Offshore Fishing - Episode 14 - Tk and the boys run across some large squid eating their giant Tuna

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[@ibana8449]

TK - First of all thank you for sharing your living, My Grandad was a North Shields, England , Trawler skipper working the North Sea from about 1928, he had a break from fishing when he joined the RNR for WW2, and then went back to fishing in 1946 till he retired in the late 60s. Thats quite an investment you have there, in boat and technology. The wealth of Australia's fishing grounds has always fascinated me. You are my new favourite channel. Tightlines and stay safe. Ivan.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thanks mate, appreciate it. Just changing to a new vessel and fishery in Darwin so regular episodes will start again shortly.

[@Charlton2010]

I live in Jarrow, where you from @ibana8499

[@terrytawhai2886]

Bloody awesome TK love it mate keep em coming brother heaps of support from New Zealand 👍🏽🤙🏽

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thanks! Will do!

[@barbarabeagley6650]

You really keep that boat clean and organized, she's a lovely boat.

[@gruntmax43]

If it was such a "lovely boat", then why did he have to fit stabilizers ?

[@barbarabeagley6650]

@@gruntmax43 grunt elsewhere max

[@hardintothewall]

Cheers for the vid TK, always a good watch 👍

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@denisiwaszczuk1176]

Those fore arm cuffs are a bloody great idea . Wish had when was doing . And your rite . They think life is over. Great show mate

[@kevingleed2928]

Always remember a memorable days longlining out of Batemans Bay shooting towards Eden for Southern Bluefin Tuna. 6 hooks between each bubble the first 6 sets there was a fish on every hook each fish just over 50kg. It took hours to bring in that line 450 hooks over 5 ton for that 1 shot. Made more money that one sjot than for the entire previous month thats fishing.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thats epic mate!

[@Whodafuqcareswyt]

“Smoked by an albacore”. 😂😂😂 Great vid Capt subbed

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate!

[@darrellbridwell588]

It's strange to me in Jacksonville FLA our hurricanes spin counter clockwise down under clockwise. Cheers!

[@tkoffshorefishing]

😆 and another weird fact,apparently when we flush the toilet in the Southern Hemisphere it spirals in the opposite direction to the northern Hemisphere 😅

[@dlmsarge8329]

Nothing easy about this work but your team looks pretty darn efficient. Well done. Appreciating your videos all the way over here in Ontario, 🇨🇦 🍁 .

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thanks mate!

[@8marcrara11]

Very good thanks for bringing us along! Good stuff 👍👍🇦🇺

[@ronski499]

Nice long video. Thanks mate.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

No problem 👍

[@mountdesertrock]

Wow this is incredible TK.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@msawyer402]

You seem like a great capt to work for ! Great attitude and personality 👏

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@maniachill3069]

Good video! Two guys with gaffs. One hardly ever missed, the other dude missed 5 times in every fish! 😂 Hello from Maine, USA

[@tkoffshorefishing]

😂 yes, the joys of having green crew

[@MarioLopez-ob5rv]

Great teamwork...

[@cls9876]

That's a nice clean boat

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@pigsandapples]

looks like a happy crew

[@cantwellron11]

New viewer luv it ,,,SOUTH AUSTRALIA

[@lanekelly1223]

Great content brother !! But could the boys talk or something 🤣🤣

[@pakaornellas4238]

Howzit TK love the videos I set short lines here in Hawaii. I was tripping out that you guys were pulling that line at 8 kn that’s some going and I was amazed on how the squids eat those big tuna’s happy fishing 🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate, are you doing the Bigeye over the seamounts? I heard about a fishery you guys have with a limit on the amount of hooks you can shoot

[@pakaornellas4238]

No i just do the yellow more inshore

[@peterbolt5247]

Your videos are getting to next level compared to the old mooloolaba day's

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate, my son Cam is the video wizard

[@mdv2043]

That second fish he pulled out of that tunas stomach looked like a silver scabbard fish. I have caught a few swords that have quite a few of the silver and black scabbard fish in them.

