Epic 30 Hour Tuna Trip- Galveston Party Boats September 2021
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- Neil and I went on a 30 hr tuna trip with Captain Matt and GPB. This video shows you what to expect from catching live pinfish for bait, boarding the boat, bottom fishing, tuna fishing, debarking and collecting your fish.
We caught pinfish and alternated for Vermillion and Scamp/AJ.
Later at Perdido we used both halcos and jigs to catch tuna. The trip ended up with
Trip totals....
27 YFT
236 BFT
252 Beeliners
12 Scamp
8 AJ
3 BlackJack
It was a pretty epic trip.
This is essentially a video version of www.360tuna.co...
This video focuses on jigging and halcos because that was the hot bite this trip vs. chunking like the last trip. Every trip is a new adventure...
If you want to book a trip on the New Buccaneer, keep your eyes peeled to their website because they booked all the fall trips in one day this year!
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The party boat I go on runs both 2-day and 3-day tuna trips in September and early October. They go way offshore, like 120+ miles. As such, a lot of them end up getting canceled, but when they do sail, the trips are always epic. One trip last year had a full boat limit of yellowfins, plus a couple bigeyes as a bonus. I'm saving up for one, as the 3-day long range trip is $625 per person.
Are you running out of San Diego or the east coast?
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel The northeast. Out of Galilee, RI.
@@joshuariddensdale2126 that’s awesome! May have to try that one day!
Thank you for the raw footage. It's educational for gonna be first timers like me. =]]
Awesome! That’s what I tried to do! I wanted to make a video that was helpful to new folks!
Awesome that you took the time and effort to make this vid. I did the tuna trip twice last spring, both times on the cancellation list in case someone cancelled, it was very productive. Going for a Dec 18th trip in 7 weeks or so, hoping for calm seas, but not likely in December. I also did not have any great success with pinfish, although I did bring some. Guy next to me at the 30 mile 1st stop grabbed a piece of old dried chum fish out of rubbermaid barrel, hooked it, threw it out with 1 Lb. lead weight, hooked a massive grouper so big he could not hold it up straight for the photos. You absolutely have to get transderm patches to prevent seasickness - - - - and bring pep pills or buy lot's of hot coffee onboard and stay CHARGED, if you don't you will want to go to sleep and loose out because the real action is from about midnight till 6:00 am. You have to fish all night till daybreak to maximize the big money you spent to take this trip. I am addicted, this is my new rush . . . no wonder most all these trips get booked out WAY in advance.
Wait until you get on a hot topwater bite and have an 80lb tuna jump 6’ in the air to crash a popper. You will be addicted for life! I am on the 56 hour trip in December so hoping for good luck as well!
My dream trip is still bluefin on a popper but this is my next best thing!
I just got off the Capt. John boat out of Galveston and 7 yellow fin caught but only 3were keepers. We fished a deep water ship and not a rig. Next time I will try the New Buccaneer. Thank you for posting this video, much appreciated
Your welcome and hope it helps! Call me if any questions!
Hey, I'm planning on doing that trip this October. Either these guys or Williams. What is that spinner setup that you have?
I would recommend a Spheros reel with a 7’ -8’ medium heavy rod. I have bluefin gear so what I use is overkill
Just got off Tuesday. Fucking. Epic. Will definately be going with these guys again!
That is awesome! They are a great boat and will put you on fish!
I have a trip coming up in a few weeks at a party boat, is having roller guides gonna be an issue?
Not really. I wouldn’t say they are necessary though
That was a great trip! Need to go again soon! Next time I will try more casting.
Halcos are soooo much easier than jigging at 600'!
nicely documented Eric! That looks like some coordination is needed to keep from tangling on every drop.
Unfortunately it’s a matter of luck and current. We probably tangled more this time than I ever have due to the way the current was running
Wow! What an experience!
Mona Yamartino, it’s always a fun trip!
I'm asking questions as I see them in the video, but when you put in your pin fish in the big bait well, how do they know you put in 3 dz and take out 3 dz? Ie, what keeps people from stealing your bait?
It’s an honor system when you put your fish in the big bait well. I have just been leaving them in my bucket recently that way I can just take my bucket to my spot and keep it next to me!
Does each fisherman catch each species or are certain spots on the boat harder to catch fish?
Does anyone sleep or just go all out for 30hours?
