Fishing Chit Chat Thread, Trolling for YFT vs Albacore in Fishing Related; Ok folks... my first season on my own sled for chasing footballs...
Any difference in the lures , speed distance ...  | | 
Jul-27-2004, 02:46 PM
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#1 | | The finger in the Dyke!
Name: Stan Vessel: Back to looking Location: LEMON GROVE SUCKS BABY Job:Bringin the roots back to BD
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| Trolling for YFT vs Albacore
Ok folks... my first season on my own sled for chasing footballs...
Any difference in the lures , speed distance for the Yellow Fin Tuna and DoDos vs Albacore..
Also should I always have a larger Bigeye Lure hanging shotgun wayback????
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Jul-27-2004, 03:50 PM
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#2 | | Longboards Rule
Name: Jack Age: 46 Vessel: 48 Egg Harbor "Hakuna Matata" and the 31 Bertram "Reel Keeper" Location: Oahu, HI Job:Captain Bio: Hakuna Matata charters, Oahu Hawaii's only live aboard scuba diving boat
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Yellowfin do love cedar plugs.As for speed and pattern I dont change things up.Lots of people have different opinions about all this.I like trolling almost always close to the boat,with maybe a sotgun set a little further back.Yellow Fin Tuna will generally hit somewhat larger lures then the albies.but you know alot of that has to due with the size of the fish.I was trolling on the way back from Guadalupe a few years ago with a 10 inch style marlin lure and got hit by a 186 pound big eye fairly close to the boat,between 2nd and 3rd wave.The last few years the Yellow Fin Tuna have been chewin anything with pink in it,may change this year may noy.I know i will start the season with pinks.
Jack
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Jul-27-2004, 04:05 PM
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#3 | | Capt Jerry
Name: Jerry Age: 46 Vessel: 17 foot BayRunner Baja Location: Mira Mesa Job:HVAC Tech/Building Engineer Bio: Take My Bayrunner to the limits to catch Tuna, Yellowtail and whatever I can
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I agree with Jack. I've kicked ass on Yellow Fin Tuna on the BM trolling the Daisy Chain Cedar Plug. Outfished the other bigger zukers and shit 4 to 1. We did do pretty good on the big zukers though on other occasions. The smaller feathers seem to work for the footballs (kinda like the size we saw 3 or 4 years ago fish under 10 pounds but fairly abundant). The past few years the yellow fin seems to have been a little larger and the big stuff worked well. Go with the cedar plug trolled shotgun down the middle way back.
THEN CALL ME IN ON THE FRICKEN BITE 
Jerry on the Boiler Maker
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Jul-27-2004, 04:09 PM
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#4 | | Skipper
Name: Don Age: 64 Vessel: 2359 Trophy, Irene Sea Location: Mira Mesa Ca Job:fishing Bio: retired with lots of time for fishing
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Bigeye are nocturnal feeders. Trolling large lures before grey light will improve your chances.
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Jul-27-2004, 04:13 PM
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Name: Nate Vessel: 18' Parker, "el Toro" Location: La Jolla Job:Wealth Manager
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Ditto on the cedars. 'Cept I run them short in the propwash.
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Jul-27-2004, 04:14 PM
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#6 | | Longboards Rule
Name: Jack Age: 46 Vessel: 48 Egg Harbor "Hakuna Matata" and the 31 Bertram "Reel Keeper" Location: Oahu, HI Job:Captain Bio: Hakuna Matata charters, Oahu Hawaii's only live aboard scuba diving boat
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Very good point i forgot to mention,thanks.It wasnt even six in the morning when I got hitby my big eye.early mornings and evenings are best for big eye.
Jack
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Jul-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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#7 | | Banned
Name: Jason Age: 34 Vessel: Worldcat 270EC Location: Encinitas, CA USA Job:Bloodydecks / Fishdope.com Bio: 2"
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Kep and I run nothing but cd 14 Stainless Steel Rapala's Green Mackeral pattern. Short.
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Jul-27-2004, 09:37 PM
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#8 | | The finger in the Dyke!
Name: Stan Vessel: Back to looking Location: LEMON GROVE SUCKS BABY Job:Bringin the roots back to BD
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Originally Posted by misuse Kep and I run nothing but cd 14 Stainless Steel Rapala's Green Mackeral pattern. Short. | Yea those kick ass on the wayward DoDo's also!
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Jul-27-2004, 10:15 PM
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#9 | | Banned
Name: Jason Age: 34 Vessel: Worldcat 270EC Location: Encinitas, CA USA Job:Bloodydecks / Fishdope.com Bio: 2"
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and Yellowtail.
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Jul-27-2004, 10:24 PM
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#10 | | Longboards Rule
Name: Jack Age: 46 Vessel: 48 Egg Harbor "Hakuna Matata" and the 31 Bertram "Reel Keeper" Location: Oahu, HI Job:Captain Bio: Hakuna Matata charters, Oahu Hawaii's only live aboard scuba diving boat
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Yup,those yellows love rapalas dont they?I had em hit the big cd-18 but they really seem to like the jointed back ones.
Jack
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Jul-27-2004, 10:28 PM
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#11 | | Captain
Name: Mike Vessel: Kencraft CC Location: San Diego Job:what job Bio: Mystery fisherman!
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| They look killer, they work killer. but...........
I hate using those things! I know many guys love em, and I own my fair share, but its one of the last things I put in my spread when fishing tuna.
The unknown fisherman :p
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Jul-27-2004, 10:32 PM
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#12 | | Longboards Rule
Name: Jack Age: 46 Vessel: 48 Egg Harbor "Hakuna Matata" and the 31 Bertram "Reel Keeper" Location: Oahu, HI Job:Captain Bio: Hakuna Matata charters, Oahu Hawaii's only live aboard scuba diving boat
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I was refering to yellowtail with rapalas.
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