Capt. Dan Smith and his crew Kyle Falle and Jim McCormack have a fish tale not many can tell."The first word that came I think to all three of our minds is 'beast'. This thing is an absolute beast," Smith said. Last Friday, just a mile off of Provincetown on the "Julia Nicole," the three teenagers found themselves hooked into something big. "When we hooked up, there's nothing like it," McCormack said. "This is the biggest adrenaline rush, we're all going crazy."They were going crazy, although at the time not sure what was on the end of reel number four."Usually when these fish hit, they hit and the bend the rod over and they go for a screaming run," Smith said. First, they thought it was a shark, until a half hour into the fight and they saw it on the surface."Once we got eyes on it, it looked like a surfboard going across the water it was huge," Falle said. Trying to get the 10-foot plus giant bluefin tuna that weighed over 1,000 pounds over the rail and into the boat was a challenge in itself."We just started pulling it into the boat and the hauler just seized up," Smith said. "And it didn't want to pull the fish up anymore and I never had that happen.""Nobody counts the fish caught until it's on the deck," McCormack said. "And that fish barley fit on the deck. Ya, that was a tough one."The trio said they sold the monster tuna, which may eventually end up on dinner plates overseas. Other than one week in December, the tuna fishing season is essentially closed for the year, but Smith says come next summer, he'll be back out there with the goal of breaking the world record catch: a tuna over 1,400 pounds.
Capt. Dan Smith and his crew Kyle Falle and Jim McCormack have a fish tale not many can tell.
"The first word that came I think to all three of our minds is 'beast'. This thing is an absolute beast," Smith said.
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Last Friday, just a mile off of Provincetown on the "Julia Nicole," the three teenagers found themselves hooked into something big.
"When we hooked up, there's nothing like it," McCormack said. "This is the biggest adrenaline rush, we're all going crazy."
They were going crazy, although at the time not sure what was on the end of reel number four.
"Usually when these fish hit, they hit and the bend the rod over and they go for a screaming run," Smith said.
First, they thought it was a shark, until a half hour into the fight and they saw it on the surface.
"Once we got eyes on it, it looked like a surfboard going across the water it was huge," Falle said.
Trying to get the 10-foot plus giant bluefin tuna that weighed over 1,000 pounds over the rail and into the boat was a challenge in itself.
"We just started pulling it into the boat and the hauler just seized up," Smith said. "And it didn't want to pull the fish up anymore and I never had that happen."
"Nobody counts the fish caught until it's on the deck," McCormack said. "And that fish barley fit on the deck. Ya, that was a tough one."
The trio said they sold the monster tuna, which may eventually end up on dinner plates overseas.
Other than one week in December, the tuna fishing season is essentially closed for the year, but Smith says come next summer, he'll be back out there with the goal of breaking the world record catch: a tuna over 1,400 pounds.
October 10, 2020 at 05:28AM
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