Captain Woody Woods

Hell no my thumb is so jacked up dude. Surgery on Monday to repair it, hopefully just in time for ladies tournament. One of the more painful injuriesI have sustained. Really hinders me at work.I can't answer your question on public domain so hit me up on my cell or come see me at live bait and the wharf and i'll tell you everything you wanted to know about tuna.

Captain Woody Woods

you nailed it on the head with the bait comment. it's just such a big combination of factors. bait, water conditions, salinity, clarity, temperature, etc. etc. makes for ideal waters for tuna. we have caught yellowfins in muddy water, green, blue, cloudy days, middle of a downpour, etc. but ya, your best bet is finding the bait. it is also a very wise move to check the stomach contents of the tuna you do land. i consider this one of the more exciting parts of running a cockpit because it really does give you an edge when you can "match the hatch." sometimes i'll find flying fish in the stomachs; other times it's these little 4 inch tinker mackerel. sometimes it's hardtails and sometimes it's these little 4-6" squids. you get bait on a rig and the blackies and usually yellerfins are gonna show up. when you got smaller tunas like blackies around, then the marlin are usually not far behind. we were out at an anonymous rig a couple weekends ago and while my dumbass was searching for lead to send a couple willing and able hardtails down to the 300 foot range where big tuna were showing up on our bottom machine, a rat blue starts crashin hardtails 15 feet from the transom. my boss starts hollering at me to get the lines out and screw the weights. we didnt get the bill but it was an awesome sight. middle of the night and a blue is free jumping right by the boat. we were probably less than 50 feet from the base of the rig.

flynurse

i would love to go out and prove somebody wrong or right for that matter. would love to catch a tuna, whether yellow or black. looks like hella lot of fun

wanna be tuna slayer

Blue Hoo,

I do agree that they are at one of the rigs! I thought you guys were saying go to this rig and you will find them 24/7/365!

gmblnfool

What would be the closest rigs to run to for blackfin. Not necessarily specific rig but distance (from Dauphin Island). And would you have to fish at night.

Chris V

There were blackfin at the MP-255A wed. night. This rig is approximately 55 miles from dauphin island.

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gmblnfool

Thanks

Captain Woody Woods

255 will have them occasionally, as will the double yellow rig. but it seems petronius is crawling with them, and yes night tends to bring many of your best results. diamond jigs on 36" wire leader (wont lose as many to the sharks).