Catachin'Jiants does P.E.I. 1000lb Tuna

CATCHINJIANTS (cj) · 2011-10-12T22:04:16Z

A single thought I've had ingrained in my mind for over a decade now was a picture that a man named Terrell, the Captain of "Harriet L", shared with me from his personal scrap book. It was of a 500lb Bluefin tuna! He shared this with me immediately following an offshore trip I took with him about 12 years ago and I just COULD NOT wrap my brain around how it was even close to being realistic for a fish with such supremacy to be caught when I just broke a sweat and felt liberated reeling in a 90lb Yellowfin that, I must admit, just kicked my butt... or so I thought. It blew my mind. I'm not gonna lie... I've basically been "hooked" for life ever since my first offshore adventure with my Uncle Brain & Craig Brosenne when I was only 10 years old fishing off "The Outlaw" out of Nags Head, NC. The burning and numbness, and adrenaline of course, of my arms and back, even at age 10 captivated me and had me questioning endless dreams and possibilities. The thrill of giving it all I've got and not knowing who, myself or the respected fish I was fighting on the other end, would finally prevail in these struggles of dominance literally "hooked" me for for life. It has been a long road in the hunt for giant tuna. From those 60 mile offshore trips in O.C. MD with only a dream and a random shot in the dark at a 3-400lb tuna to planning those trips to OBX NC mid-winter when the giant Bluefin make their quick stop to feed before heading off somewhere in the Gulf. I have landed some nice tuna but it always seemed that I’d end the day dreadfully shy of my personal goal… the seemingly unachievable 500 pounder. The more trips I planned the more Prince Edward Island kept coming up. With some research I became shockingly aware that 1000LB tuna where being caught off this remote island on a regular basis! A place known as North Lake on Prince Edward Island is known to be "The Tuna Capital of the World". So, that’s when it started... Anytime that anyone asked me where I would want to go to catch a Monster tuna, the answer was a no brainer. I would say, "PEI land of giants". With the here and there pictures of MONSTER tuna in magazines and some fishing shows confirming the existence of these mini submarines being hooked up, I couldn't put it off any longer. I started planning this trip of a lifetime and FINALLY my dream became a reality! I have been on offshore boats many times where the Captains would look at me like I was a damn fool for wanting to stand up to fight fish. It didn't matter if we were after school yellowfin, or chunking for 80-150lb Bluefin. They wouldn't even think about it. After a few trips on boats with the same Captain’s, I, finally, was able to stand up and belt some decent size fish. With all the new gear available these days, I began talking to pro's who share my basic mentality about stand-up fishing & heavy drags. Eventually, I decided to call on the best man I could think of to ask which Captain would let me "Stand Up" to one of these giants. I contacted Dennis Braid and without hesitation, he recommended a family owned, father & son charter known to be Tightline Tours in PEI. Thanks Dennis! I called and spoke with the Captain's of Tightline Tours, Greg & Spencer Norton. They were more then willing to let me battle these beasts in stand up gear. So… that was that and I anxiously secured my dates on his books. The excitement of trying to catch a 1000lb tuna in stand up gear had my mind racing... Can my gear do it? Will my rods be able to hold up? All those thoughts got me testing lines, reels and rods to the MAX. With the smaller reel craziness that has been going on lately, I decided that I was going to accomplish this using a 50w Avet and a Super Seeker 3x. I spooled the Avet 50w with 900 yards of 130lb Sufix performance braid to a top shot of 130lb Izorline first string. I brought along the big brother Avet 80w spooled with 1100 yards of 200lb Jerry Brown hollow topped off with Izorline first string for back up. My good buddy, Ryan Orndorff decided to try his luck on these monsters along side of me when he agreed to be my partner in crime for the many hours we were about to spend together. We packed the truck and headed north for 3 days of fishing with Captain Spencer aboard TightlineTours. The drive was around 20 hrs but with all the good fishing stories and the excitement of our fishing ahead, the time passed quickly . We arrived in North Lake right about lunch time with just enough time to have some great food from the only restaurant nearby and take in the beautiful scenery. I called and talked to Captain Spencer and decided to meet him at the marina to go over gear, set the drags and prepare Ryan and I for the days of fishing that lied ahead. Spencer was full of great knowledge and it was easy to see that he knew what he was doing. At 21 years old, this guy had more giant BFT under his belt then about every avid f...

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Batrayz

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What an awesome trip I know every one here at SFSC is jealous of you.

Making dream happen is what we do

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Posted : 02/26/2013 9:38 am

JPSHARK38

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What an awesome trip I know every one here at SFSC is jealous of you.

Making dream happen is what we do

Almost Everybody I Use To Go Out Of East Ruckafort N.J. With My Cousans To Montalk And Catch Blue & Yellowfin Off Their Boats Back In The Early 80's. The Boats Are Called The Ranger Fleet Which Are Still There Today

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Posted : 02/26/2013 9:54 am

CATCHINJIANTS (cj)

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heres 2012 highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1d_ev_is7c

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Topic starter Posted : 02/26/2013 12:27 pm

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