In tiny boat, Bay Area man catches two giant tuna

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Mike Mahoney of San Leandro had one of the Pacific Coast’s most amazing days of fishing of the year last week. From a small, wood, open boat called a panga, he landed two giant yellowfin tuna that weighed 249 and 235 pounds. This is unheard of. Giant tuna are almost always landed on large charter boats with multiple deckhands. Mahoney and fishing partner Craig Stone, the owner of Emeryville Sportfishing Center, hired “Captain Chami” and his 26-foot panga at San Jose Del Cabo near the southern tip of Baja. They ventured five miles offshore, looking for tuna.###A panga resembles a large, flat-bottomed ###canoe with a motor. Captain Chami chummed live [...]

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