Today we got a taste of the "first day jitters" on the tuna grounds - not really knowing what to expect at times makes it hard to choose the right gear. Small reels with hundred pound mono and smaller hooks proved to be overmatched. After several long battles with a heartbreaking end, today was one of the few days where the saying, "that was a big one too" was not wrong (have you ever heard someone say they lost a small one?)

The fleet had a conservative count of 10 fish over 200lbs and one fish over 300lbs for the day, so we knew that a few of the ones lost were Grande.

We ended up the day with 5 fish over a hundred with Don Garcia leading the way with his 207lber. We also had a bunch of school-sized fish to fill in the cracks.

Tomorrow we are hoping for a few more shots at these trophies and plan to be armed with bigger bait and bigger gear.