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2024, Lures for Tuna and Wahoo: Mike Hennessy
Mike Hennessy's decades of global offshore experience reveal when poppers and stickbaits excel for casting to surface-feeding tuna versus bibbed plugs and twitchbaits dominating trolling scenarios. Lure selection based on fish behavior and environmental conditions drives tactical decisions, with retrieval technique adjustments and color preferences accounting for water clarity and light affecting how yellowfin and wahoo respond throughout the day.
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2022, Sinking Stickbaits for Bluefin Tuna Fishing
Shearwaters and birds interfering with topwater bluefin fishing demand tactical switches to sinking stickbaits that place presentations below bird activity zones. Seth Hartwick's experience reveals how lure size, color, and natural action matching bluefin forage overcome selectivity from discerning tuna, requiring precise rigging and boat positioning that maximizes opportunities when birds dominate surface feeding scenarios.
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2022, Topwater Lures for Bluefin Tuna Fishing with Seth Hartwick
Bluefin tuna topwater fishing pushes tackle to limits, demanding expert knowledge before targeting these powerful predators with poppers and floating stickbaits. Seth Hartwick's worldwide experience reveals why bluefin behave as discerning eaters requiring diversified lure selection, quality rigging techniques, and casting tackle balancing throwing ability with lifting power needed during brutal fights with ocean's strongest fish.
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