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.