Hunting Bluefin Tuna with Capt. Dom Petrarca | On The Water Podcast #11

"Finding bluefin tuna brings out the hunter in me. It touches that innate thing that society beats out of you when you're a kid so you don't end up on the 11 o'clock news." - Capt. Domenic Petrarca
Over the last two-decades, Captain Dom Petrarca of Coastal Charters Sportfishing has dedicated his time and tides to the pursuit of bluefin tuna on light tackle to the near exclusion of all other species and tactics. He's guided more fishermen to giant tuna on jigging and popping tackle than any other Captain, and his observations from a career spent tuna fishing are invaluable to anyone else enamored with Thunnus thynnus.
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Watch: Captain Dom's go-to tackle for jigging giant bluefin tuna: • Jigging Tackle for Gia...
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[@BGS002]

man, Petrarca is a treasure. I've never really been interested in big bluefin, I'm not a glutton for punishment like that, but I'd do it to spend some time on his boat.

[@fishinglifehd6193]

Love listening to this during work!!! Makes the day go past fast and love listening to u guys talk about all NE fisheries

[@johndiniz1710]

Awsum pod cast, never really followed you guys before until I seen ya, on the Helen H. For the overnight tuna trip ,and watched your drone fall into the drink. Lol. Been following ever since and both of you do a great job keep up the good work. I'm just an average Joe but you guys are welcome on my boat anytime.i mostly do tube and work for strippers and I am very good at it

[@metzodman]

Awesome vid! The smell lets you know they are there! Have lived on the delaware river my whole life and can smell when the shad are here! No bs

[@dekatexas]

Getting me pumped going out 8n couple of hours.

[@tidestirestines]

Absolutely nothing beats tuna on spin rods.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Agreed!

[@UsepBeraufishing]

Thabks for sharing my friend.. good job. 🙏

[@IgZgo]

What lbs drag should you use to fight the giants?

[@ianhansberger7038]

captain keeps talking about that "drag setting" what does he set his at... i got gear capable of a lot... but not sure that is the "right" play...

[@MtnMichael88]

Like 40#

[@BGS002]

did you just have that mannequin lying around?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

You never know when you'll need a creepy mannequin with articulated fingers! (This one was scaring children at our retail store in Falmouth, so now it lives in the office.)

[@Cheech23]

The arms come off and the articulated fingers are fun. One arm usually lives in the shredded paper bin sticking out of it where some of us can't help but reposition fingers daily 🤌🏼🤙🏼🖕🏼👌🏼✌🏼With the funniest so far being 🤟🏼 But with one more digit raised 😂

[@chunkyfather29]

Exceptional interview