Part 1 Bluefin Tuna Fishing Diawa Pacific H&M Landing San Diego California 100# Thrill & Heartache

Cousin Jim fishes on the Diawa Pacific with Capt. Mike (the owner of the boat) and had a great trip! Many people caught their first Bluefin on this trip the crew did a fantastic job helping everyone through the tangles. Jan had a huge fish to the boat 3 times it bent his hook open on its last run.

[@ducksgo]

COUSIN JIM IS BACK!!!!! Woohooo!!! Welcome back to California Jim!!!!

[@cousinjim1]

The Tuna are back! Tight Lines

[@PacRam619]

I sam the same way. If no one is hooking, and there are no marks under the boat just reel up and let the fish get into the boat. Annoying how many times the same people get wrapped.

[@cousinjim1]

yes once the school leaves they are gone unless the captain says here they come 200' deep!

[@mikereader6111]

Greats vids Jim

[@cousinjim1]

thanks mike

[@sammystevens-zf6th]

👍🏼

[@cousinjim1]

tight lines Sammy

[@travisbright24]

Right on 😎 Cousin Jim on the fish 🎣 the season has officially started now 🤣

[@cousinjim1]

Off to a good start Tight Lines

[@glenngray1201]

You better have tipped that crew good ! What a freakin nightmare ! 😮🤬

[@cousinjim1]

Because I fish a lot I always tip good I just dont know what the others do

[@tom-nl5sj]

What a freakin mess!

[@cousinjim1]

yes it was

[@xxkasperxx]

Hello all, I have a Penn fathom 25N on a Penn Ally 6'....if you had that setup how would you line/bait it for smaller bluefin/yellowtail?! Thanks for any advice

[@brianwhite6519]

The rod is a bit short, 7-8 ft would be better. That reel is a bait reel, so I would put 65lb braid, 30lb mono top shot, and a size 4 owner Mutu circle hook.

[@xxkasperxx]

@brian white right on ...appreciate it

[@cousinjim1]

@@brianwhite6519 good advice

[@davidbretoi8498]

There are way too many anglers on this trip.

[@janhodac269]

23:19 I was so sad about loosing that fish

[@cousinjim1]

I was too. You did everything right with that fish I hope your next bite is even bigger! Tight Lines my friend.

[@touche8330]

blows my mind that people would just drop a jig right next to you while you have one on..

[@cousinjim1]

@@touche8330 It happens more than we would like

[@janhodac269]

It happens a lot more then it should lol

[@cousinjim1]

@@janhodac269 next trip I bet you get three let me know Cousin Jim

[@bastardo1418]

Always one guy with a coffee grinder that tangles up everyone and almost always looses the fish ….

[@cousinjim1]

His fish was gaffed three times I dont think it was his fault as his fish may have been 150#

[@bastardo1418]

@@cousinjim1 ouch …. That one hurt for sure !! Lost two myself last season , both were well over 100lbs . One swam away with a nice gaff of mine !

[@dojo1249]

true true coffee grinders really have no place on head boats (for big tunas) but people also need to follow their lines and keep them tight and there was quite a few who were not doing so. also people who fish with mainly braid cuts others off way to much, that is the main reason plus safety in the north east we have to have 100 yards of mono with braid as backing if the even crew allows it. olus fish was gaffed 3 times? why did they lose it then? once I could see but not three.

[@ridefast1986]

COFFE GRINDER REEL IT UP AND THROW THAT THING OVER BOARD YOUR THE PROBLEM

[@cousinjim1]

@@ridefast1986 you've got to kill them quick