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14-year-old VS 835 lbs. bluefin tuna
I don't know this kid but wow, this is a memory that will stick with him for a lifetime.
Kaleb was on the rod when Keith Richardson’s handsome offshore cruiser, “Who Dat,” was on a four-day trip well into the offshore waters off the Louisiana coast late last week.
Daddy Keith, a Lafayette businessman, said the crew already had a handsome catch of yellowfin tuna — he described them as, “a few big guys,” and had hooked up on two blue marlin, got one of them to the boat before the always honorable action of tagging and releasing the billfish. The crew then started heading back toward home port at Grand Isle.
“We stopped at Neptune and the (boat’s) captain (Chris Mowad) saw one big tuna busting on bait,” Keith Richardson said. “We thought is was a big yellowfin.”
Richardson’s narrative including setting up the trolling spread and setting course for the spot where they saw all the action around Neptune, one of the massive, deep-water oil platforms off the Louisiana coast.
“A fish came up on the center line, but didn’t take it, so we came back over the same spot again, and the fish looked like a submarine coming up to get the bait,” he said.
It’s here where you can guess most dedicated offshore anglers have never seen a giant bluefin tuna in the trolling spread to know what a huge fish looks like in the seconds before its attack. Nor would most know any comparison, so liking it to a submarine certainly paints an exciting enough picture of what happened on the “Who Dat” in the next several seconds.
“For the first 10 minutes, the bluefin fought like a blue marlin,” Keith Richardson said. “It stayed on top, then, I guess, it figured out it was hooked and sounded.”
“Sounded” is a term for a big fish digging into the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, sometimes running to 1,000-foot depths, and tearing most of the line off the biggest of offshore reels.
“The fish never got to the backing on the reel,” Richardson said. “And I credit that to the young man on the rod.”
In all likelihood, Kaleb Richardson, though just 14, has as much experience fighting monster offshore species as anyone in the state.
“We’ve caught bluefin in Nova Scotia, and a couple of them were ‘granders,’ (bluefins in excess of 1,000 pounds), and Kaleb was well prepared and well practiced on how to catch bluefin,” Keith Richardson said.
Aside: Kaleb Richardson was honored by the International Game Fish Association at the group’s annual banquet in February. By the time he reached 13, he’d already battled 75 billfish.
“It was unreal,” the elder Richardson said. “He got the fish to the boat in 45 minutes on an ‘80’ (reel) with 100-pound test line. Kaleb knew the techniques and how much pressure to put on the fish.
“(Kaleb) is maybe 115 pounds, and I’ll put him up against any adult angler.”
It was at that moment, when the fish was at the stern of the “Who Dat” that the thrill of the catch was over the work began.
“We couldn’t pull the fish into the boat, and we were fortunate that JJ Tabor had a come-along on his boat. I have one on my boat but we couldn’t get to it,” Richardson said. “JJ gave us his come-along and we used it to get the fish far enough into the boat to swing the tail in. It was exciting.”
After leaving Grand Isle last Wednesday, the crew returned early Sunday morning, had a state Wildlife and Fisheries marine biologist meet them on the island Sunday to complete the identification process and weigh this once-in-a-lifetime catch off the Louisiana coast.
http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/article_7cc37d54-2931-11e7-ae35-abd7779fbbdb.html
Kaleb was on the rod when Keith Richardson’s handsome offshore cruiser, “Who Dat,” was on a four-day trip well into the offshore waters off the Louisiana coast late last week.
Daddy Keith, a Lafayette businessman, said the crew already had a handsome catch of yellowfin tuna — he described them as, “a few big guys,” and had hooked up on two blue marlin, got one of them to the boat before the always honorable action of tagging and releasing the billfish. The crew then started heading back toward home port at Grand Isle.
“We stopped at Neptune and the (boat’s) captain (Chris Mowad) saw one big tuna busting on bait,” Keith Richardson said. “We thought is was a big yellowfin.”
Richardson’s narrative including setting up the trolling spread and setting course for the spot where they saw all the action around Neptune, one of the massive, deep-water oil platforms off the Louisiana coast.
“A fish came up on the center line, but didn’t take it, so we came back over the same spot again, and the fish looked like a submarine coming up to get the bait,” he said.
It’s here where you can guess most dedicated offshore anglers have never seen a giant bluefin tuna in the trolling spread to know what a huge fish looks like in the seconds before its attack. Nor would most know any comparison, so liking it to a submarine certainly paints an exciting enough picture of what happened on the “Who Dat” in the next several seconds.
“For the first 10 minutes, the bluefin fought like a blue marlin,” Keith Richardson said. “It stayed on top, then, I guess, it figured out it was hooked and sounded.”
“Sounded” is a term for a big fish digging into the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, sometimes running to 1,000-foot depths, and tearing most of the line off the biggest of offshore reels.
“The fish never got to the backing on the reel,” Richardson said. “And I credit that to the young man on the rod.”
In all likelihood, Kaleb Richardson, though just 14, has as much experience fighting monster offshore species as anyone in the state.
“We’ve caught bluefin in Nova Scotia, and a couple of them were ‘granders,’ (bluefins in excess of 1,000 pounds), and Kaleb was well prepared and well practiced on how to catch bluefin,” Keith Richardson said.
