After a long winter, we were ready to get offshore tuna fishing for a change. There was a big bite down south in the Norfolk last week that had moved up to the Washington. The weather forecast was great and every boat on the east coast was heading to the Washington. We decided to head…
This past weekend we planned to make an offshore tuna fishing trip but struggled on where to go. There were no Yellowfin, Bluefin, or Wahoo reports anywhere. There had been a Big Eye bite after dark at the Wilmington but Thursday night there were 60 boats trolling in a football field size patch of water…
We started the year off with an early season trip to the canyons for tuna. It was our first trip out since the engines were rebuilt this winter and we were looking forward to our new improved cruising speed! There were many reports of both Yellowfin and Bluefin in the Washington. The weather forecast was…
There had been a tremendous yellowfin tuna bite for the last three weeks at the Washington Canyon. They were in with the schools of whales that have been at the Washington for many weeks. We were whipped into a complete frenzy but learned on Friday night as we were leaving the dock that the reports…
Well, it has been a long time since we were out fishing. We had reliable reports of a big eye bite in the Wilmington Canyon, a good weather forecast and we were all mentally ready to go. Rich, Matt, Brandon and I had a lot of work to on our houses. Fortunately we all figured…
We had a very nice trip this past weekend to the Washington Canyon along with great weather, a great crew, no mechanical problems and lots of fish. We really lucked out with the weather. The forecast was for 10-20kts and 5-7ft waves. Instead we had 5Kts 1-2 ft until midnight Saturday when it picked up…
The boat looks good with the new paint and the name reinstalled, so we are officially back in action as the Maximum Gusto! We finally made our first offshore trip this weekend. The weather forecast was marginal with 10-20Kt winds so we chose to go to the inshore lumps for Bluefin tuna. (The alternative was…
First and formost, I would like to thank Matt (my brother) for organizing this whole thing. Without Matt, this would not have been possible and we would never have had this happen. THANK YOU MATT!!!! Yesterday (Sunday November 4) I got to be a part of probably one of the most rewarding experiences of my…
