Baha Tuna Fishing Trip

Eighteen members and friends of the laboratory experienced a unbelievable 24-hour, 120-mile roundtrip odyssey to the warm waters offshore of Baja California aboard the Daiwa Pacific , owned and operated by our friends Ken and Jayne Baruch. As always, our captain Ken delivered us to the tuna, a huge school of bluefin practically boiling out of the water. Total haul on the journey was 40 bluefin tuna (weighing 30-50 lbs apiece) plus 2 albacore tuna. Champion bluefin anglers were "Sweetgrass" Miller (6), Laura Kwinn (5) and Jacinda Matherne (3). Sam Courtland took the pot with a 50 pounder. Everybody landed at least 1 bluefin tuna and hooked and fought with 2-3 more before snapping the line. Nobody will forget the sudden disappearance of most of John Buchanan's tuna when a big shark took a giant bite just as he tried to haul it out of the water. Our many thanks to Ken and Jayne and the fantastic crew of Nick, Kenny, Bubba & Ernie who made the trip so memorable for all, and to legendary sashimi and sushi chef Aki Saitoh who brandished the knives at a late night post-party.