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Saltwater Trolling For Tuna

Bluefin Tuna Fishing

Whenever you are trolling for there are a few tips on how to catch that will help you considerably.


Once you have gotten the proper permits or licenses, and have all your safety gear and inspections out of the way, you are ready for some serious tuna fishing! Just make plans to stay out on the water from just before sunrise until dark, because tuna bite best very early and from sunset until dark.


When it comes to bait, the preferred bait for tuna changes daily. Bring spreader bars in all the colors you can and in various sizes. Every color of tuna train, teaser birds, lures, and multiple sized ballyhoo rigged with teasers. If you are trolling for , begin with a thirteen inch squid spreader bars and move to smaller squid set ups if you are not having any luck.


On rough days, you might want to consider trolling in the trough. This will keep your rigs and baits from flying out of the water and looking less than natural to the tuna. You might not be in for as comfy a ride, but you will be able to catch fish this way. Consider using red or yellow line to help you see and identify your line. This has not been known to inhibit the bite in any way.


Never touch your bait or line with bare hands. Rub all your leaders with alcohol before you use them, and wear when baiting your hook. Use some floss to sew some squid tentacles onto the hook of every single bait. You can also use shmeg or pork rinds on your stinger in a pinch. Many fish are lost after you hook them and get them to the boat, when they run under the boat and get away. Just make sure your trim tabs are always up all the way while putting your riggers.


Change your trolling speed depending on what you are after. From five to just over five knots is best for medium sized bluefin tuna. Three to Four knots is best for giant tuna.

Look for the whales. If you can spot whales, you will find tuna nearby. The truth is, they are all looking for forage. Whales are the best hunters in the sea, and the tuna follow them wherever they go in hopes of finding food. Drag rigs right in front of the whales for good results.


If you see a feeding frenzy, fish the outer edges of it. Don’t get right over the fish, but give them room to bust. The largest tuna will be at the edges of the frenzy, and you can pick them up there.


Try to fish quiet areas where you see signs of the tuna being present. Heavily fished areas are actually the most difficult to catch in.Try to fish on the Southern or Western winds, and don’t fish on the full or new moon, for best results when it comes to fishing for tuna.

Dan Eggertsen is a fishing researcher and enthusiast who is committed to providing the best saltwater fishing information possible. Get more information on saltwater trolling here: http://www.asksaltwaterfishing.com/

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Saltwater Trolling For Tuna

Bluefin Tuna Fishing

Whenever you are trolling for tuna there are a few tips on how to catch tuna that will help you considerably.


Once you have gotten the proper permits or licenses, and have all your safety gear and inspections out of the way, you are ready for some serious tuna fishing! Just make plans to stay out on the water from just before sunrise until dark, because tuna bite best very early and from sunset until dark.


When it comes to bait, the preferred bait for tuna changes daily. Bring spreader bars in all the colors you can and in various sizes. Every color of tuna train, teaser birds, lures, and multiple sized ballyhoo rigged with teasers. If you are trolling for giant tuna, begin with a thirteen inch squid spreader bars and move to smaller squid set ups if you are not having any luck.


On , you might want to consider trolling in the trough. This will keep your rigs and baits from flying out of the water and looking less than natural to the tuna. You might not be in for as comfy a ride, but you will be able to catch fish this way. Consider using red or yellow line to help you see and identify your line. This has not been known to inhibit the bite in any way.


Never touch your bait or line with bare hands. Rub all your leaders with alcohol before you use them, and wear surgical gloves when baiting your hook. Use some floss to sew some squid tentacles onto the hook of every single bait. You can also use shmeg or on your in a pinch. Many fish are lost after you hook them and get them to the boat, when they run under the boat and get away. Just make sure your trim tabs are always up all the way while putting your riggers.


Change your trolling speed depending on what you are after. From five to just over five knots is best for medium sized bluefin tuna. Three to Four knots is best for giant tuna.

Look for the . If you can spot , you will find tuna nearby. The truth is, they are all looking for . Whales are the best hunters in the sea, and the tuna follow them wherever they go in hopes of finding food. Drag rigs right in front of the whales for good results.


If you see a feeding frenzy, fish the outer edges of it. Don’t get right over the fish, but give them room to bust. The largest tuna will be at the edges of the frenzy, and you can pick them up there.


Try to fish quiet areas where you see signs of the tuna being present. Heavily fished areas are actually the most difficult to catch in.Try to fish on the Southern or Western winds, and don’t fish on the full or new moon, for best results when it comes to fishing for tuna.

Dan Eggertsen is a fishing researcher and enthusiast who is committed to providing the best saltwater fishing information possible. Get more information on saltwater trolling here: http://www.asksaltwaterfishing.com/

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Dangers Of Bluefin Tuna In America

Bluefin Tuna Fishing

The sushi craze is bigger than ever in America right now, with new sushi joints popping up all over the place. Yes, sushi is quite “in.” Of course I realize this isn’t news to anyone, as at this point it might even be on the verge of “out.” But, irregardless of your opinion of sushi, it may not be around for too much longer. Or, at least, sushi as we know it.

You see, America’s growing interest (along with China’s and Russia’s) in the artful Japanese creation has led to a shortage of the most common ingredient used in sushi: . Not only are fisheries already being depleted by their original and most frequent consumer (Japan, of course) but global demand for the is adding quite the insult to injury.

What’s ironic about the situation is that the spreading of across the globe is usually seen as a and an extension of cultural influence, but for Japan and its economy, the global sushi “trend” has been nothing short of a detriment. The NYTimes article that reports on Japan’s crisis analogizes that tuna in Japan is as important as steak in America.

Imagine America without steak! Even if you don’t like red meat, there is no doubt that steak is a sun around which the American economy’s planets revolve (but of course, we have multiple “suns.”) I mean really, what would America do? Well, actually, chef Gordon Ramsay has recommended horse meat as a healthier and better tasting steak substitute. America is fortunate enough to not have to resort to any backups (yet), but even if that weren’t the case, Japan may beat us in the horse races (pun entirely intended).

Yes, you guessed it! Horse meat is Japan’s !

To keep the sushi economy alive, some Japanese chefs have decided to use raw horse meat or deer to make their sushi. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but the thought of this in America would likely turn stomachs away from sushi for good (and maybe that is their intention!) But in Japan, both raw horse meat and deer are considered delicacies for natives. They just haven’t been placed inside a jacket of seaweed and rice before (not that maki is the only way to enjoy sushi.)

So, a thought on globalization, if you’re still reading:

Do we want to continue spreading our culinary traditions? Often food, no matter where you come from, is based on local resources, which means that sharing the traditions with the rest of the world seems to mean sharing the resources too. At some point, you’d think, a country would have to be selfish, because people in other parts of the world may not appreciate or need a food the way that country does. In fact, one person’s food adventure is another person’s staple, so where does the boundary lie?

I’m not naive as I realize that my comments and thoughts are entirely based on my being American. I know I come from the melting pot world where I’m fortunate enough to have food influences from all around the world readily available to me. And further, I know that this isn’t the case in the rest of the world.

Run for the hills horses! You’re next!

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