I am glad this was helpful! I really enjoy these trips! I have 2 planned in the spring and will look to book more in the fall! I added links to the products I could to make it easier to find them too!
That’s awesome! I am glad it was helpful! Make sure you subscribe as I am getting ready to show some videos from my Venice trip and how to use some of the tackle!
I just realized that the jig you talk about that you are not sure of the name or brand is very similar to a Shimano Colt Sniper. I have caught many Yellowfin on the West Coast with those. Will definitely be bring some on my next trip!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Absolutely! I've got Halco 130's (yes in pink as well as other colors), some poppers, frenzy fliers, some heavier stick baits, colt snipers and flat falls, and some jigs that work on bottom fish out West (potentially for the bottom fishing stop on the way to the rigs). Is using a big jighead with a soft plastic something that is done in the GOM for bottom fish? I have caught some big grouper and lingcod in the Pacific with this technique. Will also be fishing for pinfish to bring on the boat in a 5 gallon bucket with an aerator. Am I missing anything? Do you think I should bring some of the heavier knife jigs?
Thump 'em: Fantastic videos, watched 2 of yours, learned a lot. Done 4 tuna trips, 2 from NB, 1 from ScatCat, and 1 from La Pesca (DD). Last trip was 4 days ago, only about 10 or so BF tuna showed up, most used for cut bait - really surprised so few BF's, usually the whole boat catches like 150 to 250 total. We got so low on cut bait chunk they broke out a few frozen BF tuna's that were not worth much as once they are frozen the meat is like cheese and won't stay on a hook well. I only saw like 2 pizza boxes of sardine chum, I think they were frozen sardines. I would venture 50% of the huge YF's hooked were lost trying to get them up to gaf them, lot's of breakoffs (I was fishing near back of boat and I witnessed it all). I lost a monster when we got it about 6 feet from surface it ran my new 100 Lb. BBG mono up against the boat and broke off. Instead of the old mantra: "That's tuna fishing" - - I think some clever guys should come up with a better method to keep the fish a bit farther from the boat and get them on board, the captain and the deckhands were considering using their harpoon, but it never happened. We cast Halco 130's, flying fish, I was not getting any action although a more experienced guy was getting a bit better luck ( I also saw him loose at least 3 initial hook ups). Then the captain got into the action with about 3 rods/reels he had and he discovered a lot of YF's up at the port side bow area, his casting finally got multiple hook ups which he passed on back to customers who did not get a fish yet, some were landed, some were not. A sizeable amount of YF's were landed by the patient souls who just drifted out chunk bait and sat and waited patiently late into the night (which I finally did too). 1) I was considering switching on future trips to a long 300 lb. mono or floro leader, would not be a windon though, but I am not at all afraid to use thick welder's gloves and man handle them up to gaf range - - - I have seen some deck hands in the past grab heavy mono bare handed (not recommended) and pull fish up out of the water to deck (maybe it was just BF's though). Trouble is you could hardly even reel the handle of the Senator 9/0 with the monster I hooked, much less raise the rod tip and then "reel down", I fought for 10 to 15 min and passed it over to a deckhand who fought another 10 min, barely reeling any more than I could. But I guess I would not getting any bites from wary tuna with such huge leaders, they would see them too easily. Your thoughts - suggestions ? 2) Have you any thoughts or experience using pogy oil ? I understand it is a proven attractant (chum oil), was thinking of using barbeque injector rigs to inject it into chunk baits . . . 3) I once tried pin perch floaters drifting 'em out at the deep water rigs at night once, but did not get any bites, maybe I was not patient enough. Wish I could buy live bait, frozen ribbon fish and all frozen is mushy, does not stay on hook well, one guy was desperately trying to cast net the multiple flying fish all around the boat - - captain caught one with a small pole net gave it to me and I hooked it up and drifted it out, but alas, no hits. Live ribbon fish or live mullet would probably be incredible on tuna, but nowhere to be found in winter. Booked 4 tuna trips on NB yesterday for January through May . . . thx in advance
First thanks for watching the videos and glad they were helpful! I always bring a box of frozen sardines just in case chunks are hard to find. You can bury your hook in one and throw 4-5 over together to try to catch them on chunk. We lose tuna every trip and unfortunately it’s usually the big ones. Neil lost a nice one last trip because it tangled in a bunch of lines. In California they use a forked pole to push the line away from the side of the boat but I haven’t seen that in the NB yet. I have never used pogy oil, If I you wanted to soak your bait, try to dip it in the chum they are using. I booked a trip on 5/12 so will hope to shoot another video then! I don’t think you want to hand line a tuna and I would imagine they would see that thick of a line. I use 60lb leader it’s all a matter of technique and luck! Thanks for watching and commenting and please subscribe!
