long jerk for tuna?

ambermax · 07-19-2008, 07:16 AM

In Italy VJ is at the beginnin, the idea is that for tuna jigging the rules are:

long jerk with short jigs...

hook or treble at the end of jig...

I prefear to fish in short jerk with assist.... must I change style for tuna?

BretABaker · 07-19-2008, 10:39 AM

either method can work, so youve got to try either/both if one is not working. no one method or jig will always work, so just be prepared

Snagged · 07-19-2008, 11:05 PM

I use a short slow jerk with an assist hook for YFtuna here in the GOM.

ksong · 07-20-2008, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ambermax

In Italy VJ is at the beginnin, the idea is that for tuna jigging the rules are:

long jerk with short jigs...

hook or treble at the end of jig...

I prefear to fish in short jerk with assist.... must I change style for tuna?

Some guys claim you have to move your jigs in certain way to trigger tuna bites, but I don't. They hit when they are in mood whether you jig slowly or fast. up and down jigging, short jerk or long jerk.
On my last four tuna jigging trips, they preferred short jerking on the first two trips, but slow up and down jig near the bottom dominated our catches.
You got to try different style jigging to find a better way on a particular day.

It is not important whether to use single hooks, treble hooks or assist hooks as tuna find our hooks. It is your preference.

ambermax · 07-20-2008, 06:12 PM

perfect... it seems that tuna are non different from other fishes :-)

etan · 07-20-2008, 06:49 PM

I agree with Ksong. Put in your time at the rail and you will catch them when they bite. Fish are not rocket scientists! Otherwise they wouldn't bite a piece of lead with a hook attached.

jig · 07-21-2008, 11:35 AM

It may just be me, but I think I land more fish with the assist hooks. Maybe the fish have a harder time throwing the jig because the assist hook is not directly attached to the weight of the jig.

ambermax · 07-21-2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jig

It may just be me, but I think I land more fish with the assist hooks. Maybe the fish have a harder time throwing the jig because the assist hook is not directly attached to the weight of the jig.

I'm agree

ksong · 07-29-2008, 05:07 PM

Here is a pictue of 77" (260 - 280 lbs) bluefin tuna caught on a jig by my friend, Mike. Though he is a tackle shop owner and sell tons of Japanese style jigging stuffs, he is an old fashioned guy and don't use any new style jigging stuff at all. He used 8'6" long Gloomis rod and 200g short jig called metallic sardine jigs with a treble hook. While we were talking about new trend of tuna jigging, he simply smiled and said he wouldn't have landed the tuna if he had used a short Japanese style rod as the tuna run unter the boat so many times.

ambermax · 07-29-2008, 06:44 PM

I'm enjoing an approch, to fishing:

I'm not interested to what is the best tecnique to catch a fish

I decided that I want to catch that fish in that way, and I'm stisfacted from that...

in this moment I love japanise style, is the tecnique tha give me the best emotion

.....

certainly that a big tuna like that with a 8'6".... wow

07-19-2008, 07:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
ambermax Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 34	long jerk for tuna? In Italy VJ is at the beginnin, the idea is that for tuna jigging the rules are: long jerk with short jigs... hook or treble at the end of jig... I prefear to fish in short jerk with assist.... must I change style for tuna?

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Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,114	I use a short slow jerk with an assist hook for YFtuna here in the GOM. __________________ Jerry Uh oh, Snagged again!

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07-19-2008, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
BretABaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 1,293	either method can work, so youve got to try either/both if one is not working. no one method or jig will always work, so just be prepared

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ambermax Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 34	perfect... it seems that tuna are non different from other fishes :-)

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etan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 194	I agree with Ksong. Put in your time at the rail and you will catch them when they bite. Fish are not rocket scientists! Otherwise they wouldn't bite a piece of lead with a hook attached.

07-21-2008, 11:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
jig Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 241	It may just be me, but I think I land more fish with the assist hooks. Maybe the fish have a harder time throwing the jig because the assist hook is not directly attached to the weight of the jig.

07-29-2008, 05:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
ksong Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,418	Here is a pictue of 77" (260 - 280 lbs) bluefin tuna caught on a jig by my friend, Mike. Though he is a tackle shop owner and sell tons of Japanese style jigging stuffs, he is an old fashioned guy and don't use any new style jigging stuff at all. He used 8'6" long Gloomis rod and 200g short jig called metallic sardine jigs with a treble hook. While we were talking about new trend of tuna jigging, he simply smiled and said he wouldn't have landed the tuna if he had used a short Japanese style rod as the tuna run unter the boat so many times.

07-29-2008, 06:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
ambermax Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 34	I'm enjoing an approch, to fishing: I'm not interested to what is the best tecnique to catch a fish I decided that I want to catch that fish in that way, and I'm stisfacted from that... in this moment I love japanise style, is the tecnique tha give me the best emotion ..... certainly that a big tuna like that with a 8'6".... wow

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