Watching the fish steam off back into the depths after the release was a joy. The feeling of relief and elation was overwhelming. I’d been told all along that there’s nothing that fights quite like a tuna and after the experience of catching my first one, I’d have to say I agree. I was beaten.
For the remainder of our trip the Tuna were around every day and we experienced some incredible fishing. With every fish that was fought my technique improved. Most of the fish were in the 70 to 120lb class and to be honest I’d not really want to hook one any bigger on the heavy spinning tackle! The sight of numbers of Tuna in the clear water all circling the boat and competing for the chum is something I shall never forget. It was incredible.
Join me next month for the final part of my ‘Ascension Island Diaries’ where I’ll share some of the other highlights from the trip with you all. Until then – Tight Lines!