Yep it's called a push-pole. Or Y stick. Pretty much a gaff stick but instead of a hook it's a Y shape with smooth aluminum so you can hold the line out away from the boat when it's doing it's final circles, especially at the stern with the rudders. I know they use them out of the NY canyon party boats as well as every sportfisher in Souther California uses one. I have a few questions for ya, never done GOM party boat tuna. I do Canyon tuna fishing out of New Yersey and West Coast. Which was your favorite trip (favorite boat/crew/price range)? How effective was the jigging vs bait? In NE we use mostly 8-10oz hammered diamond jigs. Most of the tuna catching takes place at night time right? At night time in NE we use 60-80lb fluoro for bait or 50-80lb mono for jigging because its harder for the fish to see. In the west coast at night they switch to heavy knife jigs or flatfalls... drop them straight down to the marked depth and reel up as fast as you can. Of course, they are targeting 100-300lb bluefin at night so we use 100lb hollow braid to 100lb mono to a crimped short 130-200 lb mono leaders! Anyway, the reason I mention this because clearly the 100lb mono is necessary and the 200lb leader is nearly indestructible yet neither of them seem to impede the jig action of the heavy flatfalls. So maybe beefing up the line weight like the west coast does is one of the possible solutions to you losing your fish, very unfortunate. Oh one more innovation that the west coast has been using for the cow bluefin... rail rods. 8 foot long rods with extra long butts and foregrips, designed to be placed on the rail for maximum leverage. Squat down on the rod with your entire body weight then reel down as opposed to having to pull the rod up with weak arms and reel down. But another huge benefit of such a long rod is keeping the line away from the boat during end game. Anyway, best of luck. I'm glad I discovered GOM fishing because it means I can fly down during the winter and still get my tuna fix!
@@mattymako2929 Best trip is New Buccaneer boat out of Galveston. Jigging only works when blackfin tuna are around which is like May through December 10th or so. Blackfin tuna disappeared this winter and spring so far. Yellowfins hit either casted Halco lures like Pilchard color, or drift out chunk bait and wait patiently. Yes, all tuna catch is at night for most part. Biggest problem I see with deckhands on our Texas boats is they don't use any Y sticks or any method to keep line from scratching up against boat, lot's of YF tunas lost because of this. I use 100 Lb braid for casting on Texas coast anyways, but all 100 Lb. braids I have tested so far break at like 65 Lbs,. none of them can withstand, I switch to 100 Lb. mono on my Penn 16/0's for jigging and drifting which almost gets 100 Lb. in my tests. Point me a link to those rail rods in action, that appears to be a great solution, thx !
Thanks for the great info! I think I spoke with you on 360TUNA but what weight ball bearing snap swivels and split rings are you using to rig up for popping and jigging? What is your recommendation for assist hook size and length of the cord? I've jig fished for tuna on the West Coast and I never thought to use your system. Was always tying and retying jigs and wasting a lot of fluro leader. What weight leader do you recommend by the way and how long? I saw your other video saying for popping you don't want the braid to fluro leader hanging up on the guides so leave it short. I've done about 3-4 feet of leader for throwing "irons" out west and jigging. What about for the deep drop? I would just tie on about 10 or 20 yards of 40lb mono leader for bottom fishing just so I can tie on hooks and sinkers but not lose the sensitivity of the braid. Hope to share the rail with you some day and learn in person! Tight lines!
Hey Brian, I generally go as heavy as the largest fish I expect to catch! I am probably running 150-200lb for the Gulf and 400lb for bluefin. For assist hooks it’s based on the size of the fish but probably a 7/0 or larger. I use different lengths of shock cord to try to keep the tip of the hook in the middle of the jig so a longer hook for a Benthos and a shorter one for a flatfall. I run a 25’ wind-on for bottom fishing with 65lb braid and 80lb fluro wind-on.
