28 lbs? 35 lbs! WOW. Those are very memorable catches. A friend of mine caught an 800-lb tuna in the Atlantic. Saw the photo, etc. But I couldn't resist referring to him as the Tuna Master, thereafter; the idea of such a catch being so mind boggling. He sold the Tuna to a Japanese firm and made quite a bundle.
I had to tell you this story in figurative retaliation for that mouth watering description of striped bass on a plate. Mmm-mm.
I can imagine a fight with a 28 pounder or a 35-pounder (not that I've had such an occurrance). But an 800 lb tuna catch had me imagining Captain Ahab, the white Whale, and the ever flapping arm as Ahab died, lashed to the beast. Beam me up...asap...
Tuna that size are no joke, I’ve caught some in the thirty/fifty lb size and that was working up a sweat,
I have a friend who fishes for them in the big size, he says
it’s like being hooked to a volkswagen.
They do bring a pretty penny at market though, especially if you know how to treat them after boating.
I got the striper bug about 15 years ago and turned into a fanatic, took my ex a lot, once she turned to me with tears
on her cheeks and asked, “Why are we here?”
I said, “To catch stripers , why? “
“Oh she replied, I thought we were here to have fun, wimper”. I think that is what you call an epiphiny or something, so now I’m laid back about it, too bad about the ex though, she finally had learned to chop bait too.