The annual two-day Oregon Tuna Classic starts early, at 4 a.m. Crews get up, put food and ice on their boats, fuel up, then head out to the mouth of Tillamook Bay for a 6 a.m. shotgun start. “We all ...

It was the first time Kevin Watkins had taken Afishionado, his new 27-foot aluminum boat, out tuna fishing. It was also the first time he’d ever gone tuna fishing in his own boat. The trip would be ...