Kieran Collins of Baltimore Angling reports on a great start to his bluefin tuna season…
On Friday evening I put the tuna gear back onboard Radiance to prepare for the beginning of our 2022 Bluefin Tuna season. Derek, Dave, Dessie, Sean and Colm were booked in for 2 days and we were all looking forward to it. Ben came onboard as crewman . Saturday morning we went through the setups checking and double checking everything, then picked up the lads.
Day one saw us get 3 hook ups, with the first one getting off after 10 minutes. The second one also got off the hook after 13 minutes, but third time lucky and we tagged a 97” 589lb beauty.
Day two, Sunday, the lads had to be in early so pressure was on to find fish fast, which we did. We were seeing lots of tuna but they weren’t interested in taking the hook. We did see a few check out the lures and take a swipe but no hook up. Just when we were taking the final run around a bait ball with thoughts of heading home we hooked up and 27 mins later we had a 98” 604lb alongside, which we quickly tagged and after reviving released and headed back to Baltimore with a happy crew. Thanks lads for putting your trust in Baltimore Angling to get you on the fish.
It was still early and as the weather was changing for the worse we headed back out to get a fish for Ben. Not long after getting back trolling we had an explosive hook up but unfortunately after 9 mins he got off. Time passed and as the light started to fade we were on. This time a nice 78” 300lb.
Job done! Baltimore Angling’s 2022 Bluefin Season is up and running.
Radiance
