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By Fiasko on 12/9/2024 6:13:15 PM • Views (42)

By Fiasko on 12/9/2024 2:05:53 PM • Views (53)

By Seamus on 12/8/2024 11:53:33 PM • Views (49)
We put together a decent day on 50-150 pound bluefin tuna in beautiful weather. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/7/2024 8:30:23 PM • Views (23)
We spent half a day catching some good grade yellowtail and grouper in beautiful weather. We are currently working up to get into position to finish with bluefin. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/6/2024 11:14:10 PM • Views (23)
We got back on track today and had a good day of yellowfin tuna fishing. The fish weighed 60-80 pounds and were very aggressive. We only found one kelp that had some wahoo and landed two and had a few others get away. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/6/2024 4:12:06 PM • Views (31)
We stopped on good fish most of the day but only had a few bites. We landed one bluefin around 150 pounds and released some yellowfin. We will be kelping for wahoo tomorrow. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/5/2024 10:57:46 AM • Views (28)
We were able to keep the ball rolling and had an awesome night of bluefin tuna fishing. The fish weighed 150-290 pounds with quite a few in the 180’s to low 200’s. The largest bluefin of the night was caught by John Collins and weighed in at 290 pounds. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/5/2024 8:43:00 AM • Views (34)
We picked up this morning where we left off last night and enjoyed an excellent morning of yellowtail fishing. We then took off for the bluefin area and caught a few trophies before dark. Hoping for some night time action. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/3/2024 10:41:14 PM • Views (41)
Covered some ground today but ended up getting on some yellowtail late in the day and had decent action. We will be in yellowtail mode again tomorrow. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/2/2024 11:06:40 PM • Views (42)
We spent last night and today targeting good grade bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna. We ended up putting a decent score together on 80-170 pound bluefin and 35-80 pound yellowfin. We will be shifting gears and trying for yellowtail tomorrow. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/2/2024 12:22:30 AM • Views (45)
We got off to an awesome start today and enjoyed good fishing on yellowfin tuna from 35-80 pounds. We also picked up a couple bluefin. One weighed 160 and the other 191 pounds. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 12/1/2024 7:48:23 PM • Views (53)
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By Seamus on 11/30/2024 10:26:51 PM • Views (59)
We departed this morning on our Phenix rods sponsored 10 day trip. Our charter master Damion Best had a nice raffle where phoenix rods Shimano reels Yeti coolers and plenty of other nice gear was raffled away. Shortly after the raffle Jonathan gave a tackle seminar and the crew got to work helping passengers rig…

By Seamus on 11/26/2024 6:35:17 PM • Views (30)
We were able to manage a few more nice tuna in the dark before making the long trip home. We currently have decent weather making for a nice ride up. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 11/26/2024 6:33:54 PM • Views (52)
Yesterday we departed on the Yamada 3 Day! We traveled all day yesterday and began fishing first thing this morning. The morning was slow but by noon we stopped the boat on Yellowfin mixed with dolphins. The bite was definitely best right away. The fish never did leave us we always had something going. As…

By Seamus on 11/23/2024 5:40:21 PM • Views (33)
Last night we were able to manage a couple more nice Bluefin Tuna before making our way towards home. We are traveling all day today and I’ll be in tomorrow by 04:00. All in all it has been a great four day trip making memories of a lifetime. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 11/23/2024 5:39:40 PM • Views (28)
After an action packed night of jigging Bluefin we fished the same area hoping for similar results in the day time. Things were a lot slower today but we still managed some nice Bluefin and Yellowfin first thing in the morning and later in the afternoon.

By Seamus on 11/23/2024 5:38:36 PM • Views (41)
Some excellent Bluefin Tuna fishing to be had last night! Aside from a two hour lull in the action right after midnight we were stopping on fish all night long! They bit heavy vertical jigs very well. We are now trying for more Bluefin and Yellowfin in the same general area.

By Seamus on 11/23/2024 5:35:54 PM • Views (44)
We had a great day of targeting quality Yellowfin and Bluefin tuna. We found the majority of our fish late in the afternoon and we are set in position to try tonight. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 11/23/2024 5:32:33 PM • Views (30)
Today we departed on our open party 4 Day Trip. Once we left the dock we spent the rest of the day getting gear ready for the fishing to come. We also enjoyed a great pasta lunch and an amazing BBQ dinner. Tomorrow we will be in a new area fishing for both Yellowfin and…

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By Seamus on 9/10/2025 8:25:33 AM • Views (6)
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By Seamus on 9/10/2025 8:21:14 AM • Views (6)
We had a very fun day of fishing our way up the coastline! We were able to fish for a good part of last night and most of the day today. We are now heading for home. We will be traveling all day tomorrow. TEAM RP

By Seamus on 9/12/2025 11:39:22 PM • Views (4)
We departed yesterday on our annual John Collins Fall Classic 10 day trip. This morning shortly after breakfast Jonathan gave a tackle seminar where he let everyone know how to be rigged up for the fishing to come. After the seminar the crew got to work helping people get set up. We made a stop…

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