Has anyone trolled ballyhoo for school bluefin tuna? Is it effective? What are some other types of methods for landing SBFT?

I had a hookup this past sunday trolling a bird w a squid bar
busted off though and the fish sounded and didn't show again!

I found a BFT trapped in a tidal pool last year :D Went about 70lbs. Eyes were clear but let ex try some steaks before I ate it, just to be sure it wasn't a sick fish :hihi: :fishslap:

Bally will work, So will small jet heads, hex heads tuna clones and cedar plugs,

let ex try some steaks before I ate it, just to be sure it wasn't a sick fish :

:laughs:

Mercury posion takes some time to effect you :shocked:

not the Hg you gotta worry about. Its the histamine. I wouldn't eat that tuna, but hey, thats just me. For that matter, I wouldn't eat anything I found just lying around, let alone fish. Be careful, man.

Zac

Anyone intereseted in partnering up to go out to the northern part of Jeffery's /Fingers. I go out of Wells Harbor, ME.

I could be talked into that. When you thinking about going? How you plan to fish? Chunk or Troll?

Im interested in that too. I my parents got a place in wells. And I've always wanted to head up there to check it out.. This issue has been discussed before, and always gets guys wanting to go. We should all set up a few dates and locations and try to get some guys out there.
Steve

I launched at the ramp in wells 2 weeks ago. No bad.

I usually go out of Mewburyport, but could do either.

i'd be interested. Let me know when and hopefully I won't be working, but I have a vacation coming at the end of august and I'll be off from work the last 2 weeks in Aug and the first weekend in Sept.

I'm thinking sometime towards the end of August. We could split up and try chunking and trolling.

By that time the fish should be in the dump.

Weather permitting I will be heading out this Saturday if anyone is interested in hooking up in another boat. Will be trolling. Will likely try the mud hole based on info here. Any additional suggestions would be much appreciated.