{"id":3468,"date":"2012-12-16T07:05:11","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T14:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthygrinsportfishing.com\/?p=3468"},"modified":"2012-12-16T07:05:11","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T14:05:11","slug":"no-bluefin-tuna-big-bluefish-and-sea-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthygrinsportfishing.com\/?p=3468","title":{"rendered":"No Bluefin Tuna: Big Bluefish and Sea Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

We went out looking for bluefin tuna yesterday. We were trolling 26 Mile Hill in the dark. We trolled that area until the sun got up good with no signs of life. We then trolled to the Triangle Wrecks. There, we found some birds, slicks and porpoise. Still, no tuna bites or sightings. We stopped and jigged the Liberty Ships and played catch and release with big bluefish and sea bass (kept a couple of the blues). In terms of numbers, it was the best bluefish bite we have had this season. It was not a blitz or anything but we caught a lot of 34-37 inch bluefish, mostly blind jigging over the wrecks. They were thick enough that we marked them sometimes. Any hooked sea bass was in jeopardy of being chomped. <\/p>\n