Well, good morning guys from North Lake, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the
Maritimes! I hope you're having a great day! Beck and I are going
Giant Bluefin Tuna fishing with David from Tide and Time charters. This is
gonna be a heck of an experience! We're also going to share 10 tips why you
should take a fishing charter especially if you're travelling! Yeah, it is really
nice and refreshing and it's gonna be a unique viewpoint because David of Tide
and Time charters, captain and those of you who follow our Channel, I'm a
captain back home in Alaska. Before our full time travelling chapter, I was a fishing
guy and I still hold a 50-ton master's ticket. So you're gonna get the
perspective of a couple people here on the value of the charter!
Alright! so there's two lines out and Rebecca's catching some mackerel for
bait! First up on our list, number one, "The 1090
Club."And if you don't know what this is, it's a huge one! That is, 10% of
the anglers, catch 90 percent of the fish. And it means the other 90% of the
anglers are pretty much fighting for 10% of the fish and the answer is
obvious which side of the equation you want to be on!....Okay let's jump right into
Number 2 "Local knowledge is priceless." Especially if you're fishing waters that
are foreign to you, you're gonna have a lot greater odds of catching fish if
you're with somebody who fishes the area day in and day out. And they have their
finger on the pulse! And I say that the perfect example today is yesterday they
were fishing out of Morel and the fish have moved on and now we're fishing out
of North Lake. So number 2, "Local knowledge is priceless!"
Okay we're gonna make a move down the line. There's a report of some fish!
Okay they're getting the line set out again but number 3 and number 3
really depends on the fishery. But you're gonna have better odds of bringing home
meat! And from us in the Alaska perspective, that's the food that we eat
all winter long but when we're home. And for example this fishery, they don't
really eat these Bluefin. Alot of them on the commercial side, will get shipped
to Asia....ahhh... I also know Hawaii. You don't necessarily get to keep your catch that
goes to the commercial market. But many times, especially like in the Southern
California offshore fishery, you know you catch a yellowfin, a yellowtail or Dorado
that's your fish! You get to eat it!.... Okay let's take a minute and introduce
captain David, from Tide and Time charters..... My name is David Sampson, I've been a Tuna
charter captain for 6 years on the water for 40 plus years. Lobster fishing,
Macro fishing, herring fishing, pretty well name it!
Halibut fishing, fishing is in your blood! Fishing is in the blood.... Yeah! my father fished
for 41 years, my grandfather fished for over 45 years and just kind of way of life.
And it's not a bad life.... Not bad at all! Yeah...You can make a decent life!
Sometimes some years you can have real good!.... But you're doing what you love.... I
wouldn't do anything else!... Exactly....I wouldn't do anything else!
Thank you again for taking us out today. So let's jump into number 4 and
you're probably gonna associate with this one a little bit... But when you're
traveling ,you can't always bring your boat with you! If you own a boat, it's
not always practical to tow your boat. Say you're in San Diego and you want to
go salmon Fishing in the Pacific Northwest, for example. It's not always
practical so you can actually save money and hassle and convenience by just
booking a charter in your destination versus dragging your boat all over the
country! Exactly yeah! And as far as here, when you
come at the charter, I supply a 100% of everything.All you need is a pair of
sneakers or a pair of boots. I used to have other gear and boots if necessary. All
food, drinks, all the best attack that you can buy!....What's for lunch today?
Ahhhh....Ham sandwiches....Nice!...And...ahhh... if they have charters for anymore three-four
days, there's, there's sky's the limit!.... Awesome!.... Time to make a move skipper!....Back to the West!
We start our drift all over again.
Okay! So we just made a quick move, they're getting the lines back out again
but I'm gonna touch on number 5.. "Boat payments suck!" And I'm speaking from
experience, having owned a boat before. It's a very interesting equation because
you can look like, okay well say for example you live in an area and you're
making a boat payment of like 400 to 1000 USD a month.
