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I discovered this amazing video shot by world famous free-diver Terry Maas.  One of the best videos I have seen that shows how striped marlin use their bill as weapon, rudder, scooper and toy.  To see how a marlin gets a sardine off its bill fast forward to 4:49 in the video.  Enjoy…

This is one of my favorite videos of all time.  Take notice of the small things like the white feather jigs, leather harness belt and the small rail guard keeping these guys from falling into the waves with the tuna and sharks.  I also love the WWII like helmets these guys wore.  Stay with the video for the first few minutes and wait for the bigger tuna to start coming over the rail.  Truly amazing.  In our day of ultra modern fishing equipment both recreational and…

“Macho!, Macho!, Macho!, que paso Macho?” crackled from the radio every morning as our three center consoles steamed toward Isla Montosa (map below) for a full day of yellowfin tuna jigging and popping while fishing from John De LaCruz’s…

Kil Song, owner of JigNPop.com and JigNPopForum.com has sponsored the Atlantic Tuna Project's conservation efforts both in the Atlantic and internationally in Panama this winter.  Thanks Kil for supporting the program.  JigNPop hats will be distributed to tagging members and the Black…

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This is an amazing video shot by SaveTheBluefin member, Pantelis Barouchas from Athens Greece.  Pantelis is a commercial diver who tends to sea bass pens off the coast of Greece.  On this day he had some visitors as wild bluefin tuna took up residence around the…

Max over at Pride Fishing Tackle proudly posted his brother's amazing photos of bluefin tuna marauding sand eels just off the coast of Asbury Park New Jersey.  Snapping these shots is in many ways harder than hooking up.  If you have some amazing shots like this, post them to Pride's Facebook page, and the photo with the most likes get a $100…

Max Berry, owner of the new Pride Fishing Tackle shop in Red Bank, New Jersey is our latest sponsor to help out the program.  Thanks Max for your support.  In the near future, we will be joining Max in one of his popular in-shop seminars to…

Please welcome Spinal Rods to the Atlantic Tuna Project as our new sponsor.  Travis over at Spinal Rods is a conservationist at heart and we are grateful to be working with him and his team.  As many of you know Spinal Rods are a real treat to fish with. …

Combine a nice weather window and some great reports coming from the Lindenkohl canyon, our crew of four (Keith Maurer, Capt. Scott Murdoch from Point Pleasant Charter Fishing, Vic and myself) took Keith Maurer's 36' Twin Vee Catamaran, Anticipation…

Big treat on Friday 8/5/11, as myself, Sean Furman from Highlands New Jersey and Capt. Tom O'Loughlin from Shore Catch Guide Serviceslid out to the bluefin grounds on Tom's new 39' Yellowfin named SaltyDogs.  What a boat.  The ride out was a bit bumpy, as oily calm water was punctuated with a constant swell.  We took it slow in…

The Shore Catch Guide Service Captains (Gene Quigley, Jim Freda, Tom OLoughlin) are putting their clients on the bluefin day in and day out this season.  On some days they have their work cut out, and on other days the bite is wide open.  Check their site for details on what jigs are working, and the different conventional and spinning combinations from Spinal Rods, Van Staal and Avet reels.  I really like the Van Staal 200 paired with…

(photo credit, Mike Frasco)

I was out on a 2 day offshore adventure yesterday with Capt. Keith Maurer on his Anticipation along with Mike Frasco, Captains Scottie Murdoch &…

(video courtesy of Shore Catch Guide Service)

Yesterday we had the pleasure of spending the day on the bluefin tuna grounds with Capt. Gene Quigley from Shore Catch Guide Service, based in Point Pleasant, NJ.  Expecting to fish on his infamous 31' Cape Horn, we were pleasantly surprised to learn we would spend the day on Gene's new…

We ran to the  middle grounds last Wednesday for a scouting trip, after hearing of the loads of Bluefin Tuna within our realm. Well guys, the reports are right! The fishing was good, with multiple 2 & 3 on at a time, once we honed in on them. We stopped on readings and chic birds, short of the spot, and found…

Thankfully NOAA rejected the request to list the bluefin tuna as endangered today.  Many of us fought this movement because the data and arguments used were simply not correct.  I am all for protecting the bluefin tuna, as this entire site and effort is about conservation of tuna, however this tool, which would have recklessly quarantined fishermen is not the right answer now or into the future. …

Gearing up for New England Bluefin Tuna - A Beginner’s Guide

by Capt. Brian Patterson - www.pattersonguideservice.com

In this article, my goal will be to cover the bare essentials when even considering chasing these majestic fish.  With strict regulations on them in recent months, gear of the past is no longer adequate to safely and effectively catch, land, and potentially release…

I will be heading to the Panama Sportfishing Lodge next week to introduce tagging for yellowfin tuna.  Ted Fostey and his group took the above video that is some of the most spectacular yellowfin tuna footage I have ever seen. My primary focus will be introducing how to tag tuna (yellowfin) to the crews…

Capt. Mark and the Canyon Runner crew have been enjoying world class fishing for large bluefin tuna in North Carolina recently.  These images courtesy of their site tells the story well.  This year, tagging has become part of their program which we…