[@Breizhjean22]

Been watching your vidéos for a couple of days...enjoying the journey. Yup, sustainable fishing is the only way. Thankyou to you and your crew....an éducation for me, we never stop learning. Me...Just a spearo and general pleasure fisherman from Brittany, NW France.... best wishes and take care.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate, great to have you following 👍

[@tumairatu1818]

Mann, what a cool, calm crew n cap

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate 👍

[@homey3051]

Very good thanks for bringing us along

[@georgerichardson964]

85,000 views but only 937 likes… come on you lot give these guys support by hitting the like button

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thank you ❤

[@evanevans4279]

​@@tkoffshorefishing😅😮7

[@evanevans4279]

​@@tkoffshorefishing😊😊😊😊

[@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121]

If working with every skipper had the mentality and patience as you do, I would've stayed in the game. Unfortunately a lot of charter skips are up themselves to the point they get nothing but bad review's ect, they just blame us in the end. 😑 It was my dream job but to be constantly put down, I ended up questioning my every move that made it too dangerous to work with the public. What a night! And those squid are no joke hey! 😅 🍻 👍 Beautiful boat too BTW

[@dscott2542]

Mate I am loving the vids!! Out of interest, 2 questions, do you ever get tempted to jump in for a swim? And are the swordies a good by-catch of the tuna? Thanks bro, keep these coming! 😁

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Hey mate, The boys get keen to jump in but there are too many sharks out there for the boys to actually get in there haha

[@paullack801]

love watching the videos keep it up fellas, one question when gaffing a tuna why dont you have one guy grab the tail when lifting it onboard and a rubber mat on the deck to stop the fish marking up from the antislip on the deck we found less marks on the fish the more dollars you get .

[@tkoffshorefishing]

For sure mate, green crew so still dialling them in but they are doing well and learning quickly. Yeah we have a lack of room around the tuna door which makes it hard to look after the fish

[@deebee5214]

Greetings mate from Christchurch, NZ. Really enjoyed the video - great camera work, educational & you have an excellent clear projecting voice - don't let that go to your head lol. I couldn't get over the damage inflicted by a Giant Squid on that Tuna. When you say Giant Squid, how big would you guestimate was its size? (say in perhaps in length & weight). Cheers

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Thanks mate, hard to estimate the size of the squid, we get the giant squid plus the Humboldt type fish. We have picked up quite a few Diamond Back Squid which are veracious feeders at around 1.5 meters in length.

[@chrisbetter3820]

Hi Skipper, @19m30s , you mentioned you got the hooks quite spaced apart. Can you tell us the reason? Thank you for the adventures. Chris from Crete

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Hi Chris, it depends on the target species and where in the water column you want your gear to hang.

[@unplanedlayer]

What a beautiful vessel, and a chilled but disciplined crew. Question- is there a market for the big squid- or even a fishery? glad i found your channel, subscribed

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Hi mate, thanks for the follow, the squid are a very infrequent catch. There is a squid jigging fishery in the Southern area's of Australia but its mainly for the fresh fish local market

[@alanamitchell9095]

TK What’s the idea behind the plastic bags on the tuna. Then take it off when unloading? Keep up the good work

[@greywhiteman5707]

Can i have a job? Haha thats the dream job for me. Alot of hard work but I'd love every minute!

[@anthonyjohnson100]

I would love to have that boat here on the big island of Hawaii. I’d live on the water.

[@jameswest4819]

I wonder if a few, large, bare hooks behind next to or ahead of the baited hook would hook up the big squid and give them some squid to sell or eat as well as the tuna head they end up with, normally?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

I have tried a few extra large jigs with pillies wrapped to them but no joy yet.

[@jameswest4819]

@@tkoffshorefishing I had a friend that I watched catching Albacore Tuna and another kind, in Hawaii, and he had a lot of trouble with sharks biting chunks out or just stealing his Tuna. Many of these weighed up to about 80 lbs. and at 3 dollars a lb., it was quite a loss. I suggested that he might want to build an electric deterrent like they use for surfboards, but he wasn't interested. They have a limited range and could be made to activate a few feet above the bait when the fish tugs on the bait. A lighter leader could be used beyond the device, so you'd be less apt to lose the thing.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

@jameswest4819 we don't loose a lot to predation so it's not too bad

[@riverakers]

Feeding the sharks!

