Best Ways To Catch an Albacore Tuna
I
may not fish that often, but I know that when I do fish I get mad if
I do not catch anything, as most of you probably do as well. On this
page of my website I am going to try and explain some techniques
that will hopefully help you be able to catch an Albacore tuna while
fishing. In doing so, hopefully many of you won't come back empty
handed the next time you are fishing.
The first step that needs to be done is to locate the Albacore tuna. This can be done with research on the computer to find the habitats of this tuna. You can also look at the habitat page on my page to locate these tuna. Once the habitat of the tuna is known, you can begin trying to catch the tuna.
Once the Albacore tuna has been located, you can now try to lure
the tuna towards your boat to help increase your chances on the tuna
taking your bait. One way this can be done, which many fisherman do,
is use anchovies. You can see in my
nutrition page that anchovies are a main source of food for the
Albacore tuna and using them can help lure this tuna towards your
boat. Fisherman may also use small squids to help lure the tuna in
near the boats. Once the Albacore tuna have been lured in towards
the boat, you can begin casting away.
There are however a few
things you need to know about casting. First, you need to know the
strength of the fishing line that should be used. You need to take into
account the size of the tuna, so in most cases you would want to use
a 20lb mono or heavier, which will in most cases not be able to be
bitten off from the tuna. You also want to take into account the
live bait that is used to catch the Albacore tuna. The size of the
hook should match that of the bait and each bait should be hooked
differently. Anchovies should be hooked with the mouth shut, from
the bottom up through the top lip. Mackerels and sardines should be
hooked a little different, through the nose or anus.
I hope with these few techniques that I have given you you are able to not go home empty and actually catch your tuna!
So remember...
1. Locate the tuna
2. Lure the tuna in with some type of food source
3. Use the correct size of fishing line
4. Correctly hook the bait that you use to catch the tuna