San Diego-based Pacific Voyager Lands First Bluefin of 2026, 50-60 lb

In a short video posted February 28, 2026, Friedman Adventures captured the Seaforth Sportfishing vessel Pacific Voyager landing what the uploader called the “first bluefin tuna of 2026,” an estimated 50–60 lb fish reportedly taken roughly 130 miles south of “Point Lo.” The upload identifies the boat as a Seaforth Sportfishing vessel out of San Diego and the clip is the primary source for the claim and the weight estimate.

The uploader’s phrase “first bluefin tuna of 2026” is presented in the post as a claim; the available material does not include an independent verification that no other bluefin were landed earlier in 2026. The 50–60 lb band is an estimate shown or stated in the video caption; there is no accompanying scale reading, captain statement, angler name, ship’s log entry, or regulatory documentation included with the footage to confirm weight, retention, or exact coordinates.

Seaforth Sportfishing’s Pacific Voyager listings provide immediate context for charters out of San Diego this season and appear in the same window of activity. The booking excerpts for the vessel include scheduled trips and booking notes such as “Pacific Voyager 2 Day Tue. 4-28-26 10:00 AM Thu. 4-30-26 6:00 AM 18 $800 18” and “Pacific Voyager 2.5 Day Wed. 5-6-26 10:00 AM Fri. 5-8-26 5:00 PM 20 $900 18.” The listings repeatedly describe trips as “Limited Load” and note “Meals included. Permits additional. Passengers will be responsible for furnishing their own pillow and blanket.” Several freelance trips are labeled “Passport Required,” and the schedule also lists a March 20-22 2-day freelance at “... 5:00 PM Sun. 3-22-26 5:00 PM 18 $750 9” plus longer December trips such as “Pacific Voyager 4 Day Wed. 12-2-26 10:00 AM Sun. 12-6-26 6:00 AM 14 $1,900 14” and multiple 5-day freelance entries at $2,500.

The combination of a documented landing on Feb. 28 and Pacific Voyager’s spring schedule, March, April, May trips expressly targeting “Bluefin Tuna and Yellowtail” in the listings, makes the clip a potentially notable early data point for anglers watching the Southern California/Baja bluefin run. The video lists the catch location as “roughly 130 miles south of Point Lo”; the source spelling appears truncated and that place name has not been independently confirmed in the materials provided.

Key verification points remain open: confirmation from Friedman Adventures on who measured the fish and whether the video contains location metadata; confirmation from Seaforth Sportfishing that the Pacific Voyager and its captain were operating on that date; and any fisheries records from state or federal authorities documenting a landed bluefin in the area on Feb. 28, 2026. Until those items are confirmed, the Feb. 28 upload stands as an uploader-documented landing and a concrete early-season data point against which captains and anglers can compare future trip reports and Seaforth’s scheduled limited-load bluefin trips.