We haven't fished for a while. Not that we don't catch anything, but here in the Sea of Cortez we seem to only catch Skipjack Tuna. Some other cruisers call them Bonitos, which it is not... Prove me wrong!
Any lures, line, leaders, and teasers we tried come back with the same catch:
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| Back to nature for this fish |
After we caught four of these one morning, and two more the next morning, we are going to put away the fishing gear for a while.
For entertainment purposes, here is a video of our simple setup, including the sound, when the fish pulls on the line: The line is on a simple hand reel, or yoyo, which is contained in a bucket. Then the lines runs 3x around a spare winch, the wrong way, so when the fish hits, the inertia and resistance of the freewheeling winch is what sets the hook. No fishing rod and reel, no bungee cords, simple. We then bring the fish to the side and lift it, swing it on the deck if we want to keep it. Or we release it in the position shown above.