@Thump’em up Fishing channel thanks for the tips! I noticed you didn't pack any sinkers. Does the boat provide sinkers for bottom fishing? Would be great if I don't have to pack 5lbs of sinkers! Also what do you think we should expect on a trip at the end of May? Will AJ be around and open? Would love to hook up with a nice AJ and compare to the yellowtails I got out west!
@@parkbrian1 they have sinkers and bottom rigs on the boat! No sinkers required! You can catch AJ all year, you just can’t keep them unless they are in season! They are a fun fight!
@Thump’em up Fishing channel that's great news! Out west we had to pack our own sinkers. That tackle bag got real heavy on a bottom fishing trip when we knew we were fishing 300 fathoms down in choppy conditions. Another question here, do you normally drive down the morning of? I'm planning on driving down the day before but have no idea about lodging or where to stay. I'm going to try for some pinfish either the night before or morning of to bring on the boat. How's the drive back to Dallas after a 36 hour trip? I'm in Austin so it won't be as bad but thinking of just heading back up and leaving the fish on ice and cleaning in the morning!
@@parkbrian1 you will see our routine in the other videos! We go down the night before and catch live bait then sleep on the way out to the fishing grounds. We carpool to stay safe driving there and back. I usually take my fish back and clean them the next day but since I have been getting caught in traffic anyway, I might just clean them there next time and bring the meat back. I just added links to all the stuff I use or recommend so you can find some of the stuff on Amazon
Hi, Eric: could you specify the model number of those rod/reel setup? I used the name to search and it came back with all kind of results. I am afraid to buy a wrong one. Thanks!
Alex, please don’t but mine! They are overkill for the Gulf of Mexico! For spinning reels, I would recommend: Shimano Spheros, or Saragosa in 18-20k size, Finn Nor lethal or a Diawa BG or similar reel. For conventional reels, Avet makes reasonable reels. If you can find a Major Craft or Jigging World Ghost Hunter popping rod 7’6” or longer and 60lb or more that would work! I use Synit, Carpenter, Valley Hill and Yamaha Blanks rods and Shimano Stella 20K reels because in use them for Bluefin. Call me to walk through what to get!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel sorry i took so long to ask these question but, it hard to find and fishing tackle an gear now a days and every one blaming it on covid. I can't find depth hunter or many of jigs/luers. 1- In general is everything in your video applies to the 30hr trip? I got a last minute ticket and i'm trying to get some what ready. 2- how you tie your braid to the leader, how long your leasder do you use ball bearning clip swivel at the end of the leader and that hooks to the lures? I've 2 or 3 more questions but will start with those. Thank you so much for your time.
@@virusthewolf give me a call tomorrow 972 689-4245 and I can try to answer them…. 1. Yes everything applies. 2. For casting I tie a 3.5 foot 80lb fluorocarbon leader to my braid with a uni to uni. You can use a heavy duty ball bearing snap swivel or a clip. For my jigging and bottom fishing rods, I tie a two turn surgeons knot and do a loop to loop to a wind on leader. Let me know if you have any more questions!
Great video I been on a couple tuna trips and always enjoy videos like this going on a trip in a few weeks switching to 50lb braid on my spinning set up hope that's not too light as I've always used 80-100lb you think 50lb can get job done on a spinfisher 6500?
I use threadlock 50 because the ABS is higher! I use it for bluefin and can put 600 yards on a 20k Stella. I cannot take more than 15 lbs of drag so I am cool with that amount. I am not sure how much capacity you have on your reel but if it’s 300 yards or more you should be fine!
First off thanks for the video, I'm going on my first trip next week and have a few questions for all of my research.... Do you run a leader between your braid and halcos? If so, will a loop to loop from braid to leader to swivel work on halcos? Spent a lot of time and money trying to get ready for this and just want to be as prepared as can be, thank you for your time.
