"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:19:05 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:02:25 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


Come to San Diego and take a long range trip. Then you will see it as
more
than luck.

I don't mean to imply that tuna fishing is all luck, but it is an
important part of the recreational process.

From my small amount of experience .... it's 99.5 percent luck getting
hooked up. The .5 percent skill is just being there dragging bait in the
water. Now, getting it in the boat takes some skill.

According to some pelagic species dudes extraordinare, the boat
actually seems to have something to do with it.

Apparently, four stroke diesels make a heavy thrumming noise and
vibration that two stroke diesels don't and that has a tendency to
bring the giants up to the surface out of curiosity.

There's also some thought that prop size and type can do much the same
thing.

Don't ask me - I'm an outboard guy. :)



Yup. Then there are the guys that paint images of bait fish on their hulls.

I have one friend with an old Hateras with DD 6-71 two stroke diesels. Of
course, he claims the fish like the sound of his engines. The guys with
four stroke Cats claim Charlie the Tuna likes their engine sound.

It's luck.

Eisboch