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2018, Live Bait Chumming Yellowfin Tuna - Venice Louisiana
Yellowfin tuna around Venice trawlers feed competitively on bycatch discharge, creating brief windows where aggressive strikes can overwhelm standard tackle and technique. Captain Josh Howard explains how live bait selection matches trawler discharge, why hook and drag specifications prevent lost fish around moving vessels, and when these mobile feeding situations produce versus platform fishing.
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2018, Top 5 Yellowfin Tuna Fishing Surface Lures - Venice
Yellowfin tuna around Venice, Louisiana oil platforms reject surface lures that work elsewhere in the Gulf. Captain Josh Howard explains how Mississippi River discharge affects baitfish profiles, why popper and swimming bait selection must match local forage size and behavior, and when surface presentations outperform subsurface approaches around Louisiana oil structures.
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2018, Tuna Fishing - Chunking and Chumming Yellowfin
Venice, Louisiana is known for its abundant yellowfin tuna fishing, with captains and crews using advanced tactics and techniques. Capt. Josh Howard utilizes trawl boat by-catch to create a healthy chum slick, while In The Spread fishing video teaches ideal baits, chumming, and chunking. Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico relies on working fixed or mobile fish aggregators, making trowl boats an excellent fishing opportunity.
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2018, Mangrove Snapper - Chumming
Venice, Louisiana offers abundant resources for mangrove snapper, a delectable fish species found in oil platforms. Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico can be fast and furious, with fish reaching up to 20 lbs and averages 7-8 lbs. Captain Josh Howard shares simple yet lethal fishing tips and strategies for chumming mangrove snapper, including making chum, finding fish, and presenting baits. This fishing video is an excellent learning tool for those looking to fish for snapper.
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2018, Fishing Light Tackle for Yellowfin Tuna
Light tackle is not a handicap. It is how you get bites that heavy gear leaves in the water. This breaks down fishing light for yellowfin, why lighter leader beats their eyesight, building a balanced system, landing big fish on light drags, and when going light is the wrong call.
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