{"id":695,"date":"2013-08-08T11:27:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T16:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/?p=695"},"modified":"2013-08-13T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T22:08:36","slug":"fishing-for-bluefin-tuna-aboard-the-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/08\/fishing-for-bluefin-tuna-aboard-the-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing for Bluefin Tuna aboard the Excel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-701 alignright\" alt=\"Tuna Aug-13 034\" src=\"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-034-300x225.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-034-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-034.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>A\u00a0good friend of mine, Matt McMillan and I\u00a0went on a 3 day trip out of San Diego aboard the <a title=\"Excel Sportfishing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.excelsportfishing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Excel<\/a>.\u00a0 We were targeting mainly Bluefin Tuna\u00a0and Yellowtail.\u00a0 On the final day we really got into them about 50 miles south of San Diego.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJoJsY-8wlg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-707\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-707'>\n\t\t\t\tFighting a Bluefin Tuna\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/08\/fishing-for-bluefin-tuna-aboard-the-excel\/tuna-aug-13-027\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-027-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-708\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-708'>\n\t\t\t\tUsing the rail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl 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class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-712\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-712'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt fighting a Bluefin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/08\/fishing-for-bluefin-tuna-aboard-the-excel\/tuna-aug-13-001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mikemicallef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Tuna-Aug-13-001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-704\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-704'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt with one of his Bluefin Tuna.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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