YFT question!

[carom]

Ok Tuna guys, got a couple off questions

First, what do you guys consider to be the best bait and/or lure when targeting YFT?
Second, what should I look for in the water besides the usual weed lines, birds etc?

Thanks in advance

[fish4bills]

Small to medium ballyhoo with small sea witch or squid skirt.

Temperature breaks!!!!

[carom]

Thanks Bill, any color in particular??

[twodogs]

Blue and white anything with ballyhoo, green machines behind boone birds...flouro, flouro, flouro

[whitemarlin16]

Blue and white hawain eye with horse ballyhoo, Pink sea witch ! gets em every time.

[Mirage36]

I thought you guys in PR free dived for them?


Try a rasta bar...

[carom]

I thought you guys in PR free dived for them?


Try a rasta bar...

honestly, don't have the balls to dive for them. rather have a beer and a cigarette while chasing them

[waterman482]

i think it depends on what kind of bait there is in the area but you can't go wrong with ballyhoo..

in the northeast we have a lot of squid so we pull a lot of squid bars and they work well..

where squid aren't as prevalent, they don't do as well...

if catch one, cut its stomach open, then try to match your lures/baits to the contents as best as you can.

[norter79]

last post was me.

adam, you didn't sign out last night.

[capt. jakeg]

That picture is just sick. I'll bet that's a helluva ride the first minute or two after that spear sinks in.

Another thing to learn... Learn to scan your sonar for fish. If you see a mark, mark it on your gps and circle around on it a few times. Sometimes when they are deep, spinning a circle on them will bring them up. With practice, you'll be able to tell which marks to concentrate on and which to pass up.