Tuna Fishing Q&A - Capt. Phil Howarth 

Much appreciated! Next time you are up our end we should do a video together. Would love to do a Canal seminar with you

@@GooseHummock It would be my absolute pleasure to talk shop regarding the canal. I’m a total nerd in regard to gear, tackle, tactics, etc. I’m also an avid brown shark fisherman from the surf and I feel that fishery really taking off the past few years, especially when the striper bite is down it’s a great change of pace. Cheers bud, and happy holidays to you and the Goose family!

No problem!

Thanks for watching! Have a good Christmas too Joe!

We try! Thanks for watching again Alan!

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I think so. I've got the same reel mounted on a 8' Black Hole CC Nano Popping rod. I spooled it with 500yds of white 65# Maxcuatro. That should be enough Rod, Reel and Line for a recreational size BFT provided the captain and angler do their jobs. Off the rocks, all bets are off. I have a Penn Torque9 spooled with 500yds of 100lb and two other popping rods, but I have no illusions about myself, I'd probably lose a fight with anything over 70# off the rocks. Who knows...you have a great reel for it though. 55# of drag is more than we'll ever use.

I may be wrong, but I just saw a video answering this. I believe if you are fishing on a commercial license, you MUST sell the fish. On a recreational license you'd be allowed to keep ONE per season as a "trophy" IF trophies are allowed at that time

Ernie Tetrault ,Yes indeed , I heard that too,but I also been told by my fellow friend tuna fisherman ,when you fish commercially and after landing a giant you can keep that fish for yourself as long this fish been tagged by a licensed fish dealer . But generally thinking, none of fish buyers will travel to a dock only to place a tag on fish. So was hoping to hear a solid answer from Captain Phil about this matter.

@@fishingmylife3168 Yeah. typical govt. red tape. Never a clear cut answer

Great question as it can be a little confusing. If you watch our "Intro to Tuna Fishing' seminar in our past videos we broke it down a little better and we showed the different regulations so i would suggest taking a look at that. If it is still confusing give the store a call and we can help! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Certainly will do .Thank you Phil

Coming soon!

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