Inside the wahoo library: Mike Dupree on slow trolling with planers from North Carolina, RJ Boyle on high-speed tournament tactics from South Florida, Shawn Rotella on live bait fishing in Kona, and additional captains covering regional fisheries and tackle systems. Subscribers stream every course on demand.
Learn Wahoo Fishing from Working Captains
Wahoo fishing has a steep learning curve. Articles can describe high-speed trolling, planer rigging, live bait deployment, and leader construction, but description only takes you so far. The captains who consistently put wahoo in the box have spent years dialing in the small details that separate a good day from a slow one. The line angle off the riggers. The way a bait swims at the wrong speed. The exact moment to drop the planer back. The boat positioning on a hookup.
Those details do not transfer through prose. They transfer through watching working captains do the work, in their home waters, on real fish.
What the Wahoo Library Covers
The library is built around the four core wahoo techniques and the rigging that makes them work. Each technique has multiple courses taught by different captains, so you can compare approaches across fisheries.
High-speed trolling. Tournament-grade and recreational high-speed trolling from South Florida, the Bahamas, and Central American Pacific. Spread design, lead weight selection, lure rigging, boat positioning, speed management, and strike response. Multiple courses cover the technique from different angles.
Slow trolling with planers. North Carolina-style slow trolling with No. 8 and No. 16 planers, ballyhoo rigging, dredge integration, and structure-targeting tactics. Mike Dupree's planer instruction is the foundation of this section.
Live bait slow trolling. Hawaiian-style live bait fishing around FADs and seamounts, with opelu, scad, and bonito as primary baits. Shawn Rotella's two-part live bait series walks through everything from livewell management to rigging to on-water execution.
Featured Wahoo Instructors
RJ Boyle
Pompano Beach, South Florida
High-speed trolling and tournament tactics for South Florida wahoo
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Mike Dupree
Hatteras and Oregon Inlet, North Carolina
Slow trolling with planers and ballyhoo rigging on the 100-fathom line
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Shawn Rotella
Kona, Hawaii
Live bait slow trolling and bullet lure rigging on FADs and seamounts
View ProfileThe Wahoo Course Library
Every course below is full-length, professionally produced, and taught by the working captain who developed the technique. New courses are added regularly as instructors film additional content and as new captains join the platform.
Wahoo Fishing Courses from the Library
Why Subscribers Choose In The Spread
The wahoo video library exists because there was no other place to learn this content from people who actually fish for a living. Most fishing instruction online is either commercial sponsorship content disguised as education or generalist content recorded by personalities rather than working operators. In The Spread is the opposite of both.
Every instructor is a working captain. Every course is taught in the fishery where the technique was developed. Every rigging walkthrough uses the exact components and methods the instructor uses on paying charters. The instruction is the same instruction subscribers would receive if they booked a charter day with each captain, except concentrated into video format and available on demand.
Membership Details
Choose the plan that fits your fishing. All plans include unlimited streaming, regular new course releases, and access on any device.
Membership FAQ
How does the In The Spread membership work?
The In The Spread membership is a subscription that gives you unlimited access to the full video library, including all wahoo courses plus 200-plus other courses across offshore, inshore, and freshwater species. You can watch on any device, on demand, as often as you want for as long as your membership is active.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Memberships can be canceled anytime from your account settings. There are no long-term contracts and no cancellation fees. When you cancel, your access continues through the end of your current paid term, whether that is the rest of your monthly cycle or the rest of your annual subscription. Memberships are non-refundable once paid because subscribers retain full library access until the term ends.
Are new wahoo courses added regularly?
Yes. The wahoo library is one of the most active sections of the platform. New courses are filmed and added regularly as instructors travel to fisheries, as new captains join the roster, and as new techniques develop in the sport.
Can I watch videos on my phone or tablet?
Yes. The platform works on phones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs. Most subscribers watch on multiple devices depending on whether they are at home, on the boat, or traveling.
Are the videos suitable for beginners?
The library covers a range of skill levels. Some courses assume basic offshore fishing experience and walk through advanced rigging and tactical decisions. Others start at the fundamentals. Each course description indicates the level. Beginners typically start with foundational courses on rigging and spread design, then progress to technique-specific courses.
Do I need to be a captain or own a boat to benefit?
No. The library is used by recreational anglers, charter clients, mates and trainees, and working captains alike. The instruction transfers whether you fish your own boat, charter regularly, or are just looking to enhance your skillset.
Start Watching the Wahoo Library
For the full informational guide on wahoo fishing techniques, conditions, and tackle, see Catching Wahoo with Proven Tactics and Tackle.
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