By Jim Field
Crew member Jon Kitchen and son Austin went offshore on Sunday and returned with a bluefin tuna in the box. Nice going Team Kitchen! Coincidentally, Dan, Fran (Jr.) and son Jack were in Dan's Boston Whaler in Indian River Marina and we happened upon Jon and Austin on their way out to the inlet, and we exchanged notes and "flight plans." Our party planned to catch flounder a few football fields away in Indian River bay; Jon and Austin in their Regulator, christened Finology, were planning to drive 40 miles to troll for tuna--and anything else that might come their way. Jon claimed that he had some ballies that he didn't want to go to waste--clearly looking for any excuse to get out on the water.
I asked Jon for notes on his trip:
- End point of transit: SE corner of the 19 Fathom Lump
- Tackle: zucchini spreader bar
- Water temp: 76.2 degrees
- Sea state: 6-8 foot swells 15-18 seconds apart (we could not see out of the holes from the deck of my boat)
- Gaff technique: perfect gaff stick.... one gill plate and the back of the head... gaff and bled in one step
- Master mind: Austin engineered the spread and cleared the rod to let dad catch a tuna
- Speed over ground: 25-28 knots back to the barn ... huge swells but we ran up and down at any speed... no bumps
Summary: just all in a day's work (entertainment) for Team Kitchen.
Jim's Blackberry captures Finology departing the marina
Jon with trophy off of Indian River Inlet (new bridge in background)
Jon and Finology firmly aground in a parking lot
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