For the past 18 hours there has been one squall after another with wind varying from 10 to 28 knots. Right now it is blowing 18-22 which would be fine if I were heading downwind but my intended destination requires a close reach. This makes for a and wet ride and lots of rolling. If this continues I will change my destination to an island more downwind, ie farther west.

Yesterday afternoon all three lines had fish on simultaneously during a squall. I gaffed one, a skipjack tuna, but lost it in the process. In the meantime the other two got away. Two hours later, fishing with only two lines, a good sized fish struck and took line like crazy. As I was bringing in the other line to get it out of the way, a small 6 lb yellowfin tuna grabbed the lure. I was so excited because it was the perfect size and is my favorite fish. I was thinking about sushi while bringing the fish onboard and in a careless move on my part he slipped away. Bummer! The other fish was eventually brought in but it was a skipjack and I felt so bad about losing the yellowfin that I let him go. Today it has been too rough to fish.