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Tips On - Wahoo - Lures That Work Here In Fiji

From May to October, packs of wahooSHORT  CORNER
congregate along the Great Astrolabe Barrier
Reef. The average size of wahoo is about1.  Wellsys  Talai  -  Purple  or  lumo green
50lbs with a good fish weighing in at 75lbs.
Each wahoo pack usually has a fish of close2.  Halco  Laser  Pro  190  minnow  - Redhead
to 100lbs. We almost always use lures when
targeting wahoo however we often get jumpedLONG  CORNER
by fish when bait & switch fishing for
sailfish. If your teaser is rigged with1. McWhog - Blue/Chartruese - Rigged in front
mono…wave bye bye to the end of yourof  a  garfish  (Ballyhoo)
daisy  chain….
2. Lurestreet Raptor minnow - Green/gold or
The biggest problem we encounter is a massRed/white
attack, wahoo porpoising in at break-neck
speed, every rod in the spread going off andSHORT  RIGGER
then multiple bite-offs as other wahoo attack
lines or swivels cutting through the water.1. Wellsys Medium Turbojet - Blue Silver /
We combat this by trolling a full spreadGreen  Gold  (Evil)
until we find a pack and then switch to
towing just two lures. Often, just a garfish(This is our absolute 'must have' in the
(ballyhoo) on a two hook rig with a smallspread)
pink skirt on the nose. Trolling speed is
usually around 6-7kts. Most wahoo skippersLONG  RIGGER
around the world troll faster. Here, higher
speeds do not increase strike rates. Last1. Lurestreet Yahoowahoo - Black/green/red (I
week on the Kadavu Seamount, we were feedinghave seen wahoo charge this lure from 100
a skip bait back to a small blue marlin and ayards  away)
60lb wahoo hit a Lumo green Pakula Sprocket
that  was  only  doing  about  2kts.2. Pakula Phantom - Blue Silver / Green Gold
(Evil)
All lures are rigged on at least 4 feet of
124lb 49 strand wire. (Longer if we thing3.  Pakula  Sprocket  -  Lumo
sails are in the area) At this time of year,
if it isn't on wire, it isn't comingSHOTGUN
back….
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