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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
Hello,
I'd like to try fishing for some Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico. I generally set in at Sabine Lake (Just East of Houston, Tx.) and zip out to the gulf from there. Boat is a Wellcraft 18'fisherman (Bay Boat) w/ 140hp Johnson So I cannot go TOO far out! What kind of bait would I use? Are the rigs a good place to fish for them? I'd appreciate specifics if its possible I'd LOVE to hear your tips on catching Tuna... I have heard that they bite better during a new moon? Any truth to that? Thanks! |
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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
Try going to www.rodnreel.com and post this question on their offshore
fishing forum. There are plenty tuba fisherman that might be able to help you. Sarge |
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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
Man you should have seen the size of the tuba I took out of the Gulf!
"Wag" wrote in message ... Try going to www.rodnreel.com and post this question on their offshore fishing forum. There are plenty tuba fisherman that might be able to help you. Sarge |
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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
......There are plenty tuba fisherman that might be able to help you. Must be hard to get the valves working again after you boat the sucker! |
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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
For that area of the northern gulf you will need to go out about 100 nm give
or take a few. You may not find type of trip well suited to your boat. About the only place in the northern gulf where the 100 fathom curve is relatively close to shore is out of the mouth of the Mississippi river out of the port of Venice LA. In Venice the curve is more like 12-14 nm out of the river but this is after a 20 nm trip down the river. However fuel is available at a marina just at the mouth of the river ( Port Eads). You may want ot look into chartering a boat that regularly fishes the area you mentioned. Catch'm up! -- Ron White Boat building web address is www.concentric.net/~knotreel |
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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
Hi,
I appreciate your reply! I don't understand what you mean by the curve.... I assume that you are referring to a geographic region that Tuna typically are found. I just thought that they might be fun to fish for. "Ron White" wrote in message ... For that area of the northern gulf you will need to go out about 100 nm give or take a few. You may not find type of trip well suited to your boat. About the only place in the northern gulf where the 100 fathom curve is relatively close to shore is out of the mouth of the Mississippi river out of the port of Venice LA. In Venice the curve is more like 12-14 nm out of the river but this is after a 20 nm trip down the river. However fuel is available at a marina just at the mouth of the river ( Port Eads). You may want ot look into chartering a boat that regularly fishes the area you mentioned. Catch'm up! -- Ron White Boat building web address is www.concentric.net/~knotreel |
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Fish for Tuna in Gulf
What he was telling you is that in order to find water of the appropriate
depth for tuna out of Sabine Pass, you will have to travel about 100 miles. If you launch in Venice, you can go down river for about 20 miles to the mouth and then find deep water (100 fathoms) about 12-14 miles out. Realistically, you are not going to catch tuna in an 18' bay boat launching out of Sabine Pass without risking your life. In mid-summer, you may find Red Snapper, Amberjack, King Mackerel, Dolphin and quite a few other species around the rigs in 60 feet of water, but even for that depth, you will have to run a long way for a bay boat. Eric Miller "Habda" wrote in message ... Hi, I appreciate your reply! I don't understand what you mean by the curve.... I assume that you are referring to a geographic region that Tuna typically are found. I just thought that they might be fun to fish for. "Ron White" wrote in message ... For that area of the northern gulf you will need to go out about 100 nm give or take a few. You may not find type of trip well suited to your boat. About the only place in the northern gulf where the 100 fathom curve is relatively close to shore is out of the mouth of the Mississippi river out of the port of Venice LA. In Venice the curve is more like 12-14 nm out of the river but this is after a 20 nm trip down the river. However fuel is available at a marina just at the mouth of the river ( Port Eads). You may want ot look into chartering a boat that regularly fishes the area you mentioned. Catch'm up! -- Ron White Boat building web address is www.concentric.net/~knotreel |
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