[Dino]

OBX, ocean city, south jersey, long island... your all fishing east coast yellowfins.. every one of those ports/locales can get red hot or ice cold at a moments notice. venice/gulf yellowfins i've really heard some amazing things about.. but I know that fishery can get spotty at times. midnight lump, etc can be a parking lot and when they don't get the current down there and the right moon its not a sure thing. I would agree you have to think about fringe benefits... you can troll wahoo and king mackeral, or grouper drop the oil rigs in venice if the yellowfinnin' isnt great. at the same time, fishing the east coast would give you the shot at the bigeyes, marlins and other tuna that are often right in the same good water when the yellowfins are hot. there are some good boats out of port Aransas texas that get a really good whack at the yellowfins, blackfins, and all kinds of mixed bag species depending on the time of year. another idea might be the bahamas.. they get a nice bite off the west end at certain times of year. maybe research those options as well and make the final decision based on the secondary questions... are you purely looking to fill the boat? (east coast or obx), do you want variety and shots at snapper and grouper on the bottom? (texas, venice, the gulf, bahamas), would you rather jig and pop than troll? (mexico and panama), are you focused on getting 1 or 2 large cows? (cali long range). etc etc. let us know what you decide !