Awesome job there Deb!! Ive managed to hook up on a couple of occasions to Longtails now but Im still trying to get one in the boat. I know what you mean about the runs though holy s#$t hang on!!
Bet the smile is still on your face too, well done again.
Cheers and Beers
Scott
"Mystique" Haines Signature 580BR with 175 of Mr Suzuki's finest ponies
damn great fish..... keep hearing bout these rods, checked the website, is sundown the only place to get them ??? also what are the prices ?? PM me if needed
Now thats a fish top effort looks like T1 is not the only one that can do it.
Nice stuff
well done wat a fish aye not bad for a start.
cheers dave
Nice one Deb, that's a bloody monster, I'll be trying the softies in future too. Great effort.
It's good to see more and more people becoming interested in the soft-plastics style of fishing for the Tuna. They are very effective baits on a whole array of fish species. Like with everything, the right plastic is very important as is the rod that you use.
The rod needs to have a tip that can work the lure correctly, as well as a butt section that can control the fish when you get a hook-up. The rodz we use are dezigned specifically for these reasons.
As for the soft plastics, just a little info from experience, at the moment the fish for the most part are not schooling, just big single fish. When the fish are like this everything becomes a little more specific (such as the rod that you use), and the choice of lure.
Like many people that fish with soft-plastics, we have fished with all brands and types and we have come up with our 'go to' lures. This particular go to lure is a 4.5" assassin twitch in albino/firetail. It is the colour and profile of this bait that works particularly well. When the fish are feeding more spread out and on their own, I know I only have one shot at that fish so I make it count.
By the way I rig these plastics on 3/8oz 5/0 H T/T jigheads.
Eric&Deb
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