NE Tuna guys - looking for gear input -

[riprunner]

If you are seriously looking to troll for Tuna spreader bars are a must have. This year spreaders were the go to lure in the bay/Stellwagon where it's usually a run & gun world, or trolling small lures. East of Chatham bars are typically effective. Spreader bars work best from Outriggers & a center rigger because they work best keeping the bar out of the water. I would suggest getting outriggers if you plan to do a-lot of tuna fishing. You can certainly get away without them, but they will let you have a bigger more effective spread. However, when I occasionally tuna fished my 20 foot Wellcarft, I would troll six rods without a problem, keeping a couple off the t-top, a few flat lines, and out-rodders, and I used a combination of spreader bars and lures.