Where do I start..(you know its good when it starts like this),..we had everyone and thier brother out today in fact Kerry Milano even covered a trip for us..I dont know how he did but I am sure he whallopped them as well..Bill, Hunter, Scott and I were out today.. I had Emmett Randolph et al from Shreveport, Scott had the David Jahnke and the fire brigade, Hunter Jeff et al and Bill with Tony and the Lake Charles contingient..Bill was back before everyone else, not because he had the fastest boat but because they killed the tuna..

I think he had 8 and a few bull dolphin but I am not sure as he was dumping fish as I pulled in at 545..Nonstop tuna action for all of us while we were doing it..wasnt too crowded today..on my boat we picked up a fish on every drift sometimes two..skipjacks were hitting the poppers, yellows and blacks on live bait and nothing but yellows in the slick when we chummed..final take was 7 yellowfin, we tagged two and kept 5, along with 2 blackfins..we quit tuna fishing about 130pm and trolled the rest of the day finding one dlophin and missing 2 other bites one of which we think was a small billfish..Hunter had a white marlin on and off and on and off again..it hit a livey ran for 100 yards and dropped it, swam back and picked up the other bait..they got a few jumps out of it nonetheless..he ended up quiting on the tuna mid day after 5 fish then picked up 3 wahoo and 4 dolphin on the troll..he was fishing the hot end of the rip..

Leger stuck out the tuna all day boxing 6 yellows and 5 dolphin.. Pics from the three of us below..I have an overnight tomorrow with the Marshrat himself..he is slated to arrive by bay boat in from Grand Ilse about 10am..plan calls for swordfish and tuna..Leger has a day trip..Bill is going with Team Yamaha shooting a TV show..Hunter also has plans outside the fold..

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About The Author: Captain Scott Avanzino

Company: Paradise Outfitters

Area Reporting: Venice Louisiana

Bio: Capt. Scott Avanzino grew up fishing everyday with his younger brother Jamie, while living on the waters edge in Narraganset, Rhode Island. Capt. Scott spent his first 18 summers of his life chasing bluefish and stripers from the rocks and beaches lining Narragansett Bay, before discovering the fantastic offshore tuna fishery off Block Island, RI during his high school years. His exploits include numerous state records top 3 or higher and feature articles in regional and national outdoor publications.

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