Finicky and fickle is how I would describe the tuna around us today that gave us fits in our efforts to coax them into biting while maintaining adrenaline levels well above normal with their spectacular surface antics. Especially in the afternoon, the trophy yellowfin that gathered around us were in top form crashing all around and regularly clearing the surface tantalizing anglers with a perfect visual of what we are after and why we are after them. There is nothing quite like a two hundred fifty pound yellowfin tuna exploding on a bait ten yards from the transom to strike the primal chord that fuels all big tuna angler's desire to pit themselves against these worthy opponents in raw, hand to hand battle.

Overall I would say the opportunities at best were few and far between with the day occasionally punctuated by the capture of a trophy class yellowfin tuna as we waited and watched the show. Such occasions are a real test of patience and fortitude. More often than not in these circumstances the last man standing, or better said, the angler who puts in the most time at the rail, reaps the rewards. Thankfully, similar to the previous two days, with the late afternoon/evening came the opportunity to even the score as the fish that gathered around us throughout the day dropped their guard providing a fortunate handful or two of anglers with a chance to stand toe to toe with a giant tuna in the main event. All told we came out of this round with another three over the "deuce", another handful of 160 - 195's, and another couple of good opportunities that went in favor of the tuna. Another day in the trophy yellowfin arena. We are not knocking it out of the park, but, with the average size of these beauties we are getting the job done.

So the quest continues as we wait out what we hope will be a short stretch of sloppy weather that definitely puts a damper on any kind of looking effort. Fortunately we are able to sit on the anchor and make the most of it keeping fish around the boat the whole time. Speaking of time we definitely have plenty of it remaining to get the job done. Four days to go and a forecast of improving weather ahead. The odds are still in our favor and we hope to keep it that way.

Photos of the day feature the uncontested hero Ron Medak with one of his two jumbos that weighed in at 259 and 261 respectively. In Ron's case today his success was a result of pure perseverance, and a little luck. Both count equally out here and Ron now has two beautiful cows in the hatch to prove it. Also, the famous Gary "Big Fish" Sato shows how it is done on the big gear reefing on his evening trophy in signature form.

Tim

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