Bluefin
 

If I wanted to take a charter for bluefin, when is the best month to go?

If anyone has a suggestion of a good charter for targeting bluefin, please feel free to make
suggestions....especially if you have experience with them. Interested in both positive and
negative reviews. Thanks!

If you had asked me two years ago, I'd have said June. Last year sucked for June.

Seems like August east of the Cape is bananas.

September during the new moon. East of Chatham.

if your looking for run and gun with spinning tackle look into coastal charters. sept is a good month for charters, still decent weather. later is better

Where you looking to go out of ?
How do you want to target them also (run & gun, troll)
As Niko suggested, if you want run & gun on a fast boat , Dom is the best around at that game !
Coastal Charters Sportfishing | Light tackle jigging and popping

I am willing to travel....I am not lazy.

I guess the run and gun, but to be truthful I am a rookie...so any method would be a learning experience. I looked at the site you sent me and that seems up my alley. I guess the more the active part I am taking in hooking a fish, the more I will probably enjoy it. I am not sure if I would be into trolling.

Thanks!

Book with Dom @ coastal charters. he's probably already full this year.
Anything else is just a boat ride. The bites not been that good up here for mulltiple fish days. If you want a bunch of guys trolling look up the tammy rose from Chatham.
Dom is good, there are others but I think if I had 1 day only and 1 shot, I'd book with him
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Josh Zacharias of outermost angling is also excellent for that style of fishing. He is a change of pace when compared with Dom,very laid back.

If you want to fish with a super motivated animal that will send you home smiling and in need of major chiropractic needs, fish with Dom.

As Dangles said, for laid back fishing, Fish with Josh, he'll most certainly put you on fish but nowhere near as intense a guy as Dom.

Both guys are SUPER educational and have no issues coaching you from hookup to boatside.

Dom 1st ,,,,,Tonytunafishing.com 2nd (not that I have any experience with either one but I'm a internet disciple.)

I have never targeted them before, and really have no idea what to
expect. One of my concerns...is that I might not have the juice to
finish the job. I have spoken to a charter captain a few years ago
that targets bluefin and asked him how often they have to
intervene or finish the fight for a client. His answer was "too often".

Its not so much the shame of not finishing, but understanding what
sort of exertion is involved with a typical bluefin. The biggest fish
from the tuna family I have tangled with were albacore in the 30#
class. From a boat the biggest fish I have landed was a 45#
striper. From the kayak an 80# thresher.

Is it reasonable for an average person using light tackle to land a
100# bluefin solo , or do you need to be built like an ox?

You need good Ballance, good sealegs. And patience. Your only pulling 25#of drag if that. Keep your arm straight and lean back.
People get the crap beat out of them when they try to over muscle the fish, or "curl" with their tricepts, which get you nowhere fast.
the best way to hold 25 pounds for an hour is with a straight arm.
Steady even pressure. Lean back and Ballance the pull of the rod against your weight.
The fish has the mechanical advantage, the lever(rod)is working against the angler.
Tie a rod and line to a wall and lean back against it for practice
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Who are you calling an ox. Lol
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You can always go sharking for a little practice. A 200 pound blue on a spinner is fun
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Well, all I can say is that I am no Atlas.

Pulling 25lbs of sustained weight for an hour against my string bean
computer arms will be interesting. I will probably walk away from it
with longer arms....and knuckles dragging on the ground. If I do this,
I might need to fashion some mechanical braces for my arms. I will
make sure I take some good video of the episode, as I am sure it will
be funny. I hope the strain