Deep Sea Fishing

Two weeks ago my buddy Ryan called me up and asked me to go on a deep sea adventure with him and a few other guys down to Mexico waters on a 35' fishing boat.  What a weekend!  We all caught something including my buddy Roy who was sea sick but managed to pull himself off the couch long enough to land one when the fish where hitting.  I am proud to say that I caught the biggest fish.  A beautiful 40+ lb Yellow Fin Tuna (shown above).  This guy was a fight!  It took me over an hour to reel him in on a 15 lb test fishing line.  He was playing mind games with me the whole time.  He kept diving deep and running out my line, then running a mile out from the boat near the water's surface and circling the boat like a shark.  He made me climb around the entire boat three and a half times before he finally gave up and let me pull him in.  It was an experience of a lifetime!  I gave half of the giant fish to my new friend Greg (shown in photo) who filleted it for me and I have been eating Tuna sashimi for the past week!  I also caught two large Dorados on the trip and cooked up some Cajun Maple Mahi Mahi for some friends last week.  I have to say.. it tasted fresh and fantastico!  Oh yeah, and thanks Ryan for gaffing my Tuna and not letting him get away!