Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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HOOOOOOYAA!!! That's a lot of sushi! How much sweeter it is that you caught with a rod YOU built yourself! I bet your head is bigger then that tina right now and will be for quite a while LOL! Rightly deservred!
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Nice fish on standup!! Where were you fishing out of? THEre's a LOT of money hanging right there, hopefully $5 per pound.
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Dan Shoemaker
Registered: July 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 5
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It was so rewarding catching it on the rod I spent countless hours building... and wondering whether it would stand up to the challenge. I have to say, it fared buch better than me- I feel like I got runover by a truck and the rod looks like its ready for the next fish!
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Dan Shoemaker
Registered: July 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 5
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Billy- We fish out of the Wentworth Marina in Portsmouth NH. We did allright on the price- as you can tell by the pic it was pretty skinny. Dan
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Bill Stevens
Registered: April 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Posts: 712
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Wow! I tip my hat to your SIR! Both on the rod and the fish!
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Mark Syck
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 53
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Very nice rod,,, and tuna too...lol Way to go. I know it's a great feeling.
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Jerry Poindexter
Registered: May 2005
Location: DFW
Posts: 69
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NICE fish, Dan! Be proud of your gear. How long of a tug?
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Myles Boon
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 136
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Nice work, what are the details of your rod you built,
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Dan Shoemaker
Registered: July 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 5
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Jerry- We had the fish to the boat for a harpoon shot in an hour and a half, but missed. The fish sounded and we didn't get color for another hour. Overall it took three hours to best this fish.
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Dan Shoemaker
Registered: July 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 5
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Myles- I used a Seeker CTSF55XXXH Blank (which I trimmed some off the butt section), an American Takle #2 bent butt, WO66 Wind on roller guides, and F14 EVA Foregrips. I got a lot of help from Mudhole and Donart, and both were happy to help (though they thought I was nuts to try to land a giant on a 50W- I think they were right...lol). If you would like more details I'd be happy to share, just drop me an email: dan_shoemaker@yahoo.com
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bill boettcher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Hackensack new jersey
Posts: 211
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That's a nice lookin little minnow ya got there LOL Guess that made your fishin " year "
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