On Wed, 19 May 2010 08:18:09 -0700 (PDT), Joe
wrote:

On May 18, 7:30*am, Wayne.B wrote:
We caught this one on Sunday about 20 miles off the west coast of
Puerto Rico. * It was not quite as big as the one in January but still
very good sized and great eating. * Length was 54 inches, weight about
35 pounds. *It took almost 30 minutes to get him in the boat, a very
tough, feisty fish.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4...iwestofpue.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4...iwestofpue.jpg

Nice Catch Wayne.

Thanks. We had some for dinner tonight, really delicious.

Any Tuna yet?

Unfortunately not, at least not in the boat, or where we could
identify them. We had a couple of big hits several months ago, one
that spooled me totally out before I could get it under control, and
another that broke off a 100 lb leader like it was a rubber band. Who
knows what they were but obviously big stuff. We were docked in St
Kitts a couple of weeks ago when a local boat brought in an 8 ft Tiger
shark, and there are definitely some big tuna and marlin out there. We
are really not rigged out to handle the big ones however, and it
would just be luck coupled with a quandry if we got one to the boat.

Quandry, as in what the heck do we do with this thing now. :-)

Joe

On May 18, 8:30*am, Wayne.B wrote:
We caught this one on Sunday about 20 miles off the west coast of
Puerto Rico. * It was not quite as big as the one in January but still
very good sized and great eating. * Length was 54 inches, weight about
35 pounds. *It took almost 30 minutes to get him in the boat, a very
tough, feisty fish.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4...iwestofpue.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4...iwestofpue.jpg

Which way are you headed Wayne, East or West?

Capt. Bill

On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:36:22 -0700 (PDT), "capt.bill11"
wrote:

On May 18, 8:30*am, Wayne.B wrote:
We caught this one on Sunday about 20 miles off the west coast of
Puerto Rico. * It was not quite as big as the one in January but still
very good sized and great eating. * Length was 54 inches, weight about
35 pounds. *It took almost 30 minutes to get him in the boat, a very
tough, feisty fish.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4...iwestofpue.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4...iwestofpue.jpg

Which way are you headed Wayne, East or West?

Capt. Bill

North west actually. We were going from Puerto Rico to the Dominican
Republic via the Mona Passage at the time we caught the fish. We're
at Ocean World Marina just west of Puerto Plata at the moment after
spending a few days in Bahia de Samana.

On May 22, 5:45*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:36:22 -0700 (PDT), "capt.bill11"

wrote:
On May 18, 8:30*am, Wayne.B wrote:
We caught this one on Sunday about 20 miles off the west coast of
Puerto Rico. * It was not quite as big as the one in January but still
very good sized and great eating. * Length was 54 inches, weight about
35 pounds. *It took almost 30 minutes to get him in the boat, a very
tough, feisty fish.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4...iwestofpue.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4...iwestofpue.jpg

Which way are you headed Wayne, East or West?

Capt. Bill

North west actually. *We were going from Puerto Rico to the Dominican
Republic via the Mona Passage at the time we caught the fish. *We're
at Ocean World Marina just west of Puerto Plata at the moment after
spending a few days in Bahia de Samana.

I see. I was going to say if to where heading East stop by Palmas del
Mar PR and I'd but you a drink.

Where were in in Samana? Anchor off the town?

Capt. Bill

On May 22, 5:45*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:36:22 -0700 (PDT), "capt.bill11"

wrote:
On May 18, 8:30*am, Wayne.B wrote:
We caught this one on Sunday about 20 miles off the west coast of
Puerto Rico. * It was not quite as big as the one in January but still
very good sized and great eating. * Length was 54 inches, weight about
35 pounds. *It took almost 30 minutes to get him in the boat, a very
tough, feisty fish.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4...iwestofpue.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4...iwestofpue.jpg

Which way are you headed Wayne, East or West?

Capt. Bill

North west actually. *We were going from Puerto Rico to the Dominican
Republic via the Mona Passage at the time we caught the fish. *We're
at Ocean World Marina just west of Puerto Plata at the moment after
spending a few days in Bahia de Samana.

I'm sure you know this but be careful in Ocean World. If it blows up
out of the N it can get a bad surge in there. I've know boats to pop
fenders and have to leave in the night.

Capt. Bill

On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:41:50 -0700 (PDT), "capt.bill11"
wrote:

I'm sure you know this but be careful in Ocean World. If it blows up
out of the N it can get a bad surge in there. I've know boats to pop
fenders and have to leave in the night.

Yes, we've heard about that. Right now the weather is quite stable
and we're leaving tomorrow for Luperon. We'll stay there a few days
and then head back north to the Turks and Caicos.

In Samana we stayed at the new marina just west of town called Puerto
Bahia, a very nice facility and management is eager to please. We met
just about everyone including the owner.

Are you on a delivery?

On May 22, 12:03*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:41:50 -0700 (PDT), "capt.bill11"

wrote:
I'm sure you know this but be careful in Ocean World. If it blows up
out of the N it can get a bad surge in there. I've know boats to pop
fenders and have to leave in the night.

Yes, we've heard about that. *Right now the weather is quite stable
and we're leaving tomorrow for Luperon. *We'll stay there a few days
and then head back north to the Turks and Caicos.

In Samana we stayed at the new marina just west of town called Puerto
Bahia, a very nice facility and management is eager to please. *We met
just about everyone including the owner.

Are you on a delivery?

No. The boat I run is based in Palmas for a while longer. In a few
months we will start to head south. Then through the canal to Costa
Rica.