The two outside rods included larger set-ups with larger lures in hopes of a marlin.



The lures…



According to the mate, Alfredo, the boat last hooked into a good marlin back in '97. But, they still catch smaller fish since then. He has worked on fishing boats in the local waters since he was 7-years-old.

After about an hour of no action, I started getting nervous the trip might be nothing more than a nice sight-seeing trip. Then, bam! We had our first fish on board. A nice tuna. It was my first tuna ever.

After that, the tuna hits came in waves and we often had doubles, triples and even a quadruple hook-up on at once! It was a blast for us.





We caught a mix of yellowfin, bonito, and skipjack (I think.) Maybe some of you offshore experts can tell for sure.





This was the first time I've ever caught tuna, so even though they weren't big fish, I was very excited. Some had really cool colors right when they came out of the water.