121# Big Eye – July 26, 2014

Posted on August 1, 2014 by VHFC

No Limits fished Saturday in the Beach Haven White Marlin Tournament. Got our first big eye, a 121.8 pounder weighed in at the BHMTC. What a fantastic day. Seas were calm and the water was as beautiful and clear as we have ever seen it. About 40 – 50 boats at the not so secret canyon that has been producing Big Eyes recently. No real temperature breaks in the 76 degree water but plenty of pilot whales and porpoises. Black and purple was the lure of choice midway back in the spread. We had a white come up on the same lure on the flat line but it did not come tight. Left the dock at 2 am, lines in the water at 7 am and fish in the boat at 9:15 am

Even though we were fishing the BHWMIT and have been for several years, what made it even more special is that we are just a bunch of friends who love to fish the canyons for tuna and memories. Saturday provided both.

Jeff Barnhart

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