For casting, I prefer to tie a 3-4’ leader from braid to fluorocarbon to swivel. I cut the length so that my lure is right where I want it to be on my back cast and the knot is not inside the rod tip so that it doesn’t pass through the eyes and create friction. I prefer to use wind ons on my jigging and chunking rods as wind ons are typically longer. Call me if any questions 972 689 4245
Yes they do! There will be a boat rod and reel that you can use and the boat provides hooks and bait. You can chunk for tuna but need your own jigs. I will post a new video tomorrow to help explain!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel thanks man and awesome vid, for bigger trips I like to be prepared so I’m not the guy just sitting there while everyone’s catching fish. I’ve got one rod good enough for jigging and a couple 3 ounce jigs and a couple bigger 6 to 7 ounce jugs
@@hughesoutdooradventures2341 I hear you! I am going to post a Q&A video that shows my tackle and top picks for lures. That should help you! I bring a big tackle box but catch 90% of my fish on those 8 lures!
Hello. First I want to thank you for your information. I am going on one of these trips with my kid. I want to make the gear as light as possible. Do you foresee a 6000 version reel with 50 lb Maxcuatro to 280 yards of line being acceptable for casting? Thank you
Nancy, I was spooled once on a spinning reel with 300 yards of line capacity so you have that risk, however whatever hit that flying fish wasn’t going to be stopped period unfortunately! With that size reel, drag and line capacity, you are taking a light tackle risk, but I think you would be fine!
Is this for a party boat trip? I'm going on a 30hr with GPB in 2 weeks. You made it sound like you catch your live bait before you get to the boat, where do you do that? I have the sabiki rigs just don't know where to use them. Great video though, thanks!
Weston Tramel if you get there an hour before the boat leaves you can catch them on the dock in front of the boat. The water is not too deep so I use two Sabiki hooks and tip them with shrimp to catch pinfish. I take them straight to the livewell when they start boarding. I just rinse off my pole and leave it in my car..
Ok cool ,yes I've lost many nets do u mind if I call you w petty questions lol Will be my 1st time going out but am familiar w striper catching. Shad ,lures etc
I am going September 16/17. If you have an extra ticket and want to sell it, let me know. You can probably post on 360tuna and sell it or just get a refund
Ive noticed basically every1 throwing a halco has a spinning rod. I have an avet raptor mxl and a jx narrow. Do u think I can cast it far enough to be effective. Ive commercial fished for 18 yrs outta Galveston and done charters a lot for tuna. A lot of chunking but just havnt been on a party boat for tuna since I worked at captain Elliott's 20 yrs ago. Im sure I can chunk a popper a good ways. Any advice would be appreciated. Back then it was all about the diamond jig.
Nathan, on my last trip there was a guy pitching Halcos using a conventional reel so as long as you get good distance and it has the right line and line capacity, go for it! I would be bird nest city. I can cast my spinning reels about 60-70 yards so if you are in the 50 yard plus range your good!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Thanks for the quick response. Yeah I think I can get it out there a good ways. The avets have a magnetic cast control so theyre basically impossible to backlash. I fish spinning reels for other types of fishing but ive also been casting big conventionals most my life. Do they drop for tile and queen if the current isnt bad or more just beeliner and grouper? Also I know u get a number for bottom fishing and after that I guess its just a free for all on tuna. And if u dont get 1 of the 10 or so spots casting on the front do they share and take turns letting any1 who want to cast lures up there. I think u covered that a little on 1 of your videos. Im going with Williams I would assume its about the same.
@@nathanholman1475 we normally bottom fish in 250-450’ so most times it’s beeliner, grouper and AJ. The people on the bow try to make room for everyone, lots is people jig and chunk and some people cast from the stern corners. I am not sure about the Captain John.
Outstanding video and information. I will be goin on a Tuna trip soon, this is all the info I need! I appreciate the time you took to make this video.
I am glad this was helpful! I really enjoy these trips! I have 2 planned in the spring and will look to book more in the fall! I added links to the products I could to make it easier to find them too!
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@@ThumpemupFishingchannel you going tuna fishing this fall?? I have a trip booked for November 4th
You have no idea how informative this is. Thank you so much- been looking for something like this forever
That’s awesome! I am glad it was helpful! Make sure you subscribe as I am getting ready to show some videos from my Venice trip and how to use some of the tackle!
I just realized that the jig you talk about that you are not sure of the name or brand is very similar to a Shimano Colt Sniper. I have caught many Yellowfin on the West Coast with those. Will definitely be bring some on my next trip!