Aside: Kaleb Richardson was honored by the International Game Fish Association at the group’s annual banquet in February. By the time he reached 13, he’d already battled 75 billfish.
“It was unreal,” the elder Richardson said. “He got the fish to the boat in 45 minutes on an ‘80’ (reel) with 100-pound test line. Kaleb knew the techniques and how much pressure to put on the fish.
“(Kaleb) is maybe 115 pounds, and I’ll put him up against any adult angler.”
It was at that moment, when the fish was at the stern of the “Who Dat” that the thrill of the catch was over the work began.
“We couldn’t pull the fish into the boat, and we were fortunate that JJ Tabor had a come-along on his boat. I have one on my boat but we couldn’t get to it,” Richardson said. “JJ gave us his come-along and we used it to get the fish far enough into the boat to swing the tail in. It was exciting.”
After leaving Grand Isle last Wednesday, the crew returned early Sunday morning, had a state Wildlife and Fisheries marine biologist meet them on the island Sunday to complete the identification process and weigh this once-in-a-lifetime catch off the Louisiana coast.
http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/article_7cc37d54-2931-11e7-ae35-abd7779fbbdb.html
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Yep. Crabtree is definitely brainwashing the masses.....funny how you don't see *****ing and moaning about this.....
I agree ! thought this was a fishing forum,not a green peace site :huh
:wink
If you don't want to hurt a fish, don't pull on it's face
bluefin tuna
Illustration of adult bluefin
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
This commercial importance has led to severe overfishing. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) affirmed in October 2009 that Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks have declined dramatically over the last 40 years, by 72% in the Eastern Atlantic, and by 82% in the Western Atlantic.[3] On 16 October 2009, Monaco formally recommended Endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna for an Appendix I CITES listing and international trade ban. In early 2010, European officials, led by the French ecology minister, increased pressure to ban the commercial fishing of bluefin tuna internationally.[4] European Union nations, who are responsible for most bluefin tuna overfishing, later abstained from voting to protect the species from international trade.[5]
If I caught one I would release it. Not to mention I know someone that caught a Big Bluefin and said they tasted like crap.
Right just keep killing till there is none left! Sounds Legit!!
Take it to the extreme! The best way to win an argument!
There is a season-Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery CLOSED until June 1, 2017
They are trying to Ban fishing Biscayne National Park preserve- Under the plan, fishing in the preserve for all but invasive lionfish would be banned but not other activities, including diving and snorkeling. Mooring buoys for boaters will also be added under the plan.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article86755112.html#storylink=cpy
Humans are killing the planet at Mach Speed!!
wow
:Spittingcoffee
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I doubt he has the required licence to sell, and if he did it would not bring top dollar as the fish more than likely burned up its fat reserve to make the trip south it the warm water
Does that mean "I just killed and endangered fish and don't care"?
Or ..."I like canned tuna"?
I AM NOT A RACIST
Nice catch!
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The abundance of Atlantic bluefin tuna has been severely reduced since the advent of industrial fishing. A recreational catch-and-release fishery is currently being developed to target bluefin tuna in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, off the coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. To evaluate the sustainability of this fishery, it is necessary to quantify post-release mortality for use in management models. Using pop-up archival satellite tags, we estimated the post-release mortality rate of bluefin tuna captured and released in an experimental recreational fishery. Fish were captured using bait on circle hooks and all fish were hooked in the jaw. Fish were released without being brought onboard the boat. Tags reported from 2 to 246 days post release. Two of 59 bluefin tuna died after catch-and-release yielding a mortality rate of 3.4% (95% C.I. = 0.8% < u < 12.6%). Four tags failed to report. Alternate estimates of the rate or mortality that included an incidental mortality (5.1%; 95% C.I. = 1.6% < u < 14.4%) and removal of the four tags that did not report from the sample (5.6%; 95% C.I. = 1.8% < u < 15.6%) were calculated. The range of fight times was 6–79 min (mean of 33 min; SD of 21 min). These data provide the first mortality estimates for angled and released bluefin tuna and will enable managers to evaluate the potential for developing a catch-and-release fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
Estimating mortality of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in an experimental recreational catch-and-release fishery (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228838448_Estimating_mortality_of_Atlantic_bluefin_tuna_Thunnus_thynnus_in_an_experimental_recreational_catch-and-release_fishery [accessed Apr 28, 2017].
Note Prince Edward Island is the land of giants
Atlantic Bluefin tuna don't have to stay in the Atlantic. Its simply a stock definition for management purposes.
And, Eastern Bluefin Tuna are a healthier stock than they have been in years according to stock assessments.
My comment earlier is due to the fact that a giant BFT in the Gulf right now is preparing to spawn and the rec limit should be the same as the commercial in the Gulf right now, Zero!
That same fish swims by Key Biscayne right now an you can't keep him, why be able to in the Gulf?
truth
I AM NOT A RACIST
I would imagine that the water off of Prince Edwards Islands are much colder than the water in the Gulf of Mexico. Released fish do much better in cold water.
Another president put a man in the Lady's bathroom.
This is why I will never vote to give National Park a inch of land or water. I believe in conservation but N P S goes far beyond that.
Former Mini Mart Magnate
I am just here for my amusement.
We ate tuna for 3 weeks after that. Every way possible.