Tuna Fishing From The Racks - Tribute To Tuna - Old School Fishing 

This is exactly how we did it when I worked on the boats out of San Diego in the 70's. Fishing out of racks over the side. It was a great adventure for a young guy back then. Stayed out at sea for maybe 10 days or until we filled the hold.

I went out on the Marina "D" out of San Diego in 1979 and fished from the racks. It will make a man out of you!

My father fished the racks back in the late 40's till the 70's

My father was a captain of a tuna boat - Victoria. We have a lot of color film of the old style fishing and the introduction of the purse nets. I remember the smell of the canneries in San Diego - Mom would tell us that is the smell of money - ha ha ha Maybe I should get it from 8mm to digital.

Amazing incredible stout men of old! Wow! Wow! Wow!

There still are some crews in Japan that still commercially fish tuna this way.

You are correct. I have this video "tribute to tuna, fishing from the racks" Great video!! Amazing.... cane poles...chicken feather lures.......

I made a trip on the Karen Mary and had two friends work on the Marty B. These were Blocker boats run by the Blocker brothers.

I worked on Michael Fowlkes' Tribute to Tuna, I can confirm that this is not the Michael Fowlkes production, but it looks like he used some of this archival footage. I don't know anything about fishing, but I was in awe of these guys fishing on the racks.

Chummer has the right gig! Easy day.

It will NEVER be like this AGAIN except for the GRACE of GOD!

Grabehh anlalaking tuna

Love it 😍

post it up then.

That's a different video

If commercial purse seigns never came? We'd have this kinda fishing.they need to outlaw nets.just hook in line