DC Metro Chapter – Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen's Association

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• First day of the MSSA Tuna-ment. Good luck to all participants! Here we go! #
• Heading out of chincoteague inlet looking for the big one. http://tweetphoto.com/29017285 #
• Few mahi yesterday at the Washington. Nice early start today. Headed to 461. http://tweetphoto.com/29219191 #
• 3 for 6 on mahi today at 461 and north. Headed south tomorrow. Where are the Tuna. Boat is gassed and ready to roll. #

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• Offshore tomorrow out of Chincoteague. Reports of scattered yellowfin and some big-eye at the Washington canyon. Catch-em-up! #
• And were off… Headed to the Washington canyon out of chincoteague looking for yellow fin. #
• One yellowfin today. South wall of Washington canyon. Blue and white squid daisy chain off long rigger. About 30#. #

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• Caught a 118# Mako yesterday at the lumpy out of Chincoteague. No bluefin yet. Mako steaks for dinner!! #
• New Bluefin regulations start Saturday. One bluefin per Rec boat 27"-59". Many throwbacks expected. Charters keep one 27-47 & one 47-59. #
• Heading offshore Sat, Sun & Mon. Water temps look perfect for Big Eye at the Washington and 461/500 lumps. #
• Blueberry donut and coffee from 711. Off to OC. #
• Just left the dock. Nice early start. Headed to the 1000 fathom line and the 461 lump. Looking for big eye. #
• We had a shot at a white and a big blue marlin today but neither came tight. Plenty of mahi. No tuna. 100 miles offshore. #

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This past Wednesday, June 2^nd, the DCMSSA Chapter celebrated its one-year anniversary. The chapter is alive and thriving, always looking for ways to increase its membership and publicity. In it’s inaugural year, the chapter has hosted great guest speakers, and held a successful fishing trip. The chapter continually looks to further expand, please help spread the word! Pretty soon, the chapter will begin raffle prizes based on attendance, so be sure to come on out to the meetings!

Our guest speaker this past week was Captain Ken Lahr, owner of Reel Draggin’ Tackle, established in 1995. Captain Ken shared his wealth of knowledge, providing us a thorough presentation on tips and tricks for catching tuna offshore. This presentation was just in time, as many anglers are gearing up for the 21^st Annual MSSA Tuna-Ment. Captain Ken, a career DoD acoustics expert, shared many tips on how to rig properly spreader bars in a manner that will draw the big tuna into the center of your spread. He also explained the evolution of tuna tactics in the recent past. The necessary size of spreads when hunting tuna has actually decreased over the past few years. Captain Ken demonstrated how to properly equip your spread with birds and teasers, making multi-line spreads irresistible to tuna targets. A lot of equipment was presented at the meeting to get a first hand look at the quality tackle. For further information, including the ordering of all sorts of tackle ranging from spreader bars to custom rods, give Reel Draggin’ Tackle’s online shop a serious look! www.reeldraggintackle.com.

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