[@davidhall1779]

when the squid feeds heavily on your catch is anything left salvageable or saleable?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Yes more often than not we can still recover loins from a fish that's been predated on by squid or sharks.

[@flyingfox10001]

Girlie fishing in their spare time they cut peoples hair!

[@TheTinoXL]

Migte be a stupid question, im new here see but what use are the LEDs on in the day time?

[@planet1hunter128]

YEH HEY i always wondered Why Pizza shops leave their neon lights on at lunch time??.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

We normally let the gear soak through a dawn or dusk so the get plenty of dark time and the gear can be hanging down anything up to 300 meters depending on the hook spacings between floats

[@danjakka8559]

Sweet video mate, do you guys use circle hooks? Peace

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Yes we use circle tuna hooks

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

You stow them in a chilled sea water/slush or are they flash frozen ? 1st time viewer to your channel asking.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Stored in sea water/slush mate

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

Roger that Skipper, all the best from the West Coast Canada (Vancouver)@@tkoffshorefishing

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Giant squid come up from down deep or live near the top ?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

They rise overnight to feed usually mate

[@guttasnipe4702]

We target big eye TOOONA

[@gavindereus3643]

Well you guys are in the Coral sea in summer time?😅

[@tkoffshorefishing]

😂

[@connorbaird699]

The memory foam pad is genius. Absorbs all that big tuna flopping

[@daled8221]

At 6:20 I guess you're using the wire down the spine? Awesome! I hope over there it's not a lot of bycatch from using baited long or short line fishing where you're at! It's not good in the US, more that just marketable fish that come onboard here!

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Yes we run the wire down the spine for premium quality, we set and retrieve our gear in the same 24 hour period and have achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification as a sustainable fishery and fish under strict quota's set by the government. We have minimal bycatch and have 4 compliance cameras operating to ensure compliance.

[@thomaskitlica5572]

Sorry about your luck on that trip maybe next time!

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate

[@tonyyoung1099]

What do you do with the fish that been half eaten. You give it way to food bank or taken home for dinner and friends?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

We eat it onboard

[@HUNTINGNT375]

I was commercial Barra fisherman. I got pretty used to getting covered in box jellyfish, but when they hit you in the eyeball feels like someone walked up and put your finger straight in your eye, and then your other eye will start watering at the same time we used to say, because it has sympathy, for your other eye was hard to keep working

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Scary stuff mate with the jellyfish up north

[@-Scotty]

The missus wants to know if those flashing glowstick thingies are to attract the fish or to let the boys see the hooks better at night & are they battery operated? Have liked and Subbed.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Hi mate, they are for attracting the fish. We use both battery powered and chemical lightsticks

[@-Scotty]

@@tkoffshorefishing Thanks heaps for taking the time out to answer my girls questions mate, much appreciated.

[@TimStClair-xd2sk]

Just wondering, do you miss your other crew n boat? Seems a lack of enthusiasm on the deck. (Trying to be polite for the swing an misses)

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Lol,I'm heading you, yes I miss the tight core of veteran fisher's I had on the last boat for sure.

[@BruceTekahika]

¹¹11¹1

[@4stringmanagmaildcom]

First time viewer. Congrats on the clean and well organized boat and deck area. Too rarely seen. That is a boat I would be willing to fish on.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Cheers mate, much appreciated

[@petercaseybrick]

good old coffs harbour.

[@russellhodkinson9855]

Very green crew! But doing 👍

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Very green

[@russellhodkinson9855]

@@tkoffshorefishing lol They'll be ok with your guidance mate.... Bit of energy pushed up em They'll be mint

[@johnpalalagi8929]

nice head smoked for that squid one

[@Spider-man.707]

looks like you have a inexperienced crew there bud ...😂

[@ryanmurray9619]

I did the same thing off the eastern United Stares. I wish I worked on your boat! What a nice vessel!