Definitely bring some halcos if you are throwing stickbaits... the pink one worked really well!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Absolutely! I've got Halco 130's (yes in pink as well as other colors), some poppers, frenzy fliers, some heavier stick baits, colt snipers and flat falls, and some jigs that work on bottom fish out West (potentially for the bottom fishing stop on the way to the rigs). Is using a big jighead with a soft plastic something that is done in the GOM for bottom fish? I have caught some big grouper and lingcod in the Pacific with this technique. Will also be fishing for pinfish to bring on the boat in a 5 gallon bucket with an aerator. Am I missing anything? Do you think I should bring some of the heavier knife jigs?
Very helpful, I’m going at the end of april
Elgin Singleton, I’m going in May and can’t wait! Glad the video was helpful! LMK if you have any more questions!
Very Informative, Thank you for taking the time to make this Video!
Your welcome and i hope it helps! It’s a long drive so i don’t get to the gulf often but will shoot videos when I do!
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Fantastic videos, watched 2 of yours, learned a lot. Done 4 tuna trips, 2 from NB, 1 from ScatCat, and 1 from La Pesca (DD). Last trip was 4 days ago, only about 10 or so BF tuna showed up, most used for cut bait - really surprised so few BF's, usually the whole boat catches like 150 to 250 total. We got so low on cut bait chunk they broke out a few frozen BF tuna's that were not worth much as once they are frozen the meat is like cheese and won't stay on a hook well. I only saw like 2 pizza boxes of sardine chum, I think they were frozen sardines. I would venture 50% of the huge YF's hooked were lost trying to get them up to gaf them, lot's of breakoffs (I was fishing near back of boat and I witnessed it all). I lost a monster when we got it about 6 feet from surface it ran my new 100 Lb. BBG mono up against the boat and broke off. Instead of the old mantra: "That's tuna fishing" - - I think some clever guys should come up with a better method to keep the fish a bit farther from the boat and get them on board, the captain and the deckhands were considering using their harpoon, but it never happened.
We cast Halco 130's, flying fish, I was not getting any action although a more experienced guy was getting a bit better luck ( I also saw him loose at least 3 initial hook ups). Then the captain got into the action with about 3 rods/reels he had and he discovered a lot of YF's up at the port side bow area, his casting finally got multiple hook ups which he passed on back to customers who did not get a fish yet, some were landed, some were not. A sizeable amount of YF's were landed by the patient souls who just drifted out chunk bait and sat and waited patiently late into the night (which I finally did too).
1) I was considering switching on future trips to a long 300 lb. mono or floro leader, would not be a windon though, but I am not at all afraid to use thick welder's gloves and man handle them up to gaf range - - - I have seen some deck hands in the past grab heavy mono bare handed (not recommended) and pull fish up out of the water to deck (maybe it was just BF's though). Trouble is you could hardly even reel the handle of the Senator 9/0 with the monster I hooked, much less raise the rod tip and then "reel down", I fought for 10 to 15 min and passed it over to a deckhand who fought another 10 min, barely reeling any more than I could. But I guess I would not getting any bites from wary tuna with such huge leaders, they would see them too easily. Your thoughts - suggestions ?
2) Have you any thoughts or experience using pogy oil ? I understand it is a proven attractant (chum oil), was thinking of using barbeque injector rigs to inject it into chunk baits . . .
3) I once tried pin perch floaters drifting 'em out at the deep water rigs at night once, but did not get any bites, maybe I was not patient enough. Wish I could buy live bait, frozen ribbon fish and all frozen is mushy, does not stay on hook well, one guy was desperately trying to cast net the multiple flying fish all around the boat - - captain caught one with a small pole net gave it to me and I hooked it up and drifted it out, but alas, no hits. Live ribbon fish or live mullet would probably be incredible on tuna, but nowhere to be found in winter.
Booked 4 tuna trips on NB yesterday for January through May . . .
thx in advance
First thanks for watching the videos and glad they were helpful! I always bring a box of frozen sardines just in case chunks are hard to find. You can bury your hook in one and throw 4-5 over together to try to catch them on chunk.
We lose tuna every trip and unfortunately it’s usually the big ones. Neil lost a nice one last trip because it tangled in a bunch of lines. In California they use a forked pole to push the line away from the side of the boat but I haven’t seen that in the NB yet.
I have never used pogy oil, If I you wanted to soak your bait, try to dip it in the chum they are using.
