<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I am planning a tuna/sword trip for some time in the next week or so, dependent on weather. I am going to lay out a general plan of attack so that you guys can hopefully give me some pointers on what sounds good and what doesn?t. I?ve never targeted either species, so all I know is what I?ve gleaned from this site and others. <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">We plan to leave p-cola some time mid morning and grouper/AJ fish our way out toward the ram-powell rig area. Once there, I figure we can start chumming and chunking around the rigs to try?n find some tuna. Later in the night I would like to try dropping some sword lines down. I hear sun up is the best time for tuna, so we?ll spend the night and be there for the morning bite. <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o
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><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Questions:<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o
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><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">My inexperience is probably painfully obvious; any advise would be greatly appreciated