Huge Bluefin Tuna caught off San Diego coast

Fishing on the Vendetta July 10, 2016. James Wie and Lou Paz hooked up on 80lb. bluefin off San Diego offshore. There were many bait balls of anchovies all around us but none were biting on our sardines. James and i used surface irons and cast it in the middle of the freinzy,

[@schlaznger8049]

You may not believe me but my little boxer pup is standing next to me saying "bring it up". She get's so excited when a fish is coming on board. Nice yellow fin and blue fin, great video

[@mextaco3243]

U know the guy is tired when he can't even touch his fish 😂

[@dominickjsmith86]

Very Nice Catches. Very Good Hard WorkIng Gentlemen showing Their Fishing Skills Is Awesome! Keep It Going.

[@chrisgalliford4315]

Nice one. The long rod has its drawbacks but at least you were able to get a jig out there. 80 lber on the surface iron, I would be beat.

[@andrewmorke]

Well done. Cool vibe.

[@doctoredable]

Seeing the idgit kick the tuna on the belly after it was on the deck was very odd. Anger management issues or simple mindedness?

[@MegaStairman]

seeing five comments from you on the video was very odd

[@doctoredable]

Sorry about that. It brought back some bad memories from a similar trip I went on. My Bad.

[@williamhenderson51]

Best video of the year💯

[@CckfNet]

Congrats some big o Bluefin, Keep the great videos coming.

[@_nick_d]

Nicely done lads

[@MiriSarawak637]

Nice fishing bro 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Blueskies-h3e]

After seeing this I will not wear shorts but stay on my knee lol.

[@timliddle4677]

Great vid...So sad on the hand off. That rod would kick a lot a ass on a lot of fishemen

[@nickyshamrock3279]

Great Video!

[@olih517]

Wow you guys did it!

[@dojo1249]

Why did you stomp on the fish like that, very sportsman, like, have some dam respect for that life it just gave you

[@zakkrick]

Nice one

[@PhilippeVirgili]

Nice litle cow capture!

[@ryanlombard1498]

nice vid i took a 110 pound bluefin on a triny 16 narrow 50 pound powerpro 30 pound flro leader and it about killed me...great fish

[@lpazxxsh]

those bluefins fought hard. I had it on a 40lb mono topshot with a 2speed torque 30LD reel. My biggest fish before this was a 45lb yellowfin. The mono scrapped against the boat when it went under and so i didnt want to pull too hard or put the reel into full strike. My back was already hurting so i handed it to Nick. We were just a group of friends so there were no jackpot involved so i had no problem handing it over. I had the pleasure of gapping it tho.

[@mikemccarty155]

lpazxxsh

[@mikemccarty155]

lpazxxsh

[@andrewvillanueva3722]

I have been worked by 45lb albacore. I was using 15-25lb rod and Trinidad 30 with 45 spectra and 25 fluorocarbon. It took me 45 minutes. Never again I only fish 2 speed reels and 15-40lbs rod and up. Shimano talica 16 2 speed, penn fathom 40 or 60, avet raptor hx, okuma makiara 10, 12, 30,

[@wittelarry1]

Good job nice fish

[@HoxFeesh]

Long rods on big fish = painful. 😆 The fish gets too much leverage. Fun, but tiring!

[@lpazxxsh]

I know but i needed it to reach the bait ball. It was at least 50 Yards away

[@sk8erz1579]

Awesome video dude! I was wondering what two rods were used in the video? Do you know of the models?

[@fadelover123]

Reel was a Penn torque, a good rod to pair for this application would be a UC GP80Predator.

[@TheTunaMaster]

i got wore out just watching

[@lpazxxsh]

LOL

[@ogdendodge9958]

lpazxxsh

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

You need to go on a 10 day long range fishing trip and pull on a 200 pound yellowfin tuna. It is awesome!!!!!!

[@localguy8]

The guy who caught the last big fish had a hard time trying to handle the fish, the problem is the longer the rod the more the fish punishes the fisherman.

