"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 10:52:14 -0400, "RCE" wrote:

I just came back from Scituate. I was wrong. The tuna being caught are
not
the typical smaller "footballs". These are bigger and there's always the
possibility of a giant among them.

Do you know what kind of bait and technique are being used?

I've always wanted to catch a good sized tuna. We just pulled into
Stamford, CT today with the GB49 and I'm in the process of planning
out the rest of the summer.

Most are using the standard artificial squid rigs. Of course, each captain
has his "special" tailer attached to entice the tuna. Others have special
bottom paint, some swear that different engine exhaust sounds attract them.
Personally, I think it's all BS.

The technique is to find a pod of tuna (watch for working birds) and
circle the pod, trolling the squid rig through it. 3-4 kts is a good
trolling speed (no problem for a GB, but the Egg I had required trolling on
one engine only).

Most of the time is spent running around, chasing the pods.

I don't have a clue how you would land it on the GB. Maybe hoist it aboard
using the mast and boom?

Good luck. If you get near Kingman Yacht Center or Scituate, give me a
yell.

Eisboch

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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I've always wanted to catch a good sized tuna. We just pulled into
Stamford, CT today with the GB49 and I'm in the process of planning
out the rest of the summer.



Forgot to mention the rods, reels and other gear required, plus a ton of
ice, a place to put it (and the catch). You are supposed to gut the tuna
as soon as you catch it, then immediately get it on and covered with ice,
so plan on a messy deck.

I totaled up the cost of my first and only tuna catch. Brand new 37' Egg
Harbor, three tuna rods/reels, outriggers along with other misc. gear means
I caught a tuna worth approximately $425,000.

Eisboch

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:19:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 10:52:14 -0400, "RCE" wrote:

I just came back from Scituate. I was wrong. The tuna being caught are
not
the typical smaller "footballs". These are bigger and there's always the
possibility of a giant among them.

Do you know what kind of bait and technique are being used?

I've always wanted to catch a good sized tuna. We just pulled into
Stamford, CT today with the GB49 and I'm in the process of planning
out the rest of the summer.

Most are using the standard artificial squid rigs. Of course, each captain
has his "special" tailer attached to entice the tuna. Others have special
bottom paint, some swear that different engine exhaust sounds attract them.
Personally, I think it's all BS.

It is, although there is some evidence that engine vibrations do
attract some fish to the lure - the deeper the vibration in terms of
frequency, the better.

Couldn't prove it by me.

The technique is to find a pod of tuna (watch for working birds) and
circle the pod, trolling the squid rig through it. 3-4 kts is a good
trolling speed (no problem for a GB, but the Egg I had required trolling on
one engine only).

Most of the time is spent running around, chasing the pods.

Exactly and if you are in a fleet, that can become extremely amusing
to watch.

I've seen things...I've seen them with my eyes. :)

I don't have a clue how you would land it on the GB. Maybe hoist it aboard
using the mast and boom?

Good luck. If you get near Kingman Yacht Center or Scituate, give me a
yell.

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:19:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote:

Most are using the standard artificial squid rigs. Of course, each captain
has his "special" tailer attached to entice the tuna. Others have special
bottom paint, some swear that different engine exhaust sounds attract them.
Personally, I think it's all BS.

Interesting. The guys in the Bahamas who fish for tuna swear by
something called a "cedar plug" and also mentioned circling the birds.
Our GB definitely attracts dolphins in big numbers, apparently because
of the sound. Once they find the boat however riding the wake becomes
the big attraction.

We routinely hoist the RIB dinghy, 20 hp outboard, fuel and gear using
the mast and boom, probably in the 400 to 500 pound range all up. Our
mast and boom are more heavily stayed than most.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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We routinely hoist the RIB dinghy, 20 hp outboard, fuel and gear using
the mast and boom, probably in the 400 to 500 pound range all up. Our
mast and boom are more heavily stayed than most.


We just ordered a fiberglass dinghy from Dyer Boats. It's the only one I
found that will fit on the aft cabin cradle and is of the style acceptable
to Mrs. E.

http://www.dyerboats.com/dyer_midget.html

The boat was rigged with a single block on the boom and I knew that wouldn't
hack it as there would be no mechanical advantage. I started searching the
Internet for some multiple blocks, then, lo and behold, while rummaging
around on the boat I found an almost brand new triple block setup, complete
with new line. It should do the job very well.

Eisboch

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:11:08 -0400, "RCE" wrote:

http://www.dyerboats.com/dyer_midget.html

The boat was rigged with a single block on the boom and I knew that wouldn't
hack it as there would be no mechanical advantage. I started searching the
Internet for some multiple blocks, then, lo and behold, while rummaging
around on the boat I found an almost brand new triple block setup, complete
with new line. It should do the job very well.

Triple blocks will work well on a light dinghy, 5 to 1 purchase I
assume. I started out with a 5:1 on the boom lift but it was not
enough for my slightly aging back and heavy RIB. I now have 7:1
pulling 2:1 and that works well for the most part, the only real issue
being that I can only raise the boom to a 45 degree angle. That's
usually enough unless I want to go stow something close to the mast.

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:55:51 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:19:17 -0400, "RCE" wrote:

Most are using the standard artificial squid rigs. Of course, each captain
has his "special" tailer attached to entice the tuna. Others have special
bottom paint, some swear that different engine exhaust sounds attract them.
Personally, I think it's all BS.

Interesting. The guys in the Bahamas who fish for tuna swear by
something called a "cedar plug" and also mentioned circling the birds.

It's not a regional thing. Cedar plugs are pretty common "chase"
baits. They have a sound component as they splash around that imitates
a bait fish.

A lot of times you will see daisy chains with cedar plugs, although
I'm not convinced that these types of chase baits in daisy chains are
as effective as plastics with bubbler heads.

When I was active, I liked to use divers with daisy chained bubblers.
I found a combination of Mann's deep divers out 100 yards as teasers
with flying outlyer bubblers daisy chained worked well.

To each their own I guess.

Our GB definitely attracts dolphins in big numbers, apparently because
of the sound. Once they find the boat however riding the wake becomes
the big attraction.

See what I was talking about? A lot of the more successful tuna
chasers have 671s.

We routinely hoist the RIB dinghy, 20 hp outboard, fuel and gear using
the mast and boom, probably in the 400 to 500 pound range all up. Our
mast and boom are more heavily stayed than most.

That would do it, although pulling a tuna over the transom would take
some muscle - in particular if you managed to hook into a giant.

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:08:14 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

That would do it, although pulling a tuna over the transom would take
some muscle - in particular if you managed to hook into a giant.

The only giant I ever saw was in Scituate up near Eisboch's turf. A
guy had it at the town dock waiting for buyers to check it out. He
was in a 24 ft open cockpit I/O with his wife and kids. I guess he
must have towed it all the way back. About half of the town was there
to see it and we went over to find out what the commotion was about.