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Kevin
July 25th, 2009, 08:04 PM
I made a good post yesterday only to find out that I was not logged on or something strange like that. But I took a tuna trip on the Capt. John out of Galveston Pier 19 on the 22nd. I was able to hook up with Patrick Lemire with the Texas Fish and Game Magazine to give me some pointers and how to for tuna.

I managed 10 footballs but had a great time playing with the yellowfin on topwaters. I had 3 hook ups and several missed blow ups. Talk about drag smoking fish. Hell they come right out of the water exspecially chasing those flying fish.

I got very few pics but its taken me some time to recover. You need to be in shape to fight these monsters all night.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/Kev2fish/captjohntuna.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/Kev2fish/HPIM0702.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/Kev2fish/HPIM0707.jpg,

For more information you need to check out the Capt. John fishing reports at Williams Party Boats Galveston Texas.http://fishing.galveston.com/CaptJohn/CaptJohnReports.asp
imhammer
July 26th, 2009, 12:48 PM
WTG Amigo! Nice report!!!
dbarham
July 26th, 2009, 01:13 PM
good goin!!!!!!!!!
nokatchin
July 27th, 2009, 07:07 AM
nice catching.!
aqua pimp
July 27th, 2009, 07:09 AM
Shaweeettt!!!!! Nice job Kevin

AQUA PIMP
Muddskipper
July 27th, 2009, 09:34 AM
I'v done many on those trips on the Capt John, and rubbed many elbows with ol Patrick.

He knows his stuff.
Explorer21
July 27th, 2009, 10:58 AM
Nice work Kevin! Got to love those tuna, good eating.
Robalo
July 27th, 2009, 01:01 PM
Thanks for the report-nice pics and fish!
WestEndAngler
July 27th, 2009, 02:21 PM
I hope Bailey was quick to get the fish of your line... Short little black haired deckhand... He's one of us as well :D
Kevin
July 28th, 2009, 07:58 PM
Bailey worked nonstop! He also pulled night shift and decked all my tuna, I think the Capt. daughter decked my snapper. He got to see the look on my face after decking my first tuna after 4 misses only to be an undersized yellowfin, lol! And he decked my biggest one that is in the picture. I would have told a better story but I was just too excited to post something up.

Bailey busted his *** off and thats no joke! He worked hard the whole trip.
CarolinaSkiffin
July 29th, 2009, 09:47 AM
Good job and nice pics
$peckmaster
August 3rd, 2009, 01:05 PM
iis funny how high a fish will jump just to hit something right on the surface:rolleyes:
WestEndAngler
August 3rd, 2009, 02:44 PM
Good to hear, they are taking another trip tomorrow be back Thursday or something is what Cody & Bailey were saying... I can't wait for the 36 hr trips after Snapper Season they'll start doing them on the weekends :D