Spirit of Adventure lands 156 bluefin tuna on three-day trip
Spirit of Adventure's three-day run stacked 156 bluefin, including 60 over 100 pounds, while Sea Adventure 80 added 8 yellowfin and a bluefin.
Spirit of Adventure returned from a three-day trip with 156 bluefin tuna, including 60 fish over 100 pounds, giving San Diego anglers a clear read on where the heaviest offshore action sat. The same July 18 H&M Landing report showed Sea Adventure 80 with 8 yellowfin tuna up to 40 pounds and 1 bluefin tuna, a mixed-bag result that kept both tuna species in play.
The Spirit of Adventure haul was not a one-note score. Along with the bluefin, the boat also landed 25 yellowtail, 6 dorado and 150 rockfish, showing that the run stayed productive across more than one zone and more than one species. For anglers deciding whether to book a shorter tuna shot or commit to a longer offshore trip, that mix matters: the bluefin were the headline, but the trip still put meat on deck when the skipper moved through fishy water and structure.
Sea Adventure 80’s numbers pointed to a different kind of opportunity. Eight yellowfin to 40 pounds is a solid count for a full-day or overnight-style run, and the single bluefin in the tally showed the tuna bite was still spilling across species. H&M Landing markets overnight, full-day and multi-day trips, and these results fit that split cleanly. Yellowfin looked like the better short-run target, while bluefin momentum stayed strongest on the longer schedule.
A boat profile lists Sea Adventure 80 as an 80-foot by 25-foot sportfisher built in 1988, with 35 bunks and a maximum load of 32, owned and skippered by Mike McDaniels. That setup makes sense for the kind of offshore work reflected in the report, where the right boat, enough range and enough time on the grounds turned into both tuna and mixed-bag action.
The Spirit of Adventure had already shown it could load the boats on a three-day run, with a July 30, 2025 trip returning 65 bluefin tuna. This latest 156-fish catch pushed that bar much higher, and with 60 bluefin over 100 pounds in the hold, the message for the next booking window was simple: the longer trip still held the strongest bluefin upside.
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