[@user-dl5jg8gn8f]

Are those Humbolt Squid?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

The majority are Diamond Back Squid

[@user-dl5jg8gn8f]

@@tkoffshorefishing How big are those Diamond Back Squid? It's crazy that they can destroy a YFT like that.

[@australianwarrior1043]

How much do you sell the tuna per kg

[@tkoffshorefishing]

There's a lot of variables, depending on supply and demand, quality of the fish etc

[@risaarisa2330]

Berapa lama anda di laut? Sekali berlayar

[@mzimm460]

See any Chinese sneaking in and fishing?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

I hear them on the VHF radio which has limited coverage when fishing close to the EEZ boundary so they are camped right on the line. Have seen them inside the line a few times when fishing at home in New Zealand

[@anguscameron561]

so the giant squid ate the tuna after the tuna got caught on the long line?

[@planet1hunter128]

no no no .....The giant squid caught the tuna and then attached the fish to the hook .....just to let the pirates know that" Squid" are the merchants of the Sea.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Yes

[@ropeman3916]

Looked like those fish were not even dressed.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

They are

[@EddySantana-un6ev]

Quiero. Pescar. Con. Ustedes.

[@charlie-jl6tb]

im sure ive worked of this boat

[@user-jc7jb3bu5s]

Dog eat dog world!

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Sure is out there, we get to see some incredible things

[@MabonCornwell-od7rw]

You need to explain more of what you're doing

[@ryeckley7267]

Is this a charter? Get that deck bloody and fish some open waters and you Aussies can get more money.

[@seanyuke3249]

Lines...

[@user-bm6wp4qr5n]

I am interested and hope to join as a fishing fisherman because it corresponds to my work experience as an international fisherman for more than 10 years. pacing boat or net boat. can you help me get the job thank you...

[@shaynerudolph8300]

Bro You keep telling your crew to give them a hand help each other Hook me up with a job I'm in NZ I'm all about team work

[@deedeelemons2035]

Clearly you could see bite marks? Giant squid do not feed like that?got me baffled why you’d make the suggestion? And.. you are under way?

[@deedeelemons2035]

I am a captain? And can speak arguably on this footage

[@tkoffshorefishing]

There's only one species that strip's the fish down to the spine and that's big squid. You can clearly see the tentacles scars. We have seen this many times including hauling fish up with the squid still hanging off the fish.

[@isthisbetterwell9958Ds]

lazy captain why don't you help

[@tkoffshorefishing]

They dont need any help

[@qball8437]

Giant squid eat anything they want.....voracious lil basterds.....violent and aggressively to......the things are no joke......messy to that boats gonna get dueched in black ink...the big ones really squirt alotta ink we use trash bags as rain coats...tho you're still getting a 'bath in squid ink...unavoidable lol

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Yes they are incredibly aggressive, certainly wouldn't want to be in the water with them

[@alistairmills7608]

Can someone please teach them propper ikejime Japanese tuna killing technique please. Maximises highest quality meat because maximises nerve kill down inside the spinal chord about a foot down the tunas spinak chord and instantly kills tge fish as evidenced by the tuna completely relaxing. Its a Certificate 3 Course from memory but from memory nits a marketing premium kill techniques do prefered by best Sydney Brisbane Seafood Resterants and boutique seagood outlets where fresh tuns filers, slabs, steaks are sold and frim the seafood Co-Op's

[@wipahuratapine9932]

Any jobs available?

[@tkoffshorefishing]

Not at the moment but keep in touch

[@qball8437]

Eat'n alive.....yikes

[@johnashcroft-jones6091]

Rubbish fishing cobber. You won't be an eco fisherman for long if you leave your lines so long as to allow the squid to move in.

[@tkoffshorefishing]

We haul and retrieve our gear in the same day as does every other fisherman in Australia and New Zealand. We want our fish alive when we haul the gear so it would be pointless to leave the gear in too long.

[@ryanmurray9619]

I’m looking for work and can fly to Sydney from Denver tomorrow. Worked swords and tuna for years.

[@TasebessKen]