrickVan The deckhand at the beginning.

@DerrickVan

3 жыл бұрын

@@kalocals3212 oh that was the captain, I personally found it pretty entertaining since I rarely get to hear one