| Bluefin tuna are one of the greatest
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| | profile H crimp must be done carefullly,
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| challenges to anglers off the coast of
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| | preferably using the Jinkai crimping tool
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| New England, and Massachusetts continues
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| | listed on this page.They also use these
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| to be a center of activity for giant
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| | crimps to attach a small wind on swivel.
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| bluefin tuna.Most tuna are caught
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| | This way, the leader can be wound all the
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| chunking or trolling. I will describe
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| | way on the spool, protecting the
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| the techniques used by top crews to catch
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| | flurocarbon during storage, ensuring
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| these giants.Chunking for Bluefin
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| | clean decks, and allowing the angler to
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| involves archoring on a good fishing spot
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| | reel the fish as close as needed to
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| known to hold bluefin. Once anchored,
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| | harpoon it.All crews attach the sinkers
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| top crews deploy chunks, stick baits and
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| | and ballons using rubber bands. Sinker
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| live baits suspended on ballons at
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| | weight is selcted based on the spped of
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| different depths. Most captains have
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| | the current and the desired depth that
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| their crew position the baits where at
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| | you are trying to fish.Most crews that
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| the depth they mark tuna fish on their
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| | troll bluefin fish spreader bars from
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| fish finder.Many top captains use
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| | their outriggers at about 3-4 knots. Most
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| Gamahastu Live Bait hooks. In
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| | crews fish three to four spreader bars,
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| determining the hook size, it is
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| | two from the outriggers and one or two
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| important to match the hook to the size
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| | flat lines. Outriggers are rigged with
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| bait that you are using. You shouldn't
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| | roller trollers so that the line can be
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| use a hook that is too large, because it
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| | reeled through the clip to tease the fish
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| will detract from the presentation of the
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| | into striking again if he misses the
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| bait.All top crews use fluorocaron
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| | first time. The clip is set tight so
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| leader. Leader varies from 150-lb to
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| | that the outrigger sets the hook on the
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| 220lb, with many crews fishing light gear
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| | fish.Fisherman use different spreader bar
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| (150-180) to get bites when they are hard
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| | sizes and colors in their trolling spread
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| to come by. Most crews start off with a
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| | based on experience and conditions. Snap
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| long leader (say 15 feet), so they can
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| | swivels are used so that rigs can be
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| cut back and recimpt the hook on if their
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| | swapped out easily. Thimbles and heavy
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| leader gets nicked up by dogfish or other
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| | chafe gear protect the mono where it
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| pests.Many crews using light fluorocarbon
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| | connects to the hook and swivel. Most
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| also use H crimps instead of G crimps for
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| | crews use the Mustad or VMC southern tuna
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| their 150 or 180 fluoro. The lower
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| | hook style on their trolling rigs.
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