| If you have ever spent time fishing for tuna, you | | | | 2. Pay Attention to Nature - Anytime that you |
| know how much fun it can be. These magnificent | | | | see diving birds, pay special attention. Diving birds |
| fish are truly wonders to behold. Unfortunately, | | | | typically means that there are schools of bait fish |
| attracting and catching these beautiful game fish | | | | nearby. Where there are bait fish, tuna tend to |
| can sometimes be a challenge. Before you spend | | | | also be some place close. Additionally, large |
| hundreds of dollars trolling around the ocean, | | | | schools of tuna like to travel near pods of dolphins |
| consider these tuna fishing techniques that will | | | | or sharks. |
| have you catching more tuna and having more | | | | 3. Pay Attention to the Season - During the |
| fun. | | | | warmer summer months, tuna love to hunt near |
| 1. Control Your Speed - When fishing for tuna, troll | | | | the surface of the water. Feeding tuna are easy |
| at speeds of 5 to 8 miles per hour. Most | | | | to spot on clear summer afternoons as the |
| professionals like to use a typical 'W Pattern' while | | | | water looks like it is being destroyed from |
| trolling. This pattern consists of 2 long lines held | | | | beneath. Additionally, tuna like to feed in low light |
| out on each outrigger, 2 shorter lines held out flat | | | | conditions, such as the late afternoon. During the |
| and one deep line straight down the middle. | | | | winter months, tuna tend to hunt in deeper |
| Additionally, it is helpful to display a flashy | | | | waters and are much more difficult to find and |
| presentation of multiple lures. The more they | | | | catch. |
| splash, sparkle and shine the better. What you | | | | These are but a few of my favorite tuna fishing |
| want is to trick the tuna into thinking that it has | | | | techniques. |
| stumbled across a panicked school of bait fish. | | | | |