05/29/24
First offshore trip of the season was greeted with very marginal water temps for yellowfin and only two or three caught so far in OC this season. Fifteen minutes into the day three rods go down in 62° water. A good fight but not what we’re looking for, false albacore. Pushed east and found a 68° edge. Midway thru the morning one of my bridge rods get hit. As the angler is bringing it in I can’t believe my eyes as the mate sticks the first mahi of the year. Continue to work that area and after a while the mate sees something in the distance making a fuss on the water so we paddle that direction. As soon as we arrive I notice good marks on the sounder down 30′. Ten seconds later the flat line gets crushed while another fish keeps missing one of our chains. I keep the boat in gear and my bridge rod takes off. Fifteen minutes later we have two nice yellowfins in the box. Stayed in that area the rest of the day but no other encounters.