Fishing Tips

The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), often marketed as ahi, is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Yellowfins are heavy-bodied silvery fish with blue-black backs, white-spotted bellies and bright yellow dorsal and anal fins. They sport saw-toothed rows of yellow, as well as a broad yellow stripe from eye to tail on their sides. Here, now, are some yellowfin tuna fishing tips.

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You have to remember that yellowfins rarely venture any closer in than about ten miles. Therefore, you have to head out well offshore if you want to catch one. But don't worry, yellowfins are relatively easy to find, mainly because they cause a lot of surface disturbance. Usually, yellowfins feed messily at the surface in large schools, and seabirds are often hanging around above them. Another thing that you should keep in mind is that tuna usually bite better in low lighting conditions. For this reason, the best time to go after yellowfin tuna is in the late afternoon.

You can choose between two methods ' drift fishing or trolling ' to catch your tuna. Drift fishing makes use of cut bait, some of which is thrown into the water as a chum line. This is called chunking. In other words, a chum line or a burley trail is started while waiting for the fish to show. Once the fish arrive, the anglers send a baited hook into the trail to temp the fish into biting. Trolling, on the other hand, makes use of feather jigs, small squid imitations, live or fresh dead bait and even hard bodied lures. Outriggers are often used for this form of fishing and where fertile bait grounds exist, the tuna will follow.

A great lure for tuna is one with a Kona head, as the ideal bubble trail and surface action that the Kona head creates attracts tuna best. Other types of effective tuna lures include feathers, hoochies, big eye, and the canyon rig. One tip for choosing lures for tuna fishing is to choose heavy weighted ones.

And these are just a few yellowfin tuna fishing tips.

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