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What have you got to say about the topic of: "First Tuna on Light Tackle". Here's how is started: "Got out on CCB Friday and Sat. and put first my first BFT in the "
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08-24-2008, 12:32 PM
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| NBS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hopkinton, MA
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Got out on CCB Friday and Sat. and put first my first BFT in the boat. What a fight on the Penn 950 and 7' spinning rod! The fish fought like a Formula 1 race car for over an hour before it came to the gaff. Many thanks to Dan on Tuna Meltdown for the tips that helped me score this nice 56 1/2 " beauty. TaleWalker | ||
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08-24-2008, 07:21 PM
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| NBS Member Join Date: Oct 2006
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| Good job on an excellent fish on the light tackle. | ||
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08-24-2008, 09:22 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: falmouth, massachusetts
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hey i need some tips in the bay, any help would be awsome thinking about this friday??? thanks alot what is the best casting lure on the tuna in the bay??? thats for everyone ja-hootie | ||
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08-25-2008, 02:45 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brighams Cove Maine
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 Getting tips from Danno can't hurt !!!  Don
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08-25-2008, 06:17 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Framingham Ma.
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Ja Hootie, I've casted at tuna a few times, all though i only hooked up once for a few brief seconds, I have found that ocean lures makes an incredible plug that needs no hardware changes to stand up to BFT. They have poppers, pencils and others that mimic sandeels and herring, and personally I think the colors they come in are fantastic and really do match the hatch. They are a bit pricey, but I think an out of the box lure that needs no adjustment is well worth it. I hear the white 9" sluggo types are also doing well with the presence of sandeels in the area. Good luck, I'm trying to get out there for friday too, but the forecast isnt looking too promising Fred Lavitman "CHAISIN TAIL" | |||
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08-25-2008, 06:44 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hopkinton Mass.
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| Ok guys here it is. This is tactic is money. I was keeping it a secret but alot of the guys on the bank are slowly finding out about it. So here goes. I have been slow trolling 9" slugos on 60 and 80 pound flouro. I thread the slugo on a heavy duty long shank hook. I have not found a hook that I really trust yet as they have all been bent after the fights. I have not lost a fish yet but I have been pushing the hooks to their limit. I have been trolling two un-weighted slugos WAYYYY back behind the boat and two weighted slugos about half way between your boat and the way back un-weighted ones. You can either weight the slugo with a heavy duty jig hook or run a egg sinker ahead of the sluggo.
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