I booked a trip on 5/12 so will hope to shoot another video then!
I don’t think you want to hand line a tuna and I would imagine they would see that thick of a line. I use 60lb leader it’s all a matter of technique and luck!
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Yep it's called a push-pole. Or Y stick. Pretty much a gaff stick but instead of a hook it's a Y shape with smooth aluminum so you can hold the line out away from the boat when it's doing it's final circles, especially at the stern with the rudders. I know they use them out of the NY canyon party boats as well as every sportfisher in Souther California uses one.
I have a few questions for ya, never done GOM party boat tuna. I do Canyon tuna fishing out of New Yersey and West Coast. Which was your favorite trip (favorite boat/crew/price range)? How effective was the jigging vs bait? In NE we use mostly 8-10oz hammered diamond jigs. Most of the tuna catching takes place at night time right? At night time in NE we use 60-80lb fluoro for bait or 50-80lb mono for jigging because its harder for the fish to see. In the west coast at night they switch to heavy knife jigs or flatfalls... drop them straight down to the marked depth and reel up as fast as you can. Of course, they are targeting 100-300lb bluefin at night so we use 100lb hollow braid to 100lb mono to a crimped short 130-200 lb mono leaders! Anyway, the reason I mention this because clearly the 100lb mono is necessary and the 200lb leader is nearly indestructible yet neither of them seem to impede the jig action of the heavy flatfalls. So maybe beefing up the line weight like the west coast does is one of the possible solutions to you losing your fish, very unfortunate. Oh one more innovation that the west coast has been using for the cow bluefin... rail rods. 8 foot long rods with extra long butts and foregrips, designed to be placed on the rail for maximum leverage. Squat down on the rod with your entire body weight then reel down as opposed to having to pull the rod up with weak arms and reel down. But another huge benefit of such a long rod is keeping the line away from the boat during end game. Anyway, best of luck. I'm glad I discovered GOM fishing because it means I can fly down during the winter and still get my tuna fix!
@@mattymako2929 Best trip is New Buccaneer boat out of Galveston. Jigging only works when blackfin tuna are around which is like May through December 10th or so. Blackfin tuna disappeared this winter and spring so far. Yellowfins hit either casted Halco lures like Pilchard color, or drift out chunk bait and wait patiently. Yes, all tuna catch is at night for most part. Biggest problem I see with deckhands on our Texas boats is they don't use any Y sticks or any method to keep line from scratching up against boat, lot's of YF tunas lost because of this. I use 100 Lb braid for casting on Texas coast anyways, but all 100 Lb. braids I have tested so far break at like 65 Lbs,. none of them can withstand, I switch to 100 Lb. mono on my Penn 16/0's for jigging and drifting which almost gets 100 Lb. in my tests. Point me a link to those rail rods in action, that appears to be a great solution, thx !
Thanks for the great info! I think I spoke with you on 360TUNA but what weight ball bearing snap swivels and split rings are you using to rig up for popping and jigging? What is your recommendation for assist hook size and length of the cord? I've jig fished for tuna on the West Coast and I never thought to use your system. Was always tying and retying jigs and wasting a lot of fluro leader. What weight leader do you recommend by the way and how long? I saw your other video saying for popping you don't want the braid to fluro leader hanging up on the guides so leave it short. I've done about 3-4 feet of leader for throwing "irons" out west and jigging. What about for the deep drop? I would just tie on about 10 or 20 yards of 40lb mono leader for bottom fishing just so I can tie on hooks and sinkers but not lose the sensitivity of the braid. Hope to share the rail with you some day and learn in person! Tight lines!
Hey Brian, I generally go as heavy as the largest fish I expect to catch! I am probably running 150-200lb for the Gulf and 400lb for bluefin. For assist hooks it’s based on the size of the fish but probably a 7/0 or larger. I use different lengths of shock cord to try to keep the tip of the hook in the middle of the jig so a longer hook for a Benthos and a shorter one for a flatfall. I run a 25’ wind-on for bottom fishing with 65lb braid and 80lb fluro wind-on.
@Thump’em up Fishing channel thanks for the tips! I noticed you didn't pack any sinkers. Does the boat provide sinkers for bottom fishing? Would be great if I don't have to pack 5lbs of sinkers! Also what do you think we should expect on a trip at the end of May? Will AJ be around and open? Would love to hook up with a nice AJ and compare to the yellowtails I got out west!
