May 12 30 hr Tuna Safari on the New Buccaneer

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If you saw the video of the top 8 tuna lures, Mike, Ivan Oleg and I went out on a 30 hr tuna trip with Captain Matt and the New Buccaneer (Galveston Party boats) to put the lures to the test. This was an epic trip from the standpoint of lots of tuna hooked, lots of tuna caught and unfortunately, lots of tuna lost! We used 6 of the 8 top lures with these results:
The top 8 lures I recommend:
Striker Tackle Popper- Did not use, fish were not feeding on top
Halco Max 130- multiple blackfin and yellowfin caught
Unnamed jig (similar to a Williamson Herring Jig)- used but no fish caught, was too light (5 oz was too light for the current)
Williamson Benthos Speed Jig- multiple blackfin caught and lost a couple of nice fish (believed to be yellowfin)
Striker Tackle Flatfall- used briefly but no fish caught
Hammered Diamond Jig- Used and caught fish believed to be yellowfin tuna. Lost to shark.
Ocean Tackle International Jaeger Jig- used briefly but no fish caught
2/0 HD Circle Hook for chunking- used multiple times but lines were cut by cuda or sharks
Frenzy (or Yummy) flying fish- did not use, fish were not feeding on top
We started off catching 2 dozen pinfish that we wanted for scamp or AJ. At the first and second stops, beeliner were on fire with AJ, grouper and red snapper mixed in. I used a combination of squid and pinfish and ended up with a few beeliner and multiple tangles. I hooked and lost a nice fish in a tangle and we all ended up with a few vermillion.
3rd stop, I hooked a monster fish. I could not move it with my electric at all and ended up disconnecting from the battery and tag teaming it with Mike and a deckhand. It ended up being the trips largest 70lb AJ.
Tuna fishing was decent all night. Ivan, Mike and I all caught yellows. Ivan and I both lost multiple yellows but Mike managed to land his.
At Auger the topwater bite was on fire with Yellowfin, blackfin, baby yellow and shark all biting. It was an insane halco bite!
This video shows you what to expect from catching live pinfish for bait, boarding the boat, bottom fishing, tuna fishing, debarking and collecting your fish. This is essentially a video version of www.360tuna.com/threads/begin... This video focuses on jigging and halcos because that was the hot bite this trip. Every trip is a new adventure... If you want to book a trip on the New Buccaneer, keep your eyes peeled to their website because they booked all the fall trips in one day this year! Get your thumper at www.thumpemupfishing.com
To make it easy for you to find the products that I use in my videos, I have become an Amazon affiliate so that I can add links to the products that I use. I do make a commission from each sale, but have hopefully created a one stop shop for you to find everything that you need! If Amazon does not carry the product or the price is crazy, I listed links where you can find them or just listed the names so you can grab them at your local tackle store.
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Split
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Top 8 Lures
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Spro prime snaps

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@b.ewoolcock7755

Aaw man, so many memories. I can't wait to do this again.

@covalkir Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I can't believe that even with the smaller number of fishers on the 30-hour there were still so many crossed lines & tangles.

@parkbrian1 Жыл бұрын

Was watching this video to get some tips on catching pin fish the night before and jsut realized my buddy Paul is in the video!

@threebodyp2569 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, I am on that boat Oct 20and nov 19 on dolphin dock.

@SwingerVic Жыл бұрын

nice trip....nice info....thanks for the video .....

@chaoma7120 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video! What hooks do you use for pinfish? Any difference in the hook between AJ and grouper?

@mela3054 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, looks like you had a great trip with Cap. Matt, he is a good one. Hopefully I can put one together with him on his new boat. A quick question, what battery do you use with your electric? I'm fixing to put a rig together and was wondering witch way to go with power since some boats don't have 12/24 access. Thanks in advance Jig Man

@wolfsvision940 Жыл бұрын

That's a mess!!

@brandondecker8967 Жыл бұрын

Let's go late November 60hr trip! I'm in North TX

@leafaramsedel Жыл бұрын

You video is so informative specially for those who want do it but don't have an idea or what to expect. What would you suggest as far as set up is concerned for beginners like me? What hook size and line strength are versatile enought to catch a variety of fish including tuna?I have been watching a lot of video but you get contradicting info. Your video shows how you are enjoying the adventure and not necessarily the subscription. Thank you for sharing.

@GREMLINOUTDOORS Жыл бұрын

Light bite? Every pinfish Ive ever caught hits and fights like a little Wolverine 😂

@AntonioGomez-lt7ep Жыл бұрын

What kinda setup did you use on that monster AJ? I heard you were using squid, what kinda hook where you using? Circle hook? What size?

@nancyn3863 Жыл бұрын

How many seconds do you count after casting a halco out before reeling back?

@michaeldominguez8867

Question- when booking this and the “seats”, do they really matter? Would like to get my friend and I on the boat but the spots were separated. Thank you!

@Drundel Жыл бұрын

Any tips on how to keep your rods/reels from getting damaged and dinged up? Looks like the rod holders don't have any protection on them and people are just laying gear on the benches.