Bluefin Tuna Fishing Rods

Bluefin Tuna in their feeding frenzy, chasing bait fish, cause the desperate fish to gather into a tightly packed school in a futile attempt to save themselves. This phenomenon is known as “ bait-balls”. Bluefin Tuna are the ultimate heavy tackle test providing a spectacular show when striking baits.

• WHEN: Begin fishing for Bluefins in June and continue through early to mid-November. We are often asked about the “best” time to go Bluefin fishing. Once the fleet locates the fish early in the season, any time is a good time!
• HOW: Bluefins act differently every season (depending on their food source), so the techniques vary. The most standard procedure is trolling 2 to 4 lines with 80 lb. tackle until the school of fish is located. Often it is possible after a fish is hooked to stop the boat and chunk menhaden to keep the school around the boat. Although this method produced tremendous numbers of fish in the middle to late 90’s , over the last few seasons the majority of the fish caught have been caught trolling. Newly developed techniques called “Jigging-N-Poppin”, where a very high-end spinning rod and reel system are used to catch these fish, has been used over the past several summers. It is not recommended for the inexperienced.
• SIZE: Bluefin Tunas range in size from 50 to 1,500 lbs.