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Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:02 pm to Jester
If you're looking to catch something to weigh, avoid any smaller baits, the chicks will get them before a bull every time. I like ride along anything floating in blue water and look for something to pitch to. A 6" hardtail or barjack is hard to beat but 6-8" long strips of bonita, blackfin, or skipjack on just a hook are money too. Just has to be heavy enough to pitch once you see something big enough to target.
If you're seeing chicks but nothing big, try chumming the chicks and catching a few, trying to make as big a commotion as possible in the water while doing so. Often times bulls will come and check it out if they're around.
I also like to cruise and blindly throw topwater plugs. I prefer any topwater that can sit without sinking and is up to the task of 40-50lb acrobats...
Other than that, pulling islanders, islanders with rigged ballyhoo, cedar plugs, and marauders is your best bet for bigger fish. Rig your marauders with wire and your islanders with some type of chafe guard or stiff rig or you're likely to lose plenty $20-$50 baits to Wahoo...
If you're seeing chicks but nothing big, try chumming the chicks and catching a few, trying to make as big a commotion as possible in the water while doing so. Often times bulls will come and check it out if they're around.
I also like to cruise and blindly throw topwater plugs. I prefer any topwater that can sit without sinking and is up to the task of 40-50lb acrobats...
Other than that, pulling islanders, islanders with rigged ballyhoo, cedar plugs, and marauders is your best bet for bigger fish. Rig your marauders with wire and your islanders with some type of chafe guard or stiff rig or you're likely to lose plenty $20-$50 baits to Wahoo...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:13 pm to geaux001
How fast do you pull the Mauraders?
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:15 pm to Jester
Anywhere from 6-10 knots...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:18 pm to geaux001
Thanks. I assume you pull them faster for wahoo.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:29 pm to Jester
Nahh, you most certainly can but there's no point unless you're trying to catch only Wahoo. I've caught Wahoo pulling upwards of 18 knots but that's a technique for another day. 80W's minimum required for that....
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:43 pm to geaux001
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Nahh, you most certainly can but there's no point unless you're trying to catch only Wahoo. I've caught Wahoo pulling upwards of 18 knots but that's a technique for another day. 80W's minimum required for that....
Thanks, I'm getting heavier into the blue water here recently and I'm trying to absorb as much as possible.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:47 pm to geaux001
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Other than that, pulling islanders, islanders with rigged ballyhoo, cedar plugs, and marauders is your best bet for bigger fish. Rig your marauders with wire and your islanders with some type of chafe guard or stiff rig or you're likely to lose plenty $20-$50 baits to Wahoo...
I do the same, couple of weeks back every one we caught had a one or more flying fish in their stomachs. Might be why the blue/white islander was the hot bait. Mold Craft chugger is another good one. For the chickens try H&H sparkle beadles, they are a blast to catch on light tackle. Just have washdown on the entire time, they splatter blood in places you can't even imagine.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:56 pm to Capt ST
Do you guys try to get them to bleed before putting them on ice? I know someone mentioned dropping the chickens in a bucket, but that was more to keep the splatter down. Does bleeding them help or hurt the flavor in any way?
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:58 pm to Jester
No way you'd have time to bleed them. There was 5 of us tossing them in the boat two at a time. 
Blood errrwhere
Blood errrwhere Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:32 pm to Uncle JackD
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:45 pm to Jester
No, you don't have to bleed them. I can't think of a white fleshed fish you have to bleed. I know lots of people bleed Tuna but I don't see a reason for that either. I think the myth that Tuna need to be bled comes from how warm their blood is thus, the unbeliveable amount of ice you go through trying to get Tuna cold. 6-7 Tuna under 100 lbs will need 400lbs of ice easy. Don't bring enough ice, their meat gets mushy and nasty... That's my theory anyway, FWIW...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 4:47 pm to geaux001
We had a chef aboard the buddy boat that went with us 2 weeks ago. He bled the tuna.
The meat was much pinker and firmer and had a better flavor.
I like it either way
The meat was much pinker and firmer and had a better flavor.
I like it either way
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