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Author Topic: $1500 reel + $700 rod + $10,000 to get to Ascension islands.  (Read 1967 times)

dennisK

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





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Re: $1500 reel + $700 rod + $10,000 to get to Ascension islands.
« Reply #1 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 .




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