[@calikos4114]

The boat kind of looks like the dolphin out of Fisherman's Landing

[@josianemelo3268]

Ethan Baker gffvvvcfdwqqwwsddfggbbjjjjjjjj

[@samuelcastro9651]

Ethan Baker the deckhands are wearing vendetta jackets and theres a v logo on the boat

[@561.hudson9]

Big tuna

[@andrewdewolfe2692]

Is that reel a penn torque ?

[@lpazxxsh]

Yes... its a 30LD2.

[@kennydemara6789]

really,that dude got handled

[@doctoredable]

Those guys in the small private boat should have moved off in respect after seeing the angler hooked up with a great fish.

[@lpazxxsh]

It was crazy here. When anglers heard about the bigger bluefins in the area. It was fee for all!!! they didnt care about anybody. people were literally almost ramming their boat against other boat who got in their way.

[@doctoredable]

Most of the Blufin I have hook take several horizontal runs before they settle down and dive deep. Another boat that is too close can ruin a great day.

[@mikemccarty155]

lpazxxsh

[@norienoriega1]

What boat?

[@rc3443]

the crew didn't know how to bleed a tuna properly lol

[@doctoredable]

Letting the first fish caught bounce around on the deck is not what a first class deck would allow. Every time that fish beats its body on the deck the flesh bruises. Not really important if you intend to can it.

[@Briguy1027]

Can it????? That's bluefin, if you can you pith it, bleed it, and get it into an RSW tank ASAP and hopefully enjoy it as sashimi.

[@doctoredable]

A slush bath is even better than RSW for rapid chilling. Depends on the boat but the one I went on did not take very good care of the BFT we caught.

[@doctoredable]

Did the last angler really land that 50pound BFT?

[@icimblind]

That's an 80lb baby, do you know how big these fish get?

[@lpazxxsh]

i know in the east coast they get over 1000lbs. but here in the pacific maybe 600Lbs. They were catching 250+lbs in August in US waters. Its November now and they are still catching blufin over 100Lbs. Im going this weekend on the New Lo-Ann for a 1.5 day< theyre using live squid on this trip. I'm bringing my heavy gear this time. Theyre biting on 80Lb mono.

[@icimblind]

Here in Atlantic Canada they're massive. In the fall you can charter a boat and do a catch and release. Licensed fishermen can keep one per yr. Check out this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6bRpneQgNOsmqs

[@Mr05sti]

I cant say much i took almost 3 hours on a 211# on a tld 30 on 80lb

[@Mr05sti]

lactic acid sucks!

[@riosangel7776]

What kind of rod and reel

[@fadelover123]

Penn torque 30ld2

[@kennydemara6789]

70 pounder

[@joshuaparga9258]

What kind of reel ?

[@fadelover123]

Penn torque 30ld2, better than Talicas!

[@doctoredable]

Fish do not "try" to spit hooks. They simply come out.

[@MegaStairman]

yes they do...they shake their heads repeatedly....ever see a dorado jump and shake it's head....in fact most fish try to get rid of the hook

[@Mark-ux7yh]

youve never bass fished apparently

[@lope6996]

SMALL TUNA, THIS IS WHY THE BFT POPULATION IS IN TROUBLE.

[@Raiders1234]

Danny Gib That's a stupid statement. I go out there a lot and red and feel fishermen aren't even putting a dent in the Bluefin population. The problem is the Mexican Seiners.

[@j.k.6565]

Its respectless not to kill the fish after he was on board

[@josephprocopio2930]

what can you expect,listen to their language,see the way they act.street trash

[@heatherrobertson34]

WTF? U bleed them which they did, u cut the throat latch which severs main artery near heart whichs quick death whilst removing all the blood from body for best table fare quality, which they did, so what the phukk were u expecting ?

[@kennydemara6789]

dudes acting like it's a 200 +

[@lpazxxsh]

Hey... with the gear we had. we were only expecting small yellowfin tunas. We had no clue they were this big. I caught it on 40Lb mono.

[@calebbrandt9725]

that guy gave that fish way to much time that should have been gaffed withing 20 minutes this guy is looking pathetic

[@Mark-ux7yh]

u freds kid?

[@connieamagrande8468]

NEXT TIME USE A LONGER ROD

[@ronandreshhasan8095]

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