Any insights you can share on what worked for the people who caught fish? I'm on the Toronado tonight and would greatly appreciate some fresh...
Thanks for the report. I was wondering how that boat ended up with yellowfin. Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have a reservation on this trip too. The good catches over Thanksgiving pushed me over the edge, LOL. Seems like things are tailing off now and...
You can buy ball-bearing swivels with a welded ring attached for this purpose. The only thing attached with the split ring is the jig body....
Thanks, your guess makes sense so I'll take a look. The link you posted though is to a star drag torque. I'll search Alan Tani's site for your LD...
I went a week or two ago on the Freedom and even though it was kind of slow it didn't seem that the fish were particularly line shy because of the...
A general rule of thumb on jig weights is 1 gram per foot of depth and I think the bluefin have been 180 to 240 feet deep so the range you...
Thanks for the suggestion. I will follow up on that. Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I live in Fresno so it was spooled at a tackle shop there that has since went out of business. I am visiting family in San Diego right now so I...
Ok, thanks. I should be able to see the line slipping on the spool if that's it, right? If so I will mark the spool and take a close look. If...
Thanks for the reply but I don't think that is the issue. The spool turns as line is pulled against the drag. Matt Sent from my iPhone using...
The drag on my Penn Fathom 25 NLD2 seems way weak and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas as to what might be wrong with it. With the preset...
Maybe it was a guitarfish. They are good to eat. To kill any other kind of ray for the tail would be a waste Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
What did you do with the ray? A gaffed ray will most likely die, and there's no good reason to kill them if you're not planning on eating them....
Bluefin hookups by viti posted Nov 13, 2016 at 3:21 PMFinally downloaded the pictures from my camera. Not much new to add except this picture of...
Anglers on the outrider hooked up with bluefin tuna, November, 2016
The captain was saying the fish were holding about 180 feet deep Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Fished the Freedom yesterday with a full load of others. Advertised load was 36, but I thought I heard 40 called on a galley order so possibly...
Good job and thanks for sharing all the details. Did you use a swivel or anything else as a "stopper" for the sliding sinker, or was it free to...
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I think Michelle passed away a few years ago. Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Any issues with the relatively short rod length on long range boats? What jigs were working for you on the yellows? Matt Sent from my iPhone...
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I mostly kayak fish these days but still occasionally fish party boats for tuna for obvious reasons. I have nice gear all spooled with braid. I...
Check out one of the recent threads on rigging flat falls. If you tie your leader to a swivel with a ring, you can put an assist hook on the ring...
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I think NOAA offers printable charts online. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The Kanji? I rigged that myself with a Shout Kudako assist on a Cultiva ringed swivel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I think Kanji's "free slow" jig came out before Shimano's flat fall, and the jig shapes appear to me to be identical. The Kanji jigs have...
Skipjack are not in that genus, and you forgot long tail and black fin tuna. Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A jigging master would work [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Assist hooks often come on their own welded ring, in which case you can attach the jig, assist hook, and swivel on the same split ring. The swivel...
Nice fish. What set up were you using with your flat fall? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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If it's still available I'll take it for $325 shipped to California Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I bought one of those ebay reels and it certainly looks legit to me. Now I need to spool it up. I got the lower gear ratio model and think it will...
Yes, that is a salmon in my pocket.
Thanks. I caught some big albacore on 20 lb last summer out of Port San Luis and thought if I'm using 20lb I might as well have a lighter rod and...
David, what rod were you using paddy fishing, a Bucara? If so, which model?
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