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Reel Draggin' Tackle · 03-24-2007, 08:15 AM

Reel Draggin' Tackle Tips & Tricks Drawing
15 April 07

We want to hear your fishing tips and tricks. Post as many as you want in this thread. On April 15 we will draw a random number, the thread number that matches will win this offshore Tuna Slammer Spread.

This is a Reel Draggin' Tackle Tuna Slammer Spread, with our 112 and 106 Series Slammers. You can get more details on our web site at:
-ReelDraggintackle.com-

This Spread includes:
Three stainless spring steel spreader bars rigged
(1) Sig32 -32" Bar, 12" Slammer (with 12” Stinger)
(2) Sig17 -16" Bar, 6" Slammer (with 6” Stinger)

Two daisy chains
(1) Dc -12” Slammer (with 12” Stinger)
(1) Dc -6” Slammer (with 12” Stinger)

Tackle Bags (FREE)
(2) black mesh spreader bar tackle bags
(1) black mesh daisy chain tackle bag
Regular Price $259.00 Plus Shipping

Lets hear your TIPS & TRICKS, and pass the word, some one is going to get an awesome complete Green Slammer Spread that gona fill their freezer this year!
- Since this is an offshore fourm for offshore gear, keep your tips and tricks related.
- Read through the list before you post; if there is a duplicate post, we'll just draw another number.

Captain Curt · 03-24-2007, 11:19 AM

You don't have to copy every other boat out there. Alot of our fish were caught last season doing things different than all the boats around us.Finding water away from the other boats.Change out your spread often if you don't hook up try different lures colors ect.

Charlie Wade · 03-25-2007, 02:33 PM

A great addition to any spread are some simple strip baits. Bonita, mackeral, or mullet work well in 8" - 12" lengths, about 1/4" thick. I taper mine to a point and split that end too. You can fish them fresh or toughen them up in brine. Either way, they'll often produce when nothing else seems to work.

Bryan A. · 03-25-2007, 08:37 PM

The best rigging tip I learned for Offshore rigging has to do with crimping. When you need to form a loop with a crimp, around a thimble or offshore loop or anything else try this. Burn the end of the leader before you crimp down, then you can sinch it up tight and make your crimp. It helps to take up the slack in the loop and also acts like a safety incase the crimp slips. Check out the pic.

CaptDom · 03-26-2007, 08:39 AM

Go as often as you can.

This will be my only "free shot" at that prize, the rest of my posts I swear I will keep to the spirit of the thread....

CaptDom · 03-26-2007, 08:41 AM

Trolling speed is a very often overlooked tactic which can really tip the odds in your favor. Try varying your speeds if working an area you know holds fish, but seem reluctant to bite. Do not be afraid to really speed up, which is often alot harder for guys to do, while slow trolling is much easier of a switch, as it plays into alot of guys mindesets.....which will be my next post.

CaptDom · 03-26-2007, 08:45 AM

Being confident in your presentation is a major step towards successful trolling. While I do agree that changing out lures/colors is a great tactic, I do feel that a boat should develop a go to spread that works for them in a majority of situations, or maybe a set for the target tunas/pelagics you seek. The only way to do so is to choose quality lures/bars/chains that fits your style and appeals to your quarry, and fish them hard. Once you have your spread and can successfully use it, then start with Capt. Curts great tip to change it up often when nothing is working.

If you are afraid to try new things, like speeding up as mentioned above, you will catch less guaranteed

CaptDom · 03-26-2007, 08:52 AM

A killer tactic that works especially well on School Bluefin Tuna and longfins is to have a jig set up on a smooth casting and well built reel(I like the Avet LX 2 speed for offshore and JX for School Bluefin Tuna) on a good stand up rod of 6-7 feet. When you hook up a single or double, and don't get the rest of the pack to jump on(especially them penguins), try casting toward the bow of the boat with a good jig and letting the jig fall back as you slow to fight the fish already hooked. This often results in a bonus fish.
With School Bluefin Tuna, I have been able to keep the entire school with the first hooked football on the troll, and sometimes have even stayed on drift picking a way for a good while on the metals, because you can bring them up to the boat when they follow the first guy, and then get em feeding on the bait they were working to begin with as you shut down the boat and get them suicidal!!!

The Po-Jee 2.5 ounce by Pt. Jude lures is killer for those School Bluefin Tuna!!

esquired · 03-26-2007, 12:17 PM

A few years ago while chasing Skip Jack and Yellow Fin around off OC MD we found that the fish where feeding on sand eels and peanut bunker. I had a few smaller fresh water diving plugs (Poe's) made for Walleye. i liked the way the pugs ran very true and had planned to use them around the jetties. We were getting action trolling tuna clones and feather but when we tried the plugs the tuna went nuts - caught several right between the engines while trying to re-set the spread. Do not be afraid to down size or try something a little unorthodox.

CaptDom · 03-26-2007, 02:38 PM

By using lots of teasers like dredges and hookless bars, with only visible baits, you increase chances of hooking billfish on the right lure, with the right rod. Billfish big and small, just like sharks, are not boat shy at all, while bigger tuna definitely are in many instances. It also helps with multiple hits and hookups, by bringing them to you.....

I do not like putting any lure beyond my line of site from the helm or deck in 98% of trolling situations, as I feel that you may not see a missed strike and react accordingly, but also you isolate that lure from the rest of the spread, allowing any other fish with the one that hits the shotgun to just dissappear, rather than getting competitivew when they see the huge spread near the boat. Bigger tuna you need to leave the lures away from the transom and first 2 wake rolls, as they tend to be very boat shy at times. The best way to keep the lure intended for bigger fish close to the others is to run a swimmer or deep runner under the surface, under your spread, and have the bigun looking up at the transitioning white water which helps fool him into committing suicide, while hopefully not spooking him when he gets closer to the boat as he is not drawn as close to the running gear as would be with surface lures......

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