Hello,

I'd like to try fishing for some Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico. I generally set
in at Sabine Lake (Just East of Houston, Tx.) and zip out to the gulf from
there. Boat is a Wellcraft 18'fisherman (Bay Boat) w/ 140hp Johnson So I
cannot go TOO far out!

What kind of bait would I use? Are the rigs a good place to fish for them?
I'd appreciate specifics if its possible

I'd LOVE to hear your tips on catching Tuna... I have heard that they bite
better during a new moon? Any truth to that?

Thanks!

Try going to www.rodnreel.com and post this question on their offshore
fishing forum. There are plenty tuba fisherman that might be able to help
you.

Sarge

Man you should have seen the size of the tuba I took out of the Gulf!


"Wag" wrote in message
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Try going to www.rodnreel.com and post this question on their offshore
fishing forum. There are plenty tuba fisherman that might be able to help
you.

Sarge

......There are plenty tuba fisherman that might be able to help
you.

Must be hard to get the valves working again after you boat the sucker!

For that area of the northern gulf you will need to go out about 100 nm give
or take a few. You may not find type of trip well suited to your boat. About
the only place in the northern gulf where the 100 fathom curve is relatively
close to shore is out of the mouth of the Mississippi river out of the port
of Venice LA. In Venice the curve is more like 12-14 nm out of the river
but this is after a 20 nm trip down the river. However fuel is available at
a marina just at the mouth of the river ( Port Eads). You may want ot look
into chartering a boat that regularly fishes the area you mentioned.
Catch'm up!

--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

Hi,

I appreciate your reply!

I don't understand what you mean by the curve.... I assume that you are
referring to a geographic region that Tuna typically are found. I just
thought that they might be fun to fish for.



"Ron White" wrote in message
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For that area of the northern gulf you will need to go out about 100 nm
give
or take a few. You may not find type of trip well suited to your boat.
About
the only place in the northern gulf where the 100 fathom curve is
relatively
close to shore is out of the mouth of the Mississippi river out of the
port
of Venice LA. In Venice the curve is more like 12-14 nm out of the river
but this is after a 20 nm trip down the river. However fuel is available
at
a marina just at the mouth of the river ( Port Eads). You may want ot look
into chartering a boat that regularly fishes the area you mentioned.
Catch'm up!

--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

What he was telling you is that in order to find water of the appropriate
depth for tuna out of Sabine Pass, you will have to travel about 100 miles.
If you launch in Venice, you can go down river for about 20 miles to the
mouth and then find deep water (100 fathoms) about 12-14 miles out.

Realistically, you are not going to catch tuna in an 18' bay boat launching
out of Sabine Pass without risking your life. In mid-summer, you may find
Red Snapper, Amberjack, King Mackerel, Dolphin and quite a few other species
around the rigs in 60 feet of water, but even for that depth, you will have
to run a long way for a bay boat.

Eric Miller


"Habda" wrote in message
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Hi,

I appreciate your reply!

I don't understand what you mean by the curve.... I assume that you are
referring to a geographic region that Tuna typically are found. I just
thought that they might be fun to fish for.



"Ron White" wrote in message
...
For that area of the northern gulf you will need to go out about 100 nm
give
or take a few. You may not find type of trip well suited to your boat.
About
the only place in the northern gulf where the 100 fathom curve is
relatively
close to shore is out of the mouth of the Mississippi river out of the
port
of Venice LA. In Venice the curve is more like 12-14 nm out of the river
but this is after a 20 nm trip down the river. However fuel is available
at
a marina just at the mouth of the river ( Port Eads). You may want ot
look
into chartering a boat that regularly fishes the area you mentioned.
Catch'm up!

--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

If you really want to go get tuna in a relatively small boat you need to be on
the east coast where the shelf is several miles out, virtually within sight of
shore.
Guys in small boats who go out to the shelf on the Gulf side seem to wash up on
the beach in the Carolinas.

Point taken.

I wouldn't consider going out quite that far in my 18' boat. I was just
interested in fishing for Tuna because I heard that they are quite exciting!
I know that I like to eat Tuna too

I appreciate everyone's comments on this, as I now know more than I did
before



"Greg" wrote in message
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If you really want to go get tuna in a relatively small boat you need to
be on
the east coast where the shelf is several miles out, virtually within
sight of
shore.
Guys in small boats who go out to the shelf on the Gulf side seem to wash
up on
the beach in the Carolinas.

In article , "Habda" wrote:

Point taken.

I wouldn't consider going out quite that far in my 18' boat. I was just
interested in fishing for Tuna because I heard that they are quite exciting!
I know that I like to eat Tuna too

I appreciate everyone's comments on this, as I now know more than I did
before



Try some of the party boats to get a feel for what it takes.

Here is a pretty informative site for what you are seeking.

http://www.americaoutdoors.com/fishi...fg/tuna_1.html

I have caught blackfin tuna just 50 to 60 miles out of Freeport TX.
If you wait until the fall when the water generally settles down and
you are careful and prepared you can make the trip in your boat.

From my experiences most of the tuna caught near Texas are
blackfins which are smaller relatives of the yellowfin. Most Texas
blackfins range from about 13-25 lbs or so. You usually find
blackfin in schools, LOTS of em'. Last time that I ran into them
I found em' under a huge flock of birds.

When you party boat fish you usually catch blackfins around distant
oil rigs late at night.

I useDiamond Jigs a lot to catch em' but everybody is different.
I have friends that use ribbon fish and cigar minnows.

Yellow fin are a lot less common around Texas and you have to
get to the 100 fathom curve off of Freeport to get at them.

Like another poster suggested, Venice Louisiana is an awesome
place to go fishing for tuna! You have thousand foot deep tuna
action less than 25 miles from shore!

Cheers!