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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: dennisK on December 19, 2014, 12:20:41 PM

Title: $1500 reel + $700 rod + $10,000 to get to Ascension islands.
Post by: dennisK on December 19, 2014, 12:20:41 PM

$1500 reel + $700 rod + $10,000 to get to Ascension islands.

Worth every penny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZCdBrj-bCY

back story:

http://360tuna.com/index.php?/topic/41906-212yft-landed-from-beach-ascension/

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Ascension_Island_Location.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/1654688_10202720315000284_4942650037958578797_o.jpg)

Title: Re: $1500 reel + $700 rod + $10,000 to get to Ascension islands.
Post by: armytruck on December 20, 2014, 09:21:26 PM

That's pretty awesome  8) . How much was it to get back  :P $10,000 + another 212#s . Fished Tuna commercially 20 years ago . Used the sturgeon rod out the back of the 54 ' troller . Was a blast , mind you, the tuna only averaged 40 to 50 lbs .