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Title: Washington dorado
Post by: elkrack on August 26, 2023, 09:46:45 PM: A buddy sent this to me and supposedly a new state record for dorado?!?! I had heard of a few being caught out there but this is a big fish!
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Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 26, 2023, 10:04:08 PM: I saw it was in the 20lbs range not crazy but, fun to see them caught
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Post by: C-Money on August 27, 2023, 06:52:07 AM: Great WA fish!! Congrats on a big catch on our coast!
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Post by: jackelope on August 27, 2023, 07:16:20 AM: The one in the OP pic doesn’t look like a 20 pound dorado. Looks bigger than that.
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Post by: The scout on August 27, 2023, 07:27:21 AM: We were fishing right by them when they got it, definitely a state record. They said it was 47”.
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Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2023, 08:31:57 AM: GOOD EATS!
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Post by: Fidelk on August 27, 2023, 08:39:36 AM: Surprised that dorado are this far north. I'm guessing they are in WA due to warmer El Nino waters.......albacore fishing should be awesome.
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Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2023, 08:42:15 AM: Step father used to catch them all the time on his tug boat/barge run from Wa to Hawaii. I wonder what is defined as WA water? Theyd throw out lines and stock the freezers
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Post by: HntnFsh on August 27, 2023, 08:45:32 AM: I've heard of a couple others caught by tuna fishermen this season. Very cool to see pelagic caught in Washington waters. Congrats to the fishermen!
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Post by: fishngamereaper on August 27, 2023, 09:16:40 AM: That's an awesome Wa dorado... :tup:
Some cool stuff gets caught off the Wa coast every summer...makes s guy want to troll a popper way back in the spread...... c'mon sword.... :chuckle:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on August 27, 2023, 10:00:19 AM: Beautiful fish, OP. :tup:
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Post by: passman65 on August 27, 2023, 02:54:47 PM: Quote from: jackelope on August 27, 2023, 02:38:15 PM
Quote from: Fidelk on August 27, 2023, 08:54:51 AM
You can see land so that seam of warmer water is pretty close to shore. I've been 80 miles out from the Golden Gate looking for that warm water.

The one pic you can see land is not a WA dorado. That’s probably a Mexico fish.
Both pics I posted were from Baja, sorry I wasn't clear
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Post by: Fidelk on August 27, 2023, 03:07:39 PM: Quote from: jackelope on August 27, 2023, 02:38:15 PM
Quote from: Fidelk on August 27, 2023, 08:54:51 AM
You can see land so that seam of warmer water is pretty close to shore. I've been 80 miles out from the Golden Gate looking for that warm water.

The one pic you can see land is not a WA dorado. That’s probably a Mexico fish.

My error, got excited......thought the photos were of the same fish. But I bet both were tasty!!!!
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Post by: Fidelk on August 27, 2023, 03:11:04 PM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on August 27, 2023, 09:16:40 AM
Quote from: Fidelk on August 27, 2023, 08:54:51 AM
You can see land so that seam of warmer water is pretty close to shore. I've been 80 miles out from the Golden Gate looking for that warm water.

Don't confuse the non Wa fish with the Wa fish.
Wa tuna and the other mixed in warm water fish are still 35 miles plus offshore..

That's an awesome Wa dorado... :tup:
Some cool stuff gets caught off the Wa coast every summer...makes s guy want to troll a popper way back in the spread...... c'mon sword.... :chuckle:

Still......35 miles out is close for albacore, etc........that would be worth a trip.
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Post by: metlhead on August 27, 2023, 08:19:25 PM: 35 is close, but 27 in the green water is closer 😉
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Post by: Dan-o on August 27, 2023, 08:52:30 PM: Very cool to get a Wa Dorado like that!!!!
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Post by: Rainier10 on August 27, 2023, 08:56:27 PM: Deleted all of the negative stuff.

Great fish, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on August 27, 2023, 09:38:20 PM: I wish I was over there now. Dorado, blue fin waiting for the confirmed stripe Marlin and mako!
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Post by: elkrack on August 27, 2023, 10:09:36 PM: Quote from: Rainier10 on August 27, 2023, 08:56:27 PM
Deleted all of the negative stuff.

Great fish, thanks for sharing.

I wish it was my fish.lol Just thought it since it was making the rounds it might as well be shared on here :tup:
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Post by: C-Money on August 28, 2023, 06:09:59 AM: Speaking of Mako sharks, There's a video on the Slammers FB page of a 300lb Mako swimming next to the boat!
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Post by: Backstrap on August 29, 2023, 08:55:32 PM: Nice dodo. There was a 10 ft Mako LANDED in Charleston Or a few days ago. Good fishing!
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on August 29, 2023, 09:21:16 PM: Heard of a fly caught dorado out of Westport now. I may have to quit my job and get a go fund me page going so I can afford to fish!