@@parkbrian1 they have sinkers and bottom rigs on the boat! No sinkers required! You can catch AJ all year, you just can’t keep them unless they are in season! They are a fun fight!
@Thump’em up Fishing channel that's great news! Out west we had to pack our own sinkers. That tackle bag got real heavy on a bottom fishing trip when we knew we were fishing 300 fathoms down in choppy conditions. Another question here, do you normally drive down the morning of? I'm planning on driving down the day before but have no idea about lodging or where to stay. I'm going to try for some pinfish either the night before or morning of to bring on the boat. How's the drive back to Dallas after a 36 hour trip? I'm in Austin so it won't be as bad but thinking of just heading back up and leaving the fish on ice and cleaning in the morning!
@@parkbrian1 you will see our routine in the other videos! We go down the night before and catch live bait then sleep on the way out to the fishing grounds. We carpool to stay safe driving there and back. I usually take my fish back and clean them the next day but since I have been getting caught in traffic anyway, I might just clean them there next time and bring the meat back.
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Hi, Eric: could you specify the model number of those rod/reel setup? I used the name to search and it came back with all kind of results. I am afraid to buy a wrong one. Thanks!
Alex, please don’t but mine! They are overkill for the Gulf of Mexico! For spinning reels, I would recommend: Shimano Spheros, or Saragosa in 18-20k size, Finn Nor lethal or a Diawa BG or similar reel. For conventional reels, Avet makes reasonable reels. If you can find a Major Craft or Jigging World Ghost Hunter popping rod 7’6” or longer and 60lb or more that would work! I use Synit, Carpenter, Valley Hill and Yamaha Blanks rods and Shimano Stella 20K reels because in use them for Bluefin. Call me to walk through what to get!
I'm going on October 11 and i could use some help. The video was very informative. Thank you
Thank you for watching and let me know if you have any questions!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel sorry i took so long to ask these question but, it hard to find and fishing tackle an gear now a days and every one blaming it on covid. I can't find depth hunter or many of jigs/luers. 1- In general is everything in your video applies to the 30hr trip? I got a last minute ticket and i'm trying to get some what ready.
2- how you tie your braid to the leader, how long your leasder do you use ball bearning clip swivel at the end of the leader and that hooks to the lures? I've 2 or 3 more questions but will start with those. Thank you so much for your time.
@@virusthewolf give me a call tomorrow 972 689-4245 and I can try to answer them…. 1. Yes everything applies. 2. For casting I tie a 3.5 foot 80lb fluorocarbon leader to my braid with a uni to uni. You can use a heavy duty ball bearing snap swivel or a clip. For my jigging and bottom fishing rods, I tie a two turn surgeons knot and do a loop to loop to a wind on leader. Let me know if you have any more questions!
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What’s a good size for poppers?
I like 4-6” and as heavy as possible for casting
I have a penn spin fisher iv 10500 with 80 lb braid, and a saragosa 14000 spinning reel with 65 lb braid. Should that be good enough?
Also, what are good rods to pair with these reels?
As long as you have 300 yards of line you should be good. I would look for a 7-8’ popping rod in the 60lb class to pair with them.
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel thank you sir
What size Owner ST-66 do you use on the Halcos?
2/0
Great video I been on a couple tuna trips and always enjoy videos like this going on a trip in a few weeks switching to 50lb braid on my spinning set up hope that's not too light as I've always used 80-100lb you think 50lb can get job done on a spinfisher 6500?
I use threadlock 50 because the ABS is higher! I use it for bluefin and can put 600 yards on a 20k Stella. I cannot take more than 15 lbs of drag so I am cool with that amount. I am not sure how much capacity you have on your reel but if it’s 300 yards or more you should be fine!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Hey thank you that was a quick reply too I will grab me some of that then and thanks again tight lines
@@Lifeadventure22 awesome! Let me know if you have any more questions!
First off thanks for the video, I'm going on my first trip next week and have a few questions for all of my research.... Do you run a leader between your braid and halcos? If so, will a loop to loop from braid to leader to swivel work on halcos? Spent a lot of time and money trying to get ready for this and just want to be as prepared as can be, thank you for your time.
