Offshore fishing (segment 2)

GULF COAST - Jason and his crew reached the Petronius Rig late at night.

The tower design of that rig is 2,000 feet high and is possibly the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It is a deep water oil platform operated by Chevron Marathon Oil.

An estimated 50,000 barrels of oil are extracted daily by the rig. The platform is named after Petronius, the Roman writer. The water is 1,700 feet deep below the platform. Construction costs was approximately $500 million dollars.

When fishing for blackfin tuna, you want to keep the line tight, especially when the water is deep. There is a lot of stetch in mono so you don't want to let your rod down and pump the fish up. You just want to hold onto the rod and crank them up as quick as you can. Fishing for blackfin tuna can give you a major work out.

Yellowfin Tuna, along with dolphin and billfish, feed at a variety of depths. However, these fish are most commonly caught near the surface. Flying fish are a primary food source for species like Tuna. These fish have unusually large pectoral fins. They actual jump up out of the water and glide using their fins to escape predators. Jason spotted some tuna feeding on flying fish, and it was time to pull out a spinning rod rigged with a large Spro topwater bait.