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Nice one, cheers 🤙🏼

Heya, yes, there is a limited quota in UK,, there are strict rules on BFT here too. These fish are part of a trial commercial fishery and caught under license. There are only 13 licensed commercial vessels this year. We each have a quota of 3000kg for the season. Cheers

Thanks for the sub 👍🏼

Aye, for us, the small ones are released, cheers.

Must have blinked, didn't see any releasing going on.

Tell that to the supertrawlers. Rod and line is not the issue.

Tell that to the supertrawlers. Rod and line is not the issue.

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Cheers 👍🏼 how is the fishing in the Caribbean ? :) With regards prices, this depends on multiple factors. They are valuable, but certainly not as much as everyone would probably believe. The prices vary on a daily basis tbh. If you'd like to see market prices, check out Newlyn or Brixham fish market prices online 👍🏼 it gives you an idea of what fish sell for, including BFT. Cheers

@@F20_forager yeh I know the prices are nothing like what people believe. Know of someone who caught a 700lb bft in South Carolina and barely turned a profit. Fishing season for pelagics is just starting. Wahoo and mahi and yf tuna run through to June. I used to do lot of fishing for red fish in depths 600' to 1500'. If you are interested in how, captain fighter jet has yt channel in which fishes in a similar way only manually.

Sounds like some very exciting species you have over there 👍🏼👍🏼 thats some deep fish ! cheers, will take a look at the channel. Aye, for us here, the bigger fish tend not to sell that well tbh. I think it's because it's a fairly new fishery, and many UK buyers are not fully set up to process the big ones. A 700lb BFT is a beuty. Our biggest this year so far is 168kg. Go off like a train. Tight lines

Thank you for your opinion. In this case, my opinion is to respectfully disagree. The bluefin tuna fishery is only a trial fishery at this stage in the UK. There are only 13 commercially licensed vessels. It is management through responsible fishing. Individual fish are targeted, not entire shoals. We use rod and line only, not nets. There are strict catch limits and size limits and a limited, minimal quota. This protects undersized fish and ensures fish have bred. We are learning about these great fish. I do sell the catch. My aim is not overfishing or greed. I hope we can create a well managed and clean healthy fishery. Better this than huge pair trawlers hoovering up entire shoals with a lawless and unmanaged attitude, I'd say.

I disagree, first as stated there is a minimum size limit. Second, a catch limit of three fish. Lastly, there are only a few fishermen licensed for this fishery. In this fishery every fish is documented and registered by ICCAT. If you want to criticize a tuna fishery then look at the purse seine fishery that use nets a mile long or the guided net trap fishery in the Mediterranean.

Idiot.

Oh do give up 😂

Another expert sitting on his huge rse that in reality knows nothing Well done champ

Thank you, cheers 👍🏼

Aye, nice one cheers 👍🏼 ah yes, I think that was my mate you saw landing in Newlyn 🐟👍🏼

Cheers 👍🏼🎣

Cheers 👍🏼 with regards to the muppets, most don't have hooks, they are there to attract only, then down the center line of the spreader bar is a 600lb mono, this has a 'stinger' attached. The stinger is the one muppet with a hook. This is typically trailed further behind the rest of the spreader bar 👍🏼👍🏼 Tight lines for your trip 🎣😎

@F20_forager thanks for the knowledge 👌

Thanks for your question. It's not legal to catch or take tuna in the UK without a license to do so. I have a commercial license on my vessel to catch and take a maximum of 3t, for this season, of these great fish. There were only 13 commercial licenses issued this year. There are also some catch and release licenses that are mostly operated by charter fishing vessels. This is different to my license.

Cheers 👍🏼 thanks for the feedback. Aye, I hope the fish come back year on year too :)

​@@F20_foragerThey won't come back from the expensive restuarant, all about the money

😂 All about responsible fishing mind, if we look after the stocks, then there should be enough to keep selling to that restaurant you talk of 👍🏼😁

Thank you 👍🏼

Thank you 👍🏼

Thanks for the question. The price per kg can vary depending upon multiple factors. Bluefin Tuna in the UK is highly regulated. We can only sell to ICCAT registered buyers. We can assist buyers in becoming registered. I am also an ICCAT buyer, so I could technically buy my own fish from the registered boat and then sell it directly to consumers. However, I'm not currently set up for processing the fish and currently sell them whole. Cheers 👍🏼

Cheers Lozzfish 👍🏼

Maybe, but hats off to him. He catches a lot of fish 🐟

Fish locker has a catch and release licence and from what I have seen on his channel his tuna are far larger.

