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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

We had an awesome time with Captain James Wheeler, Lloyd and Alex on the Pelican.
19 folks on board. Seas were 3-4' with the odd 5 footer thrown in. We headed out for a long ride of over 4.5 hours to get to the shrimp boats in hopes of catching blackfin tuna. We managed to get a boatload of chum and proceeded to the first stop and it was on. I was late getting to the rails so I fished up on the bow and only fell down twice with fish on and once landed with my foot in the ice chest full of chum. I didn't lose the fish just my dignity on that one - see choppy seas with heavy drag fishing on the bow. There were lots of bonito making it difficult to get to the blackfin. The blackfin preferred the bigger chum fish so that's what we did. A few of the guys in striped suits showed up for the feast as well. It was cool to watch a 6 foot plus scalloped hammer chasing our chum bits around.

Here Claire Iseton is with a what turned out to be a smoker king.

Shawne Thorsen with the assist from Lloyd on this blackfin

Our group ended up with 7 blackfin, my three averaged 20lbs, and that big king. Just a wonderful time. Capt. Wheeler is really on the blackfin and should be for the next 8 weeks or so. The boat total was 40 blackfin.

It was great to meet Tom and Whitney from the Dallas area. Tom is a long time lurker on the board and loves the PINS reports.

Give them a call at 800-705-3474
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ironmanstan · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:46 pm Post subject:

looked like everyone got some tuna. nice
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

HardScience · Finger Mullet Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Posts: 24

Throw my name on the list for the fall 12 hour tuna run! Maybe payment can be done through PayPal?

deputydawg · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:24 pm Post subject:

deputydawg · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:28 pm Post subject:

I just looked again, that's a big ol king!!!!! Very Happy

huntnetime · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:33 pm Post subject:

I'd be interested in a fall group trip as well...

awesum · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 6:21 am Post subject:

Nice going Tyler!

Not to hijack your thread but I have James (Lloyd, Alex) and the Pelican chartered for a 48 hr. trip to the floaters for November 4 - 5 - 6. The trip is currently full but one can never have too many on the stand-by list so if anyone has interest PM me for details.

riofrio · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:29 pm Post subject:

Nice trip. I would have like to seen the video of you stepping in the chum bucket....

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

captjameswheeler · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:21 pm Post subject:

Two years in a row!!! lets see if we can get you swimming with chum for a hat trick!!!

shallowsport · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:41 am Post subject:

Yes sir! would love to get into this trip.
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