Another very good morning hit followed by an otherwise uneventful day; little else happened in the way of fishing or catching. There was enough excitement in those wee hours of the morning however to last the entire day; one of those wind against light current, boat swinging in an almost 180 degree arc, fishing with straight 2-3 pound salami's, and five to eight spirited giant yellowfin on the end of our line affair's that prove the value of experience on deck big time.

Courting disaster at that level inevitably produces a few wrecks. Though thankfully not many due to the effort and determination of the anglers and crew. When the dust clears following action of that caliber it is a sight to behold. What is accumulating on deck often escapes the attention of anglers that are engaged in battle or fully focused on the fishing at hand. To see those couple of handfuls or more of trophy yellowfin splayed out in deck dressed and ready for deposit into the RSW tank leaves an impression; and translates the sense of victory into tangible results.

Our final morning tomorrow promises to call one and all to the rail in pursuit of a triumphant parting note. Either way this run will end strong in the success category; but a few more jumbos would add another layer of icing to the cake. Photo honors today go again to long time Royal Star veteran Blaine DeBrouwer who picked off this beautiful 264 on the late afternoon sardine gear – 130 pound Blackwater fluorocarbon. Yes sir!