Bluefin Tuna fishing tips

• Prefers the temperate waters of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans
• One of the longest living and biggest of the tuna species
• Speedy fish capable of traveling great distances
• Trolling at boat speeds of 4-8 knots is recommended
• Live or dead bait effective using yellowtail, pilchards and nannygai
• If trolling with lures these have proved successful – knuckleheads, large minnows, skirted tuna lures and hex head lures

The mighty blue fin tuna is a wonderful creature. The sporting angler loves them because of their size and the size of the fight in the fish. When you hook a tuna weighing up to 2000 pounds and when it can ‘fly’ through the water at speeds of up to 60 mph, you are in for one heck of a battle.

Sharks and whales in the area is also sometimes another indication that blue fin tuna are in the vicinity.

If you are an experienced angler you will know how much patience and strength you need to land one of these great creatures. Patience because it may take hours to find let along hook a blue fin tuna. And then strength because if you do hook this fish, you will quickly discover it is capable of extraordinary endurance and energy-sapping activity.

Again experienced anglers will know what a fighting chair is together with a bucket and harness. This can be called extreme fishing and even the rods are placed in special holders which themselves are bolted to the boat.

An inexperienced angler should be well aware of what is involved before attempting to fish in this way. This is heavy duty fishing! Do not be in a hurry to take on this exhilarating experience. In fact simply going along on a trip where an experienced angler goes through the, sometimes many hours, of landing a giant blue fin is a way of understanding just what is involved. And there are many anglers who will tell you that even just seeing a mighty tuna free in the ocean is an experienced well worth having.

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Birds
Sea birds hunt bait fish and a sign they have spotted their prey will be a group of birds circling above the water or better still, diving into the water to catch their food. The bait fish will often be close to the surface because tuna below them have forced them upwards. The tuna are feeding and leaving scraps of small fish behind. The birds are scavenging on the leftovers. This is the time and place for your boat to be quietly maneuvered into position and your lines to be cast. But there are rules.

• Don’t rev your engine and race into the area
• Do stay back some 50 yards or so
• Don’t cast into the middle of the feeding frenzy
• Do cast at the sides of the arc covered by the birds
• Fish upwind

Watch those birds. They give excellent advice. If they are high in the sky before diving, the bait fish and the tuna will be approximately that deep in the water. If the birds are hovering low above the sea then the fish will be close to the surface.

You should adjust your lures and casting according to the depth of the fish. It’s a fact that the larger tuna feed at the sides of the frenzy so by casting at the sides of the arc set by the birds, you have a better chance of hooking the larger fish.  Tuna are highly unpredictable but usually they feed by swimming into the wind. That being the case you should position your boat well in front of the fish, cut your engine and drift allowing the wind to move you towards the tuna.

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Bermagui on the south coast of New South Wales Australia is a popular venue. The local waters have produced some of the most consistent tuna catches for many years. In some cases they cater for both experienced anglers and for novices.

Green Harbor in Mass enables you to catch tuna literally off Cape Cod in the New England area of the USA. The trips cater for groups and/or individuals. If fish are kept and sold, a portion of the income is returned to the anglers.

Venice, La., USA once housed a sleepy little port but today it’s the hub of a thriving recreational fishing industry. Marinas line the foreshore and from these are found fishing boats aplenty. Great tuna fishing is found in the ocean at Venice and its reputation is growing by the year.

North Lake Harbor, Prince Edward Island Canada is home to tuna fishing charters where the fish are not the only attraction. The magnificence of the Island’s beauty and the wildlife on land and sea make for an unforgettable experience.

Maryland Tuna Fishing, MD USA is an unusual charter company in that it uses multiple boats sailing from multiple harbors. And as they sail almost every day it is easy to understand how they are so successful. Some of their boats can take up top 20 anglers.

The Sultanate of Oman may not spring to mind as a popular tuna fishing destination but in this beautiful country the fishing offshore is spectacular. Superb boats are available for charter with dolphin and whale watching a bonus to the fishing.

West Cork, Ireland is famous not only for the local hospitality but also for the magnificent tuna fishing offshore. Longfin tuna are in abundance towards the end of summer and in-between the many commercial anglers, amateurs can try their luck in landing some of the magnificent tuna.

There are tuna fishing opportunities in oceans around the world.

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The color of your lure is important. Some anglers will tell you that when the fish are in a feeding frenzy the color is irrelevant. But regardless of the activity in the water, the color of your lure can mean more fish or bigger fish.

A silver lure is recommended for bright and sunny days. Silver is also highly visible so that in clear almost pristine water, a silver lure has a greater chance of being seen by fish even quite a distance away.

You should use a gold lure when the skies are darker and/or when the water is not clear. Gold stands out better in murky water and the sparkle of the color of gold is more likely to lure your fish.

The depth at which the fish are swimming is important. A lure may work really well to a depth of say two meters [6 feet] but once the fish are deeper, it may mean you should change the color of your lure. Don’t be afraid to make notes. List the color of your lure, the depth of your lure, the weather, the water and your results.

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