James Rowley and gang came to town for a two day snapper trip but ended up fishing tuna on Monday night. They had talked to Capt Eric about his night trip and decided to try it. All they could say was "UNBELIEVABLE". The first stop was a dead zone so it was off to spot number 2 and we fished until 1am and left for home. The yellow fin were all over the top eating Frenzy flying fish, poppers and live flying fish. Also very good was the Braid popper stopper 7" floating popper. Greg, Clay and Jeremy stayed on the front of the boat tossing poppers all night but the action in the back was great with Allen catching live flying fish and Todd drifting them out. The live flyers would last about 15 seconds before a YF would take it. When this started I put out a Ballistic Flyer and it didn't last too long either. Mix in a lot of black fin there was a fish on a line constantly. A lot of the BF were released to fight another day. I had to shut them down around 1 because we had plenty of fish and not a lot of box room left for the snapper. On the way in around 3:30am we stopped and caught a limit of snapper and were at the dock for 6am. All were very tired but very happy. For your day on the water call Capt Tommy or Eric Pellegrin 985-851-3304.

Fish Species: Yellow fin tuna
Bait Used: Poppers
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Water Depth: 3000
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14 Yellow fin and a few black fin made for a great day.
14 Yellow fin and a few black fin made for a great day.


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About The Author: Captain Tommy Pellegrin

Company: Custom Charters LLC

Area Reporting: Cocodrie, LA

Bio: Capt. Tommy Pellegrin 49 years old was born and raised in Houma, LA and has fished and hunted all his life. I started guiding in 1992 and have been in the charter business ever sense. Presently I fish out of Bayou Bait and Tackle in Cocodrie, La. My specialty is snapper and tuna but I can fish all of the great eating fish of the Gulf of Mexico. In the time that I have been guiding I have put nearly 40 people on state record fish and have had 8 world record fish caught. Most of the world records are red snapper on fly. I own Custom Charters, LLC and have 2 boats, a 30' Gravois and a 36' Gravois. My son Capt. Eric Pellegrin runs one of the boats for me. I presently Pro Staff for Mustad hooks, Lowrance Electronics, Challanger Tackle, Frenzy, and Old Bay Side. Contact info is: 985-851-3304. www.customchartersllc.com

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