Fishing For Tuna 钓金枪鱼 怎样钓金枪鱼

How to Catch Bluefin Tuna

Three Parts:Set Your Bait and Wait for Your CatchHooking the BluefinOther Recommendations Bluefin tuna range from 300 to 800 pounds, and catching them delivers a physical fight and a massive adrenaline rush. With the right permit, boat and equipment, as well as a good amount of physical strength, you can catch bluefin tuna for yourself.

Part 1 of 3: Set Your Bait and Wait for Your Catch

1

Hook live bait, like whiting or herring, through the nose. Place your bait at various depths to create an attractive setup, setting out the shallowest lines first and the deepest lines last so that the lines don't become tangled.

2

Cut whiting or herring in 3 to 4 pieces to create a chum slick.

∙Toss the pieces off of the transom until you have a visible chum click.

Toss in new pieces every minute or so to keep the chum slick constant.

∙Make sure that your hooked baits are within the chum slick.

3

Set the balloon and allow the bait to drift away from the boat.

4

Watch your sounder. If you are finding fish at different depths than the depths at which you set your bait, then you may want to change your bait depth. A bluefin will be 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 m) on your fish finder and will have a characteristic hump shaped like an upside-down "V."

Part 2 of 3: Hooking the Bluefin

1

Listen for a balloon pop. If you hear a pop, your rod is bent and line is stripping off of the reel at top speed, then you've probably hooked a bluefin.

2

Jump on the rod and reels and used a gloved hand to make sure that the line stays taut. Keep the rod tip pointed at the fish.

3

Have other people wind up the other lines and store the rods. The rods can be stored in the cabin or in the opposite gunwale from the hooked line.

4

Release the anchor ball and start the engines. Clear the deck as needed.

5

Move the hooked rod to the fighting swivel holder.

6

Determine the direction of the bluefin. Steer the boat so that the line is 45 degrees aft and off of the gunwale.

7

Keep the line tight during the initial runs. If the bluefin turns and starts to swim toward you, your line may go slack and fool you into believing that your catch got away. Reel as fast as you can to keep up with the fish and to restore the tightness of the line.

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Watch for the death circle. After a few runs, the tuna will start to circle under your boat. Apply constant pressure to wear down your fish by inching the drag up and switching to a lower gear on your reel to bring the fish up toward the boat. Make sure that you pull the fish away from your engine so that your line doesn't get caught in the props.