Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell

TCAT · 09-21-2009, 10:36 AM

Left the dock saturday morning around 9AM and set a course for horn mountain. Somewhere near the pinnacles in about 270' of water I found a sheet of ply wood. Get up next to it and see that there are some dolphins handing around. Threw out some pogies chunks and got'em fired up. Crew had a blast with the spinners and we managed two bulls and one cow.

Continue to head south. See one nice push just north of beer can and another in between horn and marlin. The area between horn and marlin looked real fishy. Thousands of flyers and a few small pushes. We should have put a spread out and gave it a shot but we had tuna on the brain. Got to horn around 2PM. Trolled, live baited, chunked, jigged, popped...just about everything in the playbook but no tuna just blackfin. Around 10PM flyers make their presence and blackfin get thick. Still no yellowfin. Around midnight I make a run to Ram. Blackfin are thick but no yellowfin. Around 1AM decided to ditch and head for home.

Our junior crew, Shane Martin, ended up winning first place in the PFRA tournament with his dolphin. Congrats Shane.

Keith, 'Lil Kahuna'

Inn Deep · 09-21-2009, 10:55 AM

Good to see you making reports again. I miss seeing you on here

daddytime · 09-21-2009, 11:13 AM

Thanks for the pic Keith. All that talk about wanting blue water at the rigs and then we get it and strike out. Yesterday I was over it... now all I'm thinking about is re-rigging and going to the canyon. You ready...:usaflag

Chris V · 09-21-2009, 11:52 AM

Nice dolphin Keith. I'm hoping you got one on a particular rod someone made for you.

Chris

mpmorr · 09-21-2009, 12:12 PM

Great report, those pics are great, you will get them tuna's next time.

TCAT · 09-21-2009, 12:27 PM

Chris,

You'll be happy to know that the larger dolphin was caught on the rod you built. Also caught a few blackfin with the rod throwing poppers.I can sling a popper a mile with that rod. Love it!

Keith

macala · 09-21-2009, 01:42 PM

Man, where are the big tunas? We had the same trip.

Jeff

Chris V · 09-21-2009, 02:25 PM

Glad to hear it Keith. I'll leave you alone about it now that its killed something.

PELAGIC PIRATE · 09-21-2009, 03:16 PM

You seem to always be in the money ........

Nice trip !

DISANTO · 09-21-2009, 03:49 PM

Nice job Keith and crew....if you guys didn't land the yft..they weren't there.

Next time!

09-21-2009, 10:36 AM	#1
TCAT Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 250	Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Left the dock saturday morning around 9AM and set a course for horn mountain. Somewhere near the pinnacles in about 270' of water I found a sheet of ply wood. Get up next to it and see that there are some dolphins handing around. Threw out some pogies chunks and got'em fired up. Crew had a blast with the spinners and we managed two bulls and one cow. Continue to head south. See one nice push just north of beer can and another in between horn and marlin. The area between horn and marlin looked real fishy. Thousands of flyers and a few small pushes. We should have put a spread out and gave it a shot but we had tuna on the brain. Got to horn around 2PM. Trolled, live baited, chunked, jigged, popped...just about everything in the playbook but no tuna just blackfin. Around 10PM flyers make their presence and blackfin get thick. Still no yellowfin. Around midnight I make a run to Ram. Blackfin are thick but no yellowfin. Around 1AM decided to ditch and head for home. Our junior crew, Shane Martin, ended up winning first place in the PFRA tournament with his dolphin. Congrats Shane. Keith, 'Lil Kahuna'

09-21-2009, 10:55 AM	#2
Inn Deep Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 279	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Good to see you making reports again. I miss seeing you on here

09-21-2009, 11:13 AM	#3
daddytime Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace, Florida Posts: 809	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Thanks for the pic Keith. All that talk about wanting blue water at the rigs and then we get it and strike out. Yesterday I was over it... now all I'm thinking about is re-rigging and going to the canyon. You ready...:usaflag

09-21-2009, 11:52 AM	#4
Chris V Squid technician Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: foley, Al Posts: 4,185	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Nice dolphin Keith. I'm hoping you got one on a particular rod someone made for you. Chris __________________

09-21-2009, 12:12 PM	#5
mpmorr Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Rock Arkansas Posts: 2,077	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Great report, those pics are great, you will get them tuna's next time.

09-21-2009, 12:27 PM	#6
TCAT Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 250	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Chris, You'll be happy to know that the larger dolphin was caught on the rod you built. Also caught a few blackfin with the rod throwing poppers.I can sling a popper a mile with that rod. Love it! Keith

09-21-2009, 01:42 PM	#7
macala Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 80	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Man, where are the big tunas? We had the same trip. Jeff

09-21-2009, 02:25 PM	#8
Chris V Squid technician Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: foley, Al Posts: 4,185	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Glad to hear it Keith. I'll leave you alone about it now that its killed something. __________________

09-21-2009, 03:16 PM	#9
PELAGIC PIRATE Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roswell Ga Posts: 253	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell You seem to always be in the money ........ Nice trip !

09-21-2009, 03:49 PM	#10
DISANTO Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: P Cola Posts: 287	RE: Lil Kahuna 9/19 Hrn mtn, ram powell Nice job Keith and crew....if you guys didn't land the yft..they weren't there. Next time! __________________

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