For casting, I prefer to tie a 3-4’ leader from braid to fluorocarbon to swivel. I cut the length so that my lure is right where I want it to be on my back cast and the knot is not inside the rod tip so that it doesn’t pass through the eyes and create friction. I prefer to use wind ons on my jigging and chunking rods as wind ons are typically longer. Call me if any questions 972 689 4245
If you don’t bring any gear dies the tuna trips provide gear and bait ?
Yes they do! There will be a boat rod and reel that you can use and the boat provides hooks and bait. You can chunk for tuna but need your own jigs. I will post a new video tomorrow to help explain!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel thanks man and awesome vid, for bigger trips I like to be prepared so I’m not the guy just sitting there while everyone’s catching fish. I’ve got one rod good enough for jigging and a couple 3 ounce jigs and a couple bigger 6 to 7 ounce jugs
@@hughesoutdooradventures2341 I hear you! I am going to post a Q&A video that shows my tackle and top picks for lures. That should help you! I bring a big tackle box but catch 90% of my fish on those 8 lures!
Hello. First I want to thank you for your information. I am going on one of these trips with my kid. I want to make the gear as light as possible. Do you foresee a 6000 version reel with 50 lb Maxcuatro to 280 yards of line being acceptable for casting? Thank you
Nancy, I was spooled once on a spinning reel with 300 yards of line capacity so you have that risk, however whatever hit that flying fish wasn’t going to be stopped period unfortunately! With that size reel, drag and line capacity, you are taking a light tackle risk, but I think you would be fine!
Is this for a party boat trip? I'm going on a 30hr with GPB in 2 weeks. You made it sound like you catch your live bait before you get to the boat, where do you do that? I have the sabiki rigs just don't know where to use them. Great video though, thanks!
Weston Tramel if you get there an hour before the boat leaves you can catch them on the dock in front of the boat. The water is not too deep so I use two Sabiki hooks and tip them with shrimp to catch pinfish. I take them straight to the livewell when they start boarding. I just rinse off my pole and leave it in my car..
I am glad you enjoyed the video! Check out my tackle box video to see what I bring!
Awesome thank you
Can you throw the cast net for pinkish instead. Are they attracted to say dog food to bring em in?
Yes you can you just have to know where the rocks are. I used to throw it under a pier in Florida and catch them there
Ok cool ,yes I've lost many nets do u mind if I call you w petty questions lol
Will be my 1st time going out but am familiar w striper catching. Shad ,lures etc
@@hitmizan sure call me at +19726894245 after 5 CT
Are you going? I might have one extra ticket Aug 30th
I am going September 16/17. If you have an extra ticket and want to sell it, let me know. You can probably post on 360tuna and sell it or just get a refund
I have 2 extra
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Ive noticed basically every1 throwing a halco has a spinning rod. I have an avet raptor mxl and a jx narrow. Do u think I can cast it far enough to be effective. Ive commercial fished for 18 yrs outta Galveston and done charters a lot for tuna. A lot of chunking but just havnt been on a party boat for tuna since I worked at captain Elliott's 20 yrs ago. Im sure I can chunk a popper a good ways. Any advice would be appreciated. Back then it was all about the diamond jig.
Nathan, on my last trip there was a guy pitching Halcos using a conventional reel so as long as you get good distance and it has the right line and line capacity, go for it! I would be bird nest city. I can cast my spinning reels about 60-70 yards so if you are in the 50 yard plus range your good!
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Thanks for the quick response. Yeah I think I can get it out there a good ways. The avets have a magnetic cast control so theyre basically impossible to backlash. I fish spinning reels for other types of fishing but ive also been casting big conventionals most my life. Do they drop for tile and queen if the current isnt bad or more just beeliner and grouper? Also I know u get a number for bottom fishing and after that I guess its just a free for all on tuna. And if u dont get 1 of the 10 or so spots casting on the front do they share and take turns letting any1 who want to cast lures up there. I think u covered that a little on 1 of your videos. Im going with Williams I would assume its about the same.
@@nathanholman1475 we normally bottom fish in 250-450’ so most times it’s beeliner, grouper and AJ. The people on the bow try to make room for everyone, lots is people jig and chunk and some people cast from the stern corners. I am not sure about the Captain John.
@@ThumpemupFishingchannel Ok thanks for all the info. Very helpful!