FAVORITE FISH to catch and why

[Lawaia]

Blackfish on jigs and ultra light tackle and 15 lb test...early spring and fall...biggest so far on a jig was 12 lbs...nice battle.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Lawaia

Blackfish on jigs and ultra light tackle and 15 lb test...early spring and fall...biggest so far on a jig was 12 lbs...nice battle.

That had to be an AWESOME fight

[Lawaia]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

That had to be an AWESOME fight

Ridiculous!

[mfeen123]

MY favorite fishes....big silva eel, spiny dogfish, skatefish....other than that this year blackfish has been my addiction, especially breaking the "tenish" mark on my first serious year...but bass.. i mean who doesnt love worming for strikerbass on a july night?

[Fish Stix]

Blackfish - big white chin thumpers
Stripers - live line run rippin drag
Fluke - bouncing bucktails

I Dont eat fish, so it doesnt matter about the meat!

[tombanjo]

Originally Posted by JOHN D

i would have to say false albacore.me not being a meat fisherman, whats not to love? they fight like hell, you dont need to go miles off shore for them, you can catch them on light tackle, even when they are blitzing everywhere they can still be a challange so they are always an accomplishment , and it is all cast and reterive fishing at high speeds so it never gets boring.

Have to agree. Short of going way offshore for a rare tuna blitlz, the albies get it done like no other. Plenty of factors go into my choice besides the fabulous fight they give. The variety of ways to catch them, high speed jigging, little piece of bait on a tiny hook, Tsunamis and bucktailing. The challange of landing one on a crowded party boat. The excitement of sight fishing them, watching them zoom by and take every bait but the one on your hook and the excited yells of the newbies who never saw one. "What the hell was that??" The sheer anticipation of them coming and worrying about IF they come and the shortness of the season. Hell, you could write a book about it. Love hearing guys I saw last year telling me that they watched us catch 'em last season and now they're locked and loaded.

[Captain Rich K]

Dan all fish are fun to catch but you know I love fishing for Tuna and Bass but we have to add Blackfish,Kris i'm going to get you to add tuna to that list.

[Loudsprtfsh1]

TUNA TUNA TUNA !!!!!!!!! O yea and BLACKFISH

[Sharkyispy]

ANY day I can get out to fish is a privelage and a tribute to my grandfather who taught me the appreciation of fishing in the streams, Niagara River, Creeks, Erie Canal and Lakes of upstate/Western NY. Freshwater fishing was how I grew up and what I knew. Huge LAke Trout, Brown Trout and Rainbows along with salmon, Musky, Northern Pike, Bass and Catfish were the ticket. Fast Forward to the early 80's when I moved to PA. Did my first trip on a shore vacation and took my brother out on the Cock Robin for a Blue Fish trip, did many more after that( If you ever fish with me on a trip, ask me to tell you the funny details of that virgin outing). A few years later I learn about Fluke, then Stripers and sea bass, then Sharks and the palegics. And Finally this year, blackfish. Each represents it's own challenge to me during the respective season they are targeted. Nothing like the "head shake" and anticipation of a large fluke being brought to the surface. Who doesn't enjoy the jigging or livelining a nice sized linesider to the net at the boat? Sharking, a whole form of fishing in it's own, requiring a great deal of patience but the excitement of hooking into one and seeing it breach into the air out of the water is a sight made for memories. While I'm new this year to the blackfish scene, it has been a great challenge to begin to master the "art" of catching the species, which I am certainly becoming a quick study student. I have to say that the Canyon and Offshore tuna trips rank up there as my personal favorites. The anticipation of the trip makes me sleep like a kid on XMAS eve every time. Ask any Capt on trips I've gone on, I'll cat nap on the way out to get a few zzz's and then it's pure adrenalin overdrive to go through the night or day working jigs, bait or sitting at a rod on troll waiting for the strike and fight of the tuna. I've been spooled and broken off only left to wonder just how big the beast was on the other end. I've also had the great pleasure of successfully and skillfully fighting beasts to the boat. Some becoming table fare, others spared to see the fight for another day. That fight is what makes it so exciting and rewarding. Seeing a tuna coming to the boat, "seeing color" several feet down in the blue water only to have it dive on you to fight another 1/2 hour, hour or more....Nothing like it!

[Topeka Boy]

My favorite fish to catch and eat are the same Black Cbass.