Martha's Vineyard Tuna

John R · #1 02-12-2003, 11:16 AM

Finster, I cam close to getting some to hookup that were mixed in with some albies just off Nashuena until the Yahoos start putting them down. These were real small fish - 15-20 pounders but I was also only using a light St Croix with a small spinner [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] - would have been a ball... At first we thought we had schools of just Albies but then the tuna started jummpin in thru the same schools. Had a couple chases on small 1 ounce Megabait jigs which were roughly the same color and size of the peanuts that everything was keyed in on.

Now this was inshore fishing, had I had my longer casting rod, I could have casted onto the rocks [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ....

Finster · #2 02-12-2003, 11:33 AM

I get people that tell I'm full of crap when I talk about inshore tuna. Since then I keep my mouth closed. I usally have the fish to myself, while everyone else is dropping 8oz. of lead to pull up a 14" croaker.... go figure. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
My biggest problem is I'm usally on the boat by myself and it's hard to run and gun that way.

ScottM · #3 02-12-2003, 12:19 PM

Finster, try a 1 1/2 oz. Yo-Zuri Metallic Sardine (black or green) re-rigged with a stronger split ring and a single 7/0 hook if they're chasing peanut bunker. That's what was doing the trick around here last season.

Finster · #4 02-12-2003, 02:10 PM

I'll give it a whirl. I had a blast last season with the albies, bonita and spanish mac's with the flyrod. The weather sucked though, you really had to pick your days in between nor'easter's. I assume you Mass guy's had the same deal with the weather.

ScottM · #5 02-12-2003, 04:00 PM

The fall was almost a total washout for us. From mid-September on, the wind just blew like crazy. For us, timing was everything, since the boat came out when the weather went downhill - the lower unit let go (on our way to chase school BFT of course!), and by the time the insurance company settled on the claim and our mechanic fixed it, it was late October. We were able to get in 10 days of excellent albie fishing on MV from shore though, so that made things better, but it sure was painful hearing all the guys come back with stories of catching 60-80# bluefin on medium spinning gear and flyrods only 2 miles off the beach in Scituate and Gloucester.

squidrig · #6 02-12-2003, 04:34 PM

We had a great late summer/early fall run. Hit the school BFT's numerous times off P-Town and the backside of the Race. ChugBugs worked generally well among others. Decent fishing up until nasty winds in late September and onward. Didn't even have a chance to go offshore for the giants. Made a few trips to the BC Buouy east of Chatham working south to the BB late in the summer and got skunked. Insane winds squashed any dreams of trying it in the fall. Curious to see if the small BFT's show up again in the bay next fall, it's not a regular showing.

Hooper, your site looks pretty cool. We should meet up next spring and hit the early run off Monomoy.

Finster · #7 02-12-2003, 05:29 PM

Their pretty consistant here in the fall. I've seen 100+ lb'ers getting airborn in the schools of 4lb. bunker......whata sight. I had one spool me this year on a penn 930, whata joke. I was in the boat by myself, pulling four rods...What chance did I have? [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

If you guys up in Mass ever need heads when the action heats up, I'm game. I can always hang at my cousins in Chatham. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]