Fish Report for 11-9-2009
Royal Star Fish Report
11-9-2009
Royal Star
A slower pace today and overall a different grade of fish as we scratched away at seventy to ninety pounders with a few forties and only a handful from 110 - 145 pounds. No rhyme or reason for the change as conditions were nearly identical and there is no shortage of fish - pretty typical of trophy yellowfin tuna fishing overall. One day it is Katy bar the door type action then, just when you think you are lined up to really clobber them the next day, the pattern changes and they disappear, don't bite, or move to another location. So, with this in mind we didn't get our cage too rattled by today's different results and are content to put forth the effort while waiting for another chance.
This scenario does offer a good opportunity to make the point that we hammer away at constantly in the arena of giant yellowfin tuna angling. Because of the tremendous stakes, the brute strength and unyielding spirit of these behemoths, and the totally predictable unpredictability of their movements and appetite for our offerings, fishing for trophy yellowfin is no time for complacent preparation or half hearted effort. Now I'm not saying that anglers can't or don't have a good time pursuing these monsters, they, and we, most certainly do. But, this is definitely the big leagues and we and our anglers pay a dear price when an opportunity at one, or many, of these giant yellowfin is missed.
Liken it to a big league ball player who is standing at the plate with the bases loaded in the ninth. The opportunity of a career and/or lifetime awaits.The pitcher makes a mistake and serves up a perfect homerun potential fastball right down the middle that seems to hang forever - one that even a marginal hitter would drive into the stratosphere. Instead of knocking the cover off the ball however, the hitter wasn't quite ready, was so mesmerized by the perfect pitch, didn't have his/her grip just right, or made any other number of minor mistakes that resulted in monumental consequences - the ball passed by straight into the catchers glove. Pow! Opportunity lost.The missed opportunity led to the loss of the game and the batter, who knows how significant that moment was, remembers the missing that chance forever. Now this example may be a little more dramatic than necessary, but it does provide all of you with an insight to our, meaning a Captains, perspective when targeting big ones. The margin for error is so inherently high, and the opportunities relative to the amount of time we spend pursuing these monsters are so few, that we are literally sickened to miss even one opportunity due to an avoidable error.
The point of this long winded rambling is to prepare long range anglers hoping for the opportunity at giant yellowfin for the high stakes and emphasize the importance of meticulous tackle preparation and determination to succeed. Doing every little thing correctly does count and the potential reward is well worth it. In the end it all boils down to our anglers; the woes of the Captains and crewmen count for nothing compared to the angler investing the tremendous amount of time and resources necessary to catch a giant yellowfin tuna. So, with all the time and effort necessary to achieve success, it makes perfect sense to tailor your approach and prepare your equipment accordingly. Of course the job of our crew is to make certain all of our anglers are in this category by the time we make the big tuna grounds. But the core motivation and drive must come from the angler him/herself. A lackadaisical approach will produce relative results. By the same token perfect preparation and a razor sharp, focused approach will lead to success. There is very little luck involved. Really.
For our photos today I am sending a Mother and Son sequence that all parents can really understand and appreciate the significance of. Mrs. Susie Tanji and her son Capt. Gregg Tanji are featured in action as Mrs. Tanji pulls on and captures her biggest yellowfin tuna to date. At 188.5 pounds the tuna outweighs Mrs. Tanji by far but that did not lessen her motivation to conquer the beast. As you can all see she certainly did and it was a triumphant moment for both her and Greg, who has been an integral part of the Royal Star crew for almost five years. Simply said, there is no better fisherman and/or crewman on any long range vessel. This was a proud moment for the Tanji's who we were all fortunate enough to share the moment with here on Royal Star. Congratulations!
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This scenario does offer a good opportunity to make the point that we hammer away at constantly in the arena of giant yellowfin tuna angling. Because of the tremendous stakes, the brute strength and unyielding spirit of these behemoths, and the totally predictable unpredictability of their movements and appetite for our offerings, fishing for trophy yellowfin is no time for complacent preparation or half hearted effort. Now I'm not saying that anglers can't or don't have a good time pursuing these monsters, they, and we, most certainly do. But, this is definitely the big leagues and we and our anglers pay a dear price when an opportunity at one, or many, of these giant yellowfin is missed.
Liken it to a big league ball player who is standing at the plate with the bases loaded in the ninth. The opportunity of a career and/or lifetime awaits.The pitcher makes a mistake and serves up a perfect homerun potential fastball right down the middle that seems to hang forever - one that even a marginal hitter would drive into the stratosphere. Instead of knocking the cover off the ball however, the hitter wasn't quite ready, was so mesmerized by the perfect pitch, didn't have his/her grip just right, or made any other number of minor mistakes that resulted in monumental consequences - the ball passed by straight into the catchers glove. Pow! Opportunity lost.The missed opportunity led to the loss of the game and the batter, who knows how significant that moment was, remembers the missing that chance forever. Now this example may be a little more dramatic than necessary, but it does provide all of you with an insight to our, meaning a Captains, perspective when targeting big ones. The margin for error is so inherently high, and the opportunities relative to the amount of time we spend pursuing these monsters are so few, that we are literally sickened to miss even one opportunity due to an avoidable error.
The point of this long winded rambling is to prepare long range anglers hoping for the opportunity at giant yellowfin for the high stakes and emphasize the importance of meticulous tackle preparation and determination to succeed. Doing every little thing correctly does count and the potential reward is well worth it. In the end it all boils down to our anglers; the woes of the Captains and crewmen count for nothing compared to the angler investing the tremendous amount of time and resources necessary to catch a giant yellowfin tuna. So, with all the time and effort necessary to achieve success, it makes perfect sense to tailor your approach and prepare your equipment accordingly. Of course the job of our crew is to make certain all of our anglers are in this category by the time we make the big tuna grounds. But the core motivation and drive must come from the angler him/herself. A lackadaisical approach will produce relative results. By the same token perfect preparation and a razor sharp, focused approach will lead to success. There is very little luck involved. Really.
For our photos today I am sending a Mother and Son sequence that all parents can really understand and appreciate the significance of. Mrs. Susie Tanji and her son Capt. Gregg Tanji are featured in action as Mrs. Tanji pulls on and captures her biggest yellowfin tuna to date. At 188.5 pounds the tuna outweighs Mrs. Tanji by far but that did not lessen her motivation to conquer the beast. As you can all see she certainly did and it was a triumphant moment for both her and Greg, who has been an integral part of the Royal Star crew for almost five years. Simply said, there is no better fisherman and/or crewman on any long range vessel. This was a proud moment for the Tanji's who we were all fortunate enough to share the moment with here on Royal Star. Congratulations!
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