The Tuna Bite is On!
The tuna bite is on! This past weekend through today has seen numerous reports of multiple fish days with fish to 120 lbs common. There are hints of bigger fish taken, but I can't give you anything concrete on that yet.I can tell you that Capt. Jack Riley of Maverick Charters in Allen Harbor brought in the first tuna of the season among the charter fleet. One of his customers landed a decent 50+ inch fish. The Maverick and crew were testing the new East of Chatham squid rigs and the Offshore Pursuits Tuna Trains when they hooked up. Interestingly, another boat within the general vicinity was pulling a prototype East of Chatham squid rig and reported fish all over it. You will hear more on these rigs in the very near future.
I can tell you that the bite is an early morning bite, with the choice of lure color or squid color not as important as being there early. The fish are hitting squid rigs and green machine type trains, in a variety of colors. There are massive schools of bluefish around the tuna, so be prepared to get tore up. It seems from all reports that soon after 8:00 am the bite goes cold.
posted by Bluetech @ 6:02 PM
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