Cheers 👍🏼

Thank you 👍🏼 will see what we can do on a future video re the market or buyers and that side of it. We already produce traceability videos for each fish for our buyers. Will release these at some point too. Cheers, all the best

Cheers, dude ! 👍🏼

:) aye, cheers 👍🏼

Thanks 👍🏼 great to hear they are on the North Coast, too. Hope so, great to have them in our waters

Great question, we are using the massive 130 reels, which have big drag settings, twinned with 130lb class rods, and we fight fish from the 'fighting stations', which are part of the boat. This helps us apply a lot of pressure to the fish and capture them quickly. Because we are aiming to sell our catch, we chose this setup specifically to avoid long fight times and thus stop the tuna heating up, which can damage the meat.

@@F20_forager very impressive - have you had any snap off?

Yes 1. We had a triple hook up, and I lost 1 due to a snap off. Landed the other 2. I've also lost 2 fish because maybe we put a touch too much drag on, too early. But maybe they just came off. We had just swapped a stinger out, and it happened twice on the same stinger on the same day. So maybe there was an issue with the stinger 🤷‍♂️

Cheers 👍🏼

Thank you 👍🏼

This depends on multiple factors. They are valuable, but certainly not as much as everyone would probably believe. The prices vary on a daily basis tbh. If you'd like to see market prices, check out Newlyn Market prices online 👍🏼 it gives you an idea of what fish sell for, including BFT. Cheers

Market prices seem to vary - BFT landed in Brixham making good money. It depends how many merchants in supply chain from boat to table/consumer. 90Kg BFT made £1700 wholesale. Youd Double that if you want to process fish and sell to hotels etc direct, but costs higher. Plenty risks in buying selling fish.

Heya matey, yes, it's a very handy tool. We call them mackerel strippers or gurdy. I buy the lines (with hooks) from someone who makes them for me. But check this vid out: th-cam.com/video/Yh7JfAOuPZM/w-d-xo.html cheers for watching 👍🏼

Yes, I do have Bass but not rod and line bass 🙈 only nets

Yehp, I know, win some you lose some :) I hear there are tuna even showing in the river atm 😂 I'm out again tomorrow. Cheers

New vid out now 👍🏼

Cheers 👍🏼 appreciated 🙏

Thank you for your opinion

Haha you and me both pal 😂 next episode coming soon, we have taken a number of fish now. Think you might like the next episode

@@F20_forager I'll be back for more .

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Cheers for getting in touch, and thank you 🙏 also for suggesting the release clips by offshore tackle, just checked them out 👍🏼 we've bought some of the Aftco rollers but tbh they are releasing due to the drag, especially in a bit of weather. Fishing weather windows here in Cornwall atm. We've caught some good fish now. New episodes will be upcoming soon. I'd love to catch a Marlin. Have you caught a Bluefin yet ? :) Many thanks 👍🏼 Tom

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Thank you 👍

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Thanks 👍🏼 The minimum size for landing BFT commercially in the UK is 30kg or 115cm fork length

Great idea 👍🏼 cheers

Thank you! 🙂

🙏 thank you, great to read. We are endeavouring to do it justice. If you have any additional things we might be doing, please share with me. We are always looking to improve. Cheers 👍🏼

😂 team building. Yes, I definitely agree 👍🏼 thanks very much. The next trip was more successful, the video coming soon ;)

The minimum size for our license is 30kg or 115cm fork length. My understanding is that a fish that is over the minimum size will have had at least one breeding season. Cheers

Thanks 👍🏼 please find me on Instagram fh20_forager and PM. I'd be interested in any advice. Thanks. We have changed to roller clips atm

Thanks, and I agree 👍🏼 The guys making these withy creels are working hard to make them a viable option

Any chance you could share some sources regarding the EU and fish stock comment? Many thanks

More get caught in nets by accident

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, ALL COMMENTS GOOD OR MISCONSTRUED, ALL HELP THE TH-cam ALGORITHM FOR THE VIDEO... PLEASE SHARE YOUR SOURCE ON FISH STOCKS

I can't speak for other countries, I can say we have a limited quota of 3 tons for 2024 season. I won't be taking a gram over this quota. We are only using rod and line to bring high-grade fish to market. These fish are incredible, and I hope stocks remain healthy through responsible fishing. Thanks for your comment 👍🏼

I fish the same area as these guy ..... trust me in the last 5 years i have NEVER seen so many tuna in the Falmouth bay Im talking hundreds of thousands of tuna some days out there ..... these few commercial rod and line boats are no threat to the numbers out there ,its allvery easy for many to listen to the media but until your actual out there and see how many blue fin are in Cornwall this time of year you have no right to complain....... i and the commercial guys see this every day out there . Keep up the good work lads 3t quota dose not ever scratch the surface of the stocks Good luck and keep puting the videos out there well done 👏🏻

Thanks! 👍🏼