"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:25:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Hmmmm. I used to troll my tuna spreads at five to 10 mph for yellowfin
and
blackfin tuna.

And you never got a hit, did ya?

Way too fast.

I don't mean to dispute this - I don't have a HUGE amount of
experience with black and yellow fin, but these two fish like higher
speeds when trolling - 6 to 9 knot range and I've had some success
with albies using the same speeds.

I haven't done much bluefin fishing, but I always thought that the 6
to 9 knot range when they are near the surface was appropriate.

Deep trolling, I would agree with you.


Ok. I should be more specific. Trolling with squid rigs in Cape Cod Bay.
My Egg, at idle with both engines in gear, trolled at almost 7 kts. Never
got a hit.

I was told by the local "experts" that I was trolling too fast. Put one
engine in neutral the next time out and "Bam", within 10 minutes hooked up.

Trolling speed was just over 3 kts.

Eisboch

Eisboch