Have your tuna canning gear prepared, we received one other state-record catch of Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga) this 12 months out of the Mid-Atlantic area of the United States Eastern Seaboard. Back in September, I lined the first record-breaking Albacore tuna catch that got here out of Maryland. That first tuna got here in at 77 lbs and changed a 2004 file. This new catch out of New Jersey was caught by Matthew Florio and got here in at 78lb., 2.4oz. This new file catch beats the earlier file of 38 years from 1984 by 3.4 ounces.
The new file catch occurred again in October however was not too long ago licensed by New Jersey Fish and Wildlife. Mr. Florio caught this fish whereas canyon fishing aboard the Luna Sea on the east elbow of the Hudson Canyon about 100 miles from shore. Mr. Florio was chunking butterfish for tuna when he connected on his file albacore catch. He landed the fish on a Kevin Bogan 30 Stand Up rod and a Penn 30 reel with 60-pound monofilament. This new state file Albacore Tuna measured 48 3/8 inches in size and had a girth of 37 inches round its widest level.
An enormous congrats to Mr. Florio for a monster catch. To see different information from New Jersey to both see what you’re up towards and see in case your fish has received an opportunity try these hyperlinks beneath.
For reference to these unfamiliar with tuna fishing. chunking is a typical method used throughout for focusing on tunas. Butterfish are a very fashionable selection, that are reduce into 4 to six items you create a friend slick of butterfish items that drift again within the present. The chunks of butterfish create a scent and oil slick that may draw within the tuna and hold them there. As you throw chunks out behind the boat in a fair interval to maintain the fish there, you drift out a piece of butterfish that you’ve hidden your hook. You have to ensure to feed out the road so there isn’t any resistance to the drift of your bait.
