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team_fishbones_jones
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 Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject: questions regarding deep sea headquarters tuna trip |
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| my dad booked us a 24hr trip end of may. i have a daiwa 9/0 i was told to bring for bottom fishing and a shimano baitrunner 6500 on a jigging rod with braid. now i called in and was informed no braided line but have been told by other people braids ok they dont care. can anyone clarify this? and if anyone has suggestions on what else to bring...jigs,terminal tackle,etc id appreciate it thanks! |
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J.McDonald Knives
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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They supply all tackle so you just need your rods if you wish to bring them.
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shallowsport
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| McD is correct. Would call them about bringing personal gear. |
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omaka
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this a charted 24 hr tuna trip? if it is you should be able to use any kind of line you want. DSH 24 hr tuna trips are during Jan, Feb, and Mar. I don't recall they go tuna fishing when summer is about to start. |
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FIDO
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:13 am Post subject: Re: questions regarding deep sea headquarters tuna trip |
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| team_fishbones_jones wrote: | | my dad booked us a 24hr trip end of may. i have a daiwa 9/0 i was told to bring for bottom fishing and a shimano baitrunner 6500 on a jigging rod with braid. now i called in and was informed no braided line but have been told by other people braids ok they dont care. can anyone clarify this? and if anyone has suggestions on what else to bring...jigs,terminal tackle,etc id appreciate it thanks! |
You can bring braid if you want. They very much prefer you fish with mono because lines get tangled on party boats all the time and mono is 1000 times easier to get untangled. Braid is so small when wrapped in other peoples lines, it will get cut first by the deckhand, especially if the person tangled in braid has a fish. Also, braid cuts mono. During a good tuna or kingfish bite, when the fish go left and right, the braided line will often cut the mono line when rubbing on them especially when two fish are pulling them tight. Mono will rub mono just fine if the diameters are similar. As a general rule, smaller diameter cuts larger diameter. Also, it is fairly common for lines to get caught in the prop of party boats. It's bad, but braid in the prop is especially bad and will damage the packing which could cause a leak. Those are the reasons why the crew on party boats hates braided line. If you are an experienced fisherman who knows how to follow your fish and go over/under people etc. it's no problem. However, sometimes you can't avoid the inexperienced fisherman next to you.
Deep Sea Headquarters will have everything you need, but if you want to bring some shinny blackfin jigs, you can. Your expensive topwaters will probably not get used and most of the AJ fishing will be with baits, but bring your knife jigs if that's how you like catching them. The best thing you can bring to help you catch something special is a $50 or $100 bill. Give it to the main deckhand as yall are leaving the Port A jetties. Tell him to hook you up if he gets the chance. In May there should be plenty of Ling, so mention that to the deckhand too. When Ling are swimming around, the deckhands will go poo poo crazy and will most likely hook all of the Ling which get site casted. Also, don't be a turkey and go to sleep in the middle of the night. Sometimes you have to work hard for those fish and you can sleep when you get home.
Good Luck!
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team_fishbones_jones
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:25 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the responses. It's march 30th not may sorry for the typo. I've been fishing with braid for years and know how to shuffle with other anglers so that shouldn't be a problem. Also have about 30-50ft of mono topshot on that spinner so by the time the fish is to the boat it will be mono. |
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Old salt
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Don't do it-you will screw everyone up. You will be chunking a lot at night for tuna. You will be drifting and slowly letting line out. Now braid has a different drift rate than mono and does not sink like mono, so you will tangle everyone. That is why they say no braid. Seen it happen a bunch.
On a side note, I love braid and use it wherever possible. This is the one exception.
Hope this helps.
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Tyler
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| Old salt wrote: | Don't do it-you will screw everyone up. You will be chunking a lot at night for tuna. You will be drifting and slowly letting line out. Now braid has a different drift rate than mono and does not sink like mono, so you will tangle everyone. That is why they say no braid. Seen it happen a bunch.
On a side note, I love braid and use it wherever possible. This is the one exception.
Hope this helps. |
Good call, Scott!
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deputydawg
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| I'm jealous! A overnight tuna trip is on my bucket list of things I still need to do. Hopefully one day I will make it happen. Hope you have a great trip! |
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Matt
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Watch the weather closely. It's usually a windy sob that time of the year. If prone to sea sickness, take dramamine THE NIGHT BEFORE.
x2 on tipping the deckhand(s) and leave the poppers at home. You won't be fishing for yellowfin on a 24 hour trip. Focus on jigs for blackfin, aj's and grouper (read: cpr'ing lots of hoss red snapper).
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tdarr
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| i took a 9hr trip last week and asked if I could use my rod spooled with braid.... they said no. |
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funmeters1
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| Consider bringing your own bait. Last time I went out the bait was so mushy I couldn't keep it on the hook. Must have been thawed and refrozen several times. Next time I get some mullet the nite before and bring my own cut bait. |
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J.McDonald Knives
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| tdarr wrote: | | i took a 9hr trip last week and asked if I could use my rod spooled with braid.... they said no. |
I was there on the 9th for a 8hr trip. Were you on that boat? If so I was the guy who was in the cabin the last half of the trip, lol. When I was fishing I was fishing for the sharks on the port side near the bow. When I was in the cabin I was on the port side at the back with the camo hat on.
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