Tuna Fishing Fuel Consumption per day

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We trailer a boat down to Westport every year for 8 years or so. Usually ran out less than 40 miles. American fuel prices helped. They stopped selling live bait to non guides a few years ago so we quit going. It was fun but kind of over it now. There was a boat in Winter Harbor last July selling 3 fish for $60. Not bad size.

Westport Seafoods still sells live bait to all, when it’s not in short supply. A few years ago, their net boat broke down. Can’t get bait without a boat. Then one year they couldn’t make bait or keep it alive to get it back to the marina worth a darn, so minimal bait available. Last summer, they ran very low towards the end of Sept. when bait is low. Priority goes to those making a living, charters and big commercials. Us little dayboat folks, including doing commercial trips, couldn’t get live bait.

There are plenty of albies to be killed with artificials. Fishing iron and swim baits takes more skill than just letting a live anchovie swim around, but it is productive up and down the west coast…

 

[BC Coast Pilot]

Read "438 days" by Johnathan Franklin
about Salvador Alvarenga before you dare venture out.

 

[Samnjoe]

Westport Seafoods still sells live bait to all, when it’s not in short supply. A few years ago, their net boat broke down. Can’t get bait without a boat. Then one year they couldn’t make bait or keep it alive to get it back to the marina worth a darn, so minimal bait available. Last summer, they ran very low towards the end of Sept. when bait is low. Priority goes to those making a living, charters and big commercials. Us little dayboat folks, including doing commercial trips, couldn’t get live bait.

There are plenty of albies to be killed with artificials. Fishing iron and swim baits takes more skill than just letting a live anchovie swim around, but it is productive up and down the west coast…

We used to go labour's day for 5 days. 3 years in a row no bait. Mark helped us a lot and we fished amongst his guys. Not much fun or productive without live bait.

 

[Claymaker]

Read "438 days" by Johnathan Franklin
about Salvador Alvarenga before you dare venture out.

excellent read