Martha's Vineyard Tuna

[Trayder]

We head out every year a few times on the other boat. This year we did not fair to well with Yellowfin but hammered the Schoolie Bluefin (50-75lbs)in early July. Some of the fish were taken within site of Noman's Land. Weather permitting we are always looking to hook up with other boats. We leave out of Newport or Marion Ma.

The best info is usually found on TY's Clearwater tuna fishing site, I will try to find the URL soon.. His board may be slow now but once the fish show up people are always willing to share very helpful info. The temp breaks are key alog with a general sense of a "fishy" area. I am still learning of the latter but have a good friend who is slowly sharing info with me on what to look for.

Hooper you should make it to the boat show so we can stir some more interest on this [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] The more boats out there will greatly enhance the chances of catching fish.

[ February 11, 2003, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Trayder ]

[Scott]

Dont Tease me like that Hooper !!!!!!!!

I may have to drag the boat up there to join in !!!! well ... when the boat is done ... that is

How far do you guys need to travel to get into yellowfin ??? and do they hang around or is it hit and miss???

Several of us have talked about doing that down here .... but the fish are usually out of range or come in for a day or two and by the time you get there (with the 8,000,000,000 or so other boats) the fishes are bye bye [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[Hooper]

Trayder-

Thanks for your reply, they are always informative and useful. I would love to hook up and meet you guys offshore this year. We will have to connect as the time draws closer...!

I would love to make it to the boat show, but Saturday will be really tough. Although, we arrive back in Boston that day, we won't be back until 9pm. I am really sorry I can't be there as I would love to spend some time chatting with you guys face to face.

It wil be done eventually, perhaps offshore this summer, or maybe we can pick a tourney this summer that would be centrally located for all to enter, maybe we might have something there????

Trayder thanks, as always you are doing a fine job with this site.

-Hooper www.stripersandblues.com [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[Matt1121]

Jason-

How were you guys landing the football size bluefins? Ive heard that trolling doesn't work and you need to use a 30lb or so spinning rod with a Hopkins and chase them down with the boat after you hooked up so you don't get spooled...

The reason why I ask is that those small bluefins show up on the north shore of Boston every year, and I want to catch some!

Thanks-

Ed

[ScottM]

Hooper,
In my limited experience with the YFT, your best bet for hooking up is in the canyons - Atlantis, Hydro, Veatch - not a trip for a 23 CC. They are not real reliable further inshore than that, it's hit and miss. Guys do get them at the Dump and the Fingers, but it is not consistent. However, the school BFT can be had very easily (lately) around the Dump and just south of MV as Trayder mentioned. I'm not sure about the action east of Chatham except that the giant fishing is typically good there. If you have a trailer, try going to the CC Bay side for school BFT in September.

Ed,
Up around us, it seems sight casting to breaking fish works the best, but you can also troll green machines, small squid bars, jap feathers, etc. From what I've learned, the farther back the better. The school BFT will not hit close in to the boat like their bigger brothers or YFT.

Now I'm all hyped up. I can't wait to talk more about this at the boat show!

[Trayder]

Hooper- I forgot you were not going to be in town, we will miss you but you better beleive we will catch up over the spring, heck last year I was trolling along side you off of the Parking Lot/Scortons Ledge in CC Bay in August [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Ed- Scott is correct in regards to trolling, Green Machines, Zuccinni Zukers, Mexican Flag Zukers, all behind birds WAY WAY back. We got most of our hits on the riggers and the shot gun back 100-150 ft.

The other thing is the Bluefins we fished for in July seemed to have totally different biting habbits then the ones that were in your area in Aug-Oct. You are correct from what I have heard in regards to Hopkins and light lines.

[Jon G]

Hooper I'm in for a multi boat trip off Chatham. I had info that they came within four miles of the light last year, I think of memory serves me correct you need to go 7+ to get in to the footballs regularly. Also if you get into Cape Cod bay they are very plentiful. I know a guy who commercial fishes for them in the bay and did well last year the largest was 838lbs, [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] he caught it by himself in his 19' Casco Bay which is a copy of the 18' SeaCraft, theres a pic at the Bait Shack in Orleans. I would just like to get in to the footballs and not loose my tackle. School tuna are at the top of my list of things to do this summer. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Mark]

That far north is a bit of a trailer ride for me, so who wants some gas and beer money to let me ride along and watch this happen?! [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[Trayder]

Mark-

You are always wlcom to join, problem is: we usually do not we are going until 24-36 hours before a trip becaise of weather and bite issues.

[Mark]

These new bargain airlines make it worth the trouble for me to give it a try if anyone knows that they are going two days later.

I've fished enough to know that sometimes you end up watching the boats pitch around in the marina on their mooring lines in the wind.

I'd love to be the proverbial fly-on-the-wall if anyone is going after those "footballs".

Likewise, we have some fairly decent jack fishing down here in Savannah in June if anyone wants to come along and do a number on your back muscles. Have a peak at the current Orvis fishing catalog for photos of some of the ones we got this past June.