Favourite Tuna Lures
Submitted by WODF on Tue, 2008-12-16 08:40
Hi all,
What are the best lures for tuna between 10-20kg and the occasional bigger one when either casting or trolling? I've heard small metal lures when chasing bait schools and small skirts when trolling have had some good success. Anyone got anything to add?
Cheers
Stevef
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Have a look at the Bluewater
Have a look at the Bluewater F18's. They troll well and stay in the water at 10kn or so. We did well with them on the Southern Blues and bonito earlier this year.
WODF
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Thnx Steve, yeah had a good
Thnx Steve, yeah had a good look at these. Were you using the smaller(160mm) or bigger ones(200mm)? Any specific colours?
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Stevef
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I have the larger size and
I have the larger size and got most hits on the green and gold coloured one, Dorado is the colour name (Maybe). The other lure is in the red head which didn't seem to get hit as often.
Mick
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Williamsons & Richter
Been using Williamsons ( got them with a subscription to Bluewater Mag) and they have been working extremely well here ( Kalbarri ) and also in Exxy. Also the one on the left is a Richter which has accounted for good size YFT in Perth as well. Twisties in 40 -50 g range work well on bait schools as well as the Raiders. Hope that helps.
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Cheers Mick, how big are
Cheers Mick, how big are they? what lb mono they rigged on?
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Tony Halliday
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some of my fav's
these are mostly Ritcher lures, Ceda plugs and I use Halco deep divers.
I'm a firm believer in old fashion feather lures and trolling lead heads.
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I'm a believer in these Cedar plugs and always have a few in my kure box!
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damo6230
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tuna lures
always caught fish on Halco's; 190's mostly with DD best so far.
can always throw some SP into bait schools and wind like hell.
baitschool lures = match the hatch
Mick
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Thats a packet of rollie
Thats a packet of rollie papers on the left. They're all rigged on 150lb black magic
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Zukers
Zukers for trolling are hard to go by.
Most other tuna feathers available these days are just clones of Zukers. 6" models are available locally but for the 8" lures suitable for good size YFT you may need to look offshore.
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uncle
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zukers
very good for covering ground on the way to the fads etc,will hang in in 15 knots,the game fishos use them
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Nealez
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Macky Baits are the bomb, in
Macky Baits are the bomb, in the pink is my Fav. the halco max's go well too
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WODF
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Are they the Mac Baits from
Are they the Mac Baits from Lively Lures? Will get a couple, aswell as the Halco Max.
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Rigging Skirts?
Thnx everyone
A little off topic but is it allright to rig skirts with wire? Will it effect the action or strike rate?
Cheers
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Nealez
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For tuna i wouldnt use it
For tuna i wouldnt use it depending where you fishing of course
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WODF
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Was thinking of rigging the
Was thinking of rigging the 8" Richter Soft Grassy's with either 60 or 80lb wire due to the macks that are about and also the wahoo when heading out to the islands..? Less chance of losing them i would think.They tend to have a go at these lures eh?
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SamC
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another vote for Zukers
the best tuna high speed skirt on the market.
Also when rigging you skirts mate, make sure you have the point of the hook well into the skirt as tuna and dolphinfish will attack head first.
Thats why you always get tuna on the front treble on divers...
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
uncle
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xwraps
caught a few stripies and yellow tail kings of west end while looking for salmon
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I caught a tuna drifting a
I caught a tuna drifting a xrap once :p (was a 2 knot drift). Only a small blue, so no idea on bigger ones. I do have a zukers I want to try though (it may have even been Sam who sold me it :p)
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wrassinator
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I hit em up @ Gnaraloo in
I hit em up @ Gnaraloo in June. Used some cheapo feather numbers with 80lb trace. The mack tuna and long tails loved em trolled round up to 15kn easy. There were massive balls of about 2-300m across up there absolutely frothing. So, I think they would have had a crack at almost anything. FYI good article about YFT @ Gnaraloo on light spin tackle in Western Angler Dec/Jan current edition - A read that will get YOU frothin.
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haha yeah mate, it is an
haha yeah mate, it is an awesome read! will have to give those stickbaits a try one day.
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with BJ
I'm with BJ, the tuna feathers are gold, just dont run them enough as we looking for larger stuff generally and fin will still hit skirts.
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Stevef
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What sort of speed can the
What sort of speed can the feathers be trolled at Adam? Do they hold in the water if there is a bit of chop around?
Tony Halliday
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trolling feathers
point of interest,
back in SAFFA land we always trolled feathers with rods laying flat and pointing out back on trolling boards. This kept the line very close to the surface of the water and stopped feathers jumping out at 8~10knots max.
Most of our trolling was done in choppy water and big swells as well.
I'll try and find a pic of a trolling board and rods set up.
cheers
Tony
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wrassinator
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We were trolling the
We were trolling the feathers up to 15kn no worries, mind you most days were like glass, and we had no problems spotting the schools in those conditions. They pull like little trains. We found that 2 lines in the water was one too many at times ;-)
WODF
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Zukers?
Zukers, is that the brand name? where could i pick some up from? and colours on surface lures, does it make a difference?
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