Are you able to use that boat year-round? Or is it more economical to just take
two or three charters a year to fill the freezer? So.... Owning a boat is not
everything it's cracked up to be! There's a lot of associated fees, maintenance and
work! So.... Think about it that way. Take a few charters a year instead of owning a
boat..... Okay number 6...you saw them getting the lines ready and out fishing
but fishing charters, they're gonna have the best tackle and the best gear! And I
say that because this gear is gonna get used day in and day out and you want it
to be strong, reliable and capable. And anybody who's bought fishing tackle,
especially these monstrous rods and reels, it's expensive guys!.... The birds have
taken the bait! There's always some little pest that you
have to deal with.
Alright! It's time for another move. We're just essentially buying our time
right now until slack tide. I'm gonna segue this one into number 7!.."You
don't want to break any fishing laws!" And fishing regulations, can be very detailed,
specific, intense, borderline, a pain in the butt, like I just learned that there
is no sport fishery for these giant bluefin here. So the residents can't just
go have their own boat and come out fishing! So you really want to pay
attention to the laws. There's so many ways that the laws can be broken and
it's just always better to be safe!.... Alright the next stop, as the day
progresses, the wind is going to pick up. We are already starting to see some
whitecaps and.... also the wind is the reason why
we're doing so much of the filming inside the cabin here of the boat
because wind noise will pretty much kill a video!
It's getting good we got our first hit! I just came here today... And I won't come up with both
kites come up and wind side one whatever knows them and the inside one killed
the macro so we hauled them in there was America in Saigon and two fish after that
It's quiet here now. That was only 5 min ago...Well I have the feeling we are gonna start
catching some fish! So I'm gonna hit on number 8... "Don't skimp!" If you are
traveling to an area and you have a dream of, for example catching a giant
bluefin tuna, don't skip, skimp! Embrace the opportunity, book that charter, a lot
of people when they travel overseas,they like to catch whatever fish is available!
If that's your passion, just make it happen!
Well there's a bit of excitement, a shark hit and nicked a litre so... We are getting everything
re-rigged up!
False alarm! another shark. I'm gonna make a move guys.... Gotta get away from the
sharkies....Yep! They'll follow the scent.....We use that bit of excitement to segue into
number 9: "It's fun being the client!" Coming from a captain's perspective, I'm
used to working the deck. I got my head on a swivel, I know what every twitch of
the rod means and I'm having fun learning from these guys because I see
them doing the same exact thing. Like for example, you've heard the clip release on
that one and it's just getting that trained ear and trained eye but.... It is
very fun and refreshing being a client every now and then!
Pull out the black kite!..... Well guys the catching has been a little rough today!
We are in good company. I don't think captains heard of anybody
in like the local fleet catching anything today. We are not giving up hope because
slack tide is two o'clock and it's 1:30. So we got that half hour on each side
of it to make something happen!
Alright this was an odd situation here guys but we got a fish.It's probably
even under a couple hundred pounds but it was fighting so... Unlike a tuna. That
they thought it was a shark. So it came up to the boat and puff!... It was a small bluefin!
Well guys, this is gonna be rather anticlimactic but the weather's picking
up. It's time to head back to the barn. It is four o'clock right now. We're trophy
fishing today and keep in mind when your trophy fishing, those type of fish don't
just jump into the boat!...Yeah... And this is also, a real video! So jumping in... Number
10: "Professional fishing guides go fishing with professional fishing guides!"
That's because we know we're experts in our waters, so there's experts in the
waters that you're visiting!...Ahhh now, it's time to head back to the barn!
Forget the wind noise but that's pretty much the only fish of any size that was
caught here in North Lake today! And what we learned is that certain fish can be
kept by the captain if they have a permit and then it goes to market! So all
in all it's pet release fishery but I think David said he was issued one tag
this year for one fish that he could actually take to market. We've had a
great time today with David and Darcy here at Tide and Time charters and we
highly recommend visiting them because they worked really hard to give us a great day!
David, thank you so very much!.... You're quite welcome!.... Darcy, pleasure meeting you!
And now here's a bonus.... Number 11, which is kind of like in the whole David
Letterman theme, another one of the best parts about taking a fishing charter is;
"You don't have to clean the boat!" ...True! Alright! So hey, thanks for riding along
with us today in this real-life fishing experience. And hope you enjoyed our 10
tips on why it's great to take a fishing charter...Thank you so much guys!.... Okay.