fish tales...

[lindertw]

I went deep sea fishing for the first time this past weekend. A good friend from work set up the trip with Dream Girl Charters, Oregon Inlet NC (http://www.dreamgirlcharters.com/reports/view_report.php?id=714). In short, it was a blast! I can count on one hand how many times I've been fishing, so I had no clue what to expect on this trip.

The morning started out at 0515, where we met our Captain and Mate:
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/fishing_5.jpg

we were underway for ~two hours before the captain was satisfied with the waters:
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/fishing_1.jpg?

I drew the short straw and got to go after the first fish:
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2925.jpg

after what seemed like minutes, our mate Jimmy had two fish hooked - I jumped in the chair and started working on one, while my buddy Tim and mate Jimmy worked on the other:
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2927.jpg
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2928.jpg

As our mate Jimmy was getting her ready to bring in the boat, there was a lot of screaming, some huge splashes and then the fish was gone!
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2964.jpg

My tuna went bonkers, bent the hook and got away - at least they let me keep the hook:
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/fishing_8.jpg

Them's the breaks; I got out of the chair and let the gang fight the other fish we had on the line. It took three guys, and nearly two hours to land our first Blue Fin. My buddy Peterman was the lucky guy in the chair when it was all said and done:
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2942.jpg
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2952.jpg
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2960.jpg

Over the next few hours everyone got time in the chair and we managed to bring a total of four Blue Fin to the boat (due to size restrictions, we could only keep one):
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2966.jpg
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/fishing_4.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/fishing_18.jpg

69.5" @ 182lb Blue Fin
http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac306/lindertw/Oregon%20Inlet%20NC%20fishing%202010/IMG_2982.jpg

I can't wait to go out again.

[Business_Casual]

Mmm... dock-side sashimi...

B_C

[Bob RI]

Nice work! in my area it seems like every year we have to go further and further out for Tuna. I have not been in a few years. Those suckers make you work for it! very powerful fish and it's exciting to see people get all fired up and egg each other on. Tuna steaks! glad you had a blast - thanks for posting this!

[Artos]

grrrr...had plans to go out of mansfield in the A.M. but had a meeting sneak up on me.

[Buck]

Good times... :cool:

[CobraBG]

I've been fishing out of Oregon Inlet many times. You had a good day! :cool:

[Mr.Bickle]

great post, brought back good memories of chasing them damn tuna outta stone harbor NJ on the boss lady a year or so back. Fantastic pics !

I'm actually headed down (from PA) to corolla, NC on thurs for a nice 2wk family vacation. I think you might have light the fire to throw some cash down on a charter......

[Mark71]

Nice pics. Looks like you guys had a great time. Its been way too long since the last time I went fishing.

[Honu]

when I lived on Maui and worked on the boats that fish would have been hacked up and we would be eating while its still flapping in the bag !

nice fish :) bet it was a kick