Tuesday, October 2, 2012

First Yellowfin Tuna


There is one fish wish I really wanted to check off my bucket list, the Yellowfin Tuna.  Iʻve seen them filming and saw others spear them but thought it would be cool to get one under my belt.  Well finally after 5 days of diving hard, this one came in for a visit on a drift of a lifetime.  My dive buddy Ken Oakes just landed a big one (story to come on Hawaii Skin Diver) and I got back in while they unravelled the tag lines and shafts on his fish.  Then this one came on my chum and I watched him eat a little then dove on him and he swam away while I waited a while.  Then from below he bolted up to eat another piece of chum and gave me a shot and the rest was history!  So happy to finally get a yellowfin tuna on my birthday!

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