Im thinking of bringing my 15yr old son??? Recommended or Not???
Thanks for making the video
1. The captain and crew will tell you the target species and the best way to catch them. Normally it’s squid for red snapper, vermillion snapper and whatever else bites. It may be freelining for kingfish etc. I normally catch pinfish for grouper and drop that first then switch if that doesn’t work. Tuna fishing uses poppers, swimbaits, chunk or jigs. Ask the deckhands and they will tell you. Best time to sleep is when the boat is moving from spot to spot. I normally don’t get much sleep! Bring your son but make sure he has a patch or something to prevent sea sickness. That is the worst experience!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Thanks for the info
@@MatthewsFabrication you bet! LMK if you have any more questions!
@ThumpemupFishingchannel Do Crank baits work well for Tuna? I have a ton of those
Is there a recommended pole length or line strength for Snapper vs Tuna?
Is there a Rod limit? I have a few 4 piece poles that I took to Florida that I used off the piers. I was using 20-30lb braid & 20-30lb mono leader & I couldn't cast far. Other locals were using 10lb braid with a 20-30lb mono-leader & they were casting way out there.
@@MatthewsFabrication the most popular lure is the Halco Max 130 with upgraded hooks. I use 2/0 owner ST66 hooks although the new Halco hooks are much stronger.
I use 50-65lb braid on all of my rods with 65 fluorocarbon for leader.
My popping /casting rods are all 7’ or longer.
What size hook do you all use
I like small 2/0-3/0 circle hooks…
I can't wait for the 26th of May
Have fun! We had a great trip! I landed a 70lb AJ and a baby golden tile!
Are those deckhands bleeding those tuna out after they hit the deck?
They gut them, put them in a slurry then ice them
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel so they don't bleed them out first?
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel There is a big difference if you do not bleed them out before ice
@@redsammy7789 they probably do, to be honest I focus on catching the next one.
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel 10-4
Do they give you jigs to fish with???
No you have to bring your own. Check out my other video ruclips.net/video/ZAMRiWIc5y0/видео.html
What size braid did you use and what size leader and ft length? I am going at the end of Feb 2022 and May. Good video!
I use two types of braid for my different combos. For jigging I use at least 300 yards of tuffline indicator braid in 65lb test. I use the indicator braid to know exactly how far to drop my jig. Sometimes tuna are at 150 and sometimes 400ft so the indicator braid helps! For jigging rods I will tie on a 15’ 80lb fluorocarbon leader. For popping I want casting distance. I use Seaguar Threadlock 50. It has an 80lb ABS. I tie on a short 8’ wind on leader that is long enough to not have to wrap around the spool of my reel when I cast. If I have to tie on a knot, I use a 4’ leader and a uni to uni to keep the knot outside of the eye of my rod! I’m heading out 5/12! Glad you like the video!
Use fishbites on the sabikis they hit them just as well and can't steal them as easily
I heard that! Just haven’t tried them. Will try next time! I saw one AJ caught on fish bites!
You keep everything you catch or does the boat keep a percentage???
You keep everything you catch. The boat doesn’t keep anything!
Going out next year got to figure out what lures to get now going to be my first time
If I had to pick just 5- it would be 1. Halco in sardine and other colors 2. Williamson Benthos speed jig in pink and chartreuse 3. Striker tackle flatfall jig pink and chartreuse 4. White hammered diamond jig and an OTI jaeger 400 gram jig in pink in case the current was ripping... I would keep a striker tackle popper just in case the fish are busting on top but you will catch more fish with the halco than the popper...
Do have to have fluorocarbon on everything?
@@alexgonzales6762 tuna have super good vision so yes for tuna!
Also get snap swipes and split rings rated for at least 150!
Nice job, but I never understood removing fish from the ice for a "display"...ruins the quality of the catch
It’s part for display but it’s mostly to offload the fish. They have multiple people calling of numbers and distributing fish…. They start hanging about 15 min before we get to port and the fish go straight into the fisherman’s coolers…
@@BOSS_DOG they don’t heat up that much. It’s not my preference either but it’s not something I can change.
Hi! I would like to ask you, how much did you spend for your party?
The tickets for the 30hr trips are $455 and for the 56 hour trips they are $755
What weight and brand of glow in the dark jigs?
The size of your jig will vary from trip to trip so I would go from 5 oz to 400 grams. If I could only bring 5, I would go with:
Williamson Benthos speed jig 7 and 9 oz in pink and glow
Striker Tackle Flatfall jig, heaviest version in pink and glow
White glow hammered diamond jig from Amazon
Ocean Tackle International Jaeger, 400g in pink and glow
I have a small herring jig that I don’t know the brand of. It was given to me years ago by a deckhand on the New Buccaneer on my first trip. It is similar to a Williamson Herring jig in the 5 oz size.
Does anyone use madscads or stick baits on these trips? Loading up my plug box for a 48hr charter to the oilrigs from Destin in March.
Most people use Halcos and frenzy flying fish and poppers, however other stickbaits will work!
How many customers did you go one time?
We had 3 in our group. Many of us fish together
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Do they provide the rod and the reel?
They provide a basic rod and reel (penn conventional reel) that you could use for bottom fishing, chunking and jigging for tuna. No popping rods are available.
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Their basic rods are VERY basic, Most of the guys bring their own custom rigs to fish, these guys can spend $1,500 to $2,000 on rods, reels, line and lures real easy.
@@robertneighbors4091 trust me I know. I am one of those guys. The boat rod will work for chunking and jigging but that is about it. For those that want to bring their own Tackle- I recommend three sets of gear. You can go high end with a Stella and a Custom rod or low end with a Spheros and an Ugly Stick based on your budget, preference and probability of divorce. I use my tackle for both bluefin and yellowfin so have much higher grade gear than required.
1. Popping rod 10-20K class high gear ratio spinning reel (spheros to stella) on a 7 - 8 ft popping rod. Spool with 50lb braid. Although a topshot is probably not necessary I tie on a wind on casting leader of 80lb flourocarbon. I tie on a snap swivel or solid swivel and split ring with a Jansik knot. I use a 18-20k Stella reel on Carpenter, Synit and Yamaga Blanks popping rod. A lower cost option is a Shakespeare Tiger Lite jigging stick with a Spheros or Saragosa reel.
2. Jigging rod- 8000- 10000 class spinning reel with a 5-6 foot rod spooled with 50-65lb indicator braid and 80lb windon leader. I tie on a snap swivel or solid swivel and split ring with a Jansik knot. I use a Daiwa Dogfight on a Synit jigging rod. A lower cost alternative is to use the same popping combo for jigging.
3. Chunking/conventional Jigging rod- Conventional reel with capacity to hold 300yards of 65-80lb braid on a 6ft rod. I use an Ocea Jigger 4000 on a Valley Hill jigging rod. I have also used an Aleutecnos 8v with with 50-65lb indicator braid and 80lb fluorocarbon wind on leader. I use a Shakespeare Ugly Stick Tiger lite heavy conventional rod.
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel I hear you. Unfortunately I was forced to sign on with Dolphin Docks La Pesca boat for December cause all the 30 to 36 hour trips booked at Buccaneer (~$400 trips), they hustled me by telling me twice that even though their website says NO BRAID, the lady said twice you can use braid but with a mono or floro leader, like 8 to 10 foot leader. THEN, I checked again weeks after I paid I full and another lady said NO WAY, you have to use at least 50 yds mono topshot. I would guess casting top water lures with 80 to 100 Lb. mono on a spinning reel ain't going to work, it starts to twist up and snarl on the spool for one, casting distance severely constrained. Another guy who has fished Dolphin Express ($1,000 trips) said they allow ALL braid on that boat if you wish - - - I guess you get what you pay for ? I saw you said: "Spool with 50lb braid. Although a topshot is probably not necessary I tie on a wind on casting leader of 80lb flourocarbon. - - - So is your "wind on" 80 Lb. floro leader going through the eyelets smoothly ? I will definitely be reporting my experience on tuna360 after I return.
@@robertneighbors4091 I use a windon leader vs any type of knot so when you do a loop to loop, it will absolutely pass through the eyes. I keep my windon short so that my loop to loop is above the spool with no mono spooled on the reel. If I do a uni to uni, I tie the knot just outside of my top eye with a short 3-4’ leader so that the knot never goes inside the eyes. My popping rods are 8’ + so I have plenty of leader to cast. I have never fished DD so can’t comment on that boat. Post on 360 as a bunch of people fish that boat though. I would try to talk to the captain to confirm.