Fiji Part 1: The Tuna That Kicked My Ass!

[@JohnnySurfdawg]

This whole series is A+ !!! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@CaliKim29]

Fiji doesn’t disappoint. I enjoy the narrative style document-vids. What a catch. Cool how you respect Fiji and their ways …

[@peterfranta6938]

Great water and video. I was in Fiji in 1983. Can't wait for Part 2!

[@marco_s3025]

Super job

[@derekjohnlamoya2037]

Awesome surf spot.

[@rafadacosta1675]

That tuna put up a good fight! Nice catch Mark!

[@anthonycoffaney2320]

cool adventure keep them coming!

[@curiousned]

Props to Tiko for the gaff. Love the wave dancing at the end, too.

[@strikemissions]

The man, the myth, the legend

[@brodiwheeler7583]

A nice welcome back to Fiji right deah! Dozer Ahi Hanapa’a YESSAH!!! 🤙🏼🙌🏼🤙🏼

[@leannecuster1490]

Experience for sure that was a hard catch going under the boat trying to cut line awesome.

[@leannecuster1490]

Thanks that was cool filming underwater seeing waves from down below

[@CC-gg4oj]

No fishing or surfing, and that beautiful wave going unridden? That sounds like hell! But good call following the local rules. Hopefully, the swell picked up for Monday. Cheers.

[@strikemissions]

We did end up scoring eventually….

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Great job

[@eddewes8409]

Beautiful waves where in Fiji is this Mark?

[@anthonyruiz3796]

Very nice fish 🐟

[@austindandridge]

LEGEND.

[@tylerhovda]

This might sound silly but do you give the ahi to the village when you ask permission to surf spear and fish?

[@leannecuster1490]

Experiance brought that tuna in

[@michaelgorgas4702]

Mark you gotta keep the rod under your shoulder when you are fighting the tuna. You got the high stick syndrome, could snap that rod easily. The long pump ain’t doing you any good. Fish was constantly turning its head, if you had it under your shoulder doing short pumps you could of got it to gaff real quick. It’s not about muscle power, it’s about using the gear to your advantage, you were working against the rod. You should not raise the rod above the line of the horizon. All it’s doing is going up and turning it’s head back down when you do those long pumps. You can kill a tuna that size in 20 mins and have it be worn if you don’t let it turn its head.

[@strikemissions]

Definitely a good point. When I tried to keep it under my arm the reel would keep slipping to the right because the reel seat was blown out on that rod. It was a yard sale.

[@RMATRO22]

Nice fish!! Did the captain have the boat in gear while you were fighting that YFT?

[@strikemissions]

Yep

[@RMATRO22]

@@strikemissions Since the Captain had the boat in gear, the YFT will stay at the side of the boat, not able to do it's circle, will not exert any energy and continue to push water through it's gills. Definitely a tough way to land a fish. Good fish and hope the sushi was the kine!

[@constantineandreu9377]

Healey💪💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 #haynhammah💥

[@jake11101]

Think drag wasn’t well adjusted from the beginning

[@benduea2713]

Matuku ?

[@mikemoloney506]

Tuna tonight 😋 lets go Mark Healy... full on waterman... from maui. The island that wants to injure or kill you

[@kirkdunn1379]

Tuna are no joke.....lb fir lb strongest fish I believe

[@CaptainForest1]

Turn that damn clicker off and learn how to short pump!