Metro tuna help
Submitted by beau on Tue, 2010-10-19 16:11
Hey guys, i know alot of you are doing realy well catching tuna in the metro area and was wondering if i anyone could offer any advice as i want to target them on the jetski! Most importantly is how far from shore are people catching them, as fishing from the ski im only allowed up to 5NM out. What lures are working the best and what speeds are you trolling at? I bought a Richter Tornado skirt the other day but dont have a clue if thats something you would use to target tuna. Any other info would be great.
Cheers, Beau
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grayzeee
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last one i caught was in 22
last one i caught was in 22 meters of the back of staggies, before that was shallower.
$2.50 pink jet head xmas tree from k mart
at 11 knots so it occasionally jumps out. prob 40 meters behind
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
beau
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Cheers mate!! $2.50?!!
Cheers mate!! $2.50?!! Bargain! I think quite a few ppl on here use those xmas trees for the tuna. Are they a skirt lure?
Brody
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Any small skirted lure will
Any small skirted lure will work. Took us a while to find the fish yesterday, ended up north of West End in about 50m and hooked plenty there on Richter Flashers and Junior Tornados.
beau
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Arghh thats too far out for
Arghh thats too far out for me! Worth trying around 3mile?
grayzeee
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yes. definately around the
yes. definately around the back edge
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
beau
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can anybody reccomend any
can anybody reccomend any diving lures for slower speeds around 5knts?
Brody
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Haha, yeah normally too far
Haha, yeah normally too far for me too, it was just way too nice out there yesterday. I'd be trolling along the 30m line from Mindarie and north to around the gemini.
Lamby
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Beau hit 30m of water back
Beau hit 30m of water back of 3 mile mate, plenty there of late
beau
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thanks guys!! hopefully i
thanks guys!! hopefully i can report on some fish in the coming weeks!
tomas23
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when i caught them behind
when i caught them behind rotto i was using a halco laser pro red head lure and a rapala magnum the newer ones in the blue colour they both got hit twice in a row so they worked great.
JR JetSki
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Hey Beau, Let me know when
Hey Beau, Let me know when you plan to go out, I might join you if I can. That way we can cover more ground in looking for the Tuna's
Cheers
JR
JR JetSki
till
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Richter Jelly babe in pink,
Richter Jelly babe in pink, or chartreuse, or the new UV. Jnr Tornado is good too, stays down a little better.
Dreamtime
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pffft
i hate that rule about only being able to go 5nm on a ski, i never abide by it... i always take the ski over to rotto for a surf, get there pretty quick if u dont have much baggage.
honsu chin
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Not on a public
Probably not a good idea to say that. You'll never know who reads these forums. It is open to all to read.
I'd agree with you there, 5nm is not much given what the jetskis are capable nowadays. But I think it is more a safety reason for the rule.
Dreamtime
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oh well!!!
yer i must admit sometimes it is a bit scary when the wind comes in, the rule was probably put in place for those people with fat wallets with a new toy and think it will be piece of cake to get there but its always a different story coming back :s
Albee Mangles
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Bang on there mate
I think the length restriction was put in place to stop cowboys in small boats heading miles out wide. Probably put in place before JetSki's were even used for offshore stuff either fishing, diving or just travelling. As it stands, i can go further out in my kayak than youre allowed to on your JSki!!!
Thought about a bowspit!!
just dhu it
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tuna
can you guys let me know when the other tuna turn up or not, theres SBT around at present, when do the others arrive??
Jet skis going to rotto have to be towed over by a nboat according to the regs
till
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There are vague reports of
There are vague reports of YFT being caught occasionally, but they are sporadic at best in Perth.
I got some stripers out of Two Rocks a few weeks back.
wacraig
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Anything further south down Mandurah way
Or do they not make it down that far?
We spent quite a few hours Sunday covering lots of ground north of Mandurah, probably only a 1/4 way to Rocky / GI and not a tickle.
Rick
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Depths
We caught and released plenty on Sunday, we got them in 50m to as shallow as 18m all the way from Pt Peron to the Nth of Rotto. Also heard reports of some decent YFT around and that's what I'm chasing............
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till
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Me too ;) Size on the
Me too ;)
Size on the SBTs was a little better N rather then W of Rotto in 30-35m Tuesday, but where are the big boys!
Rick
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Agree
Your right Till, we got our biggest ones north side on Sunday also. They seemed to put up much more fight as well.
YFT over 15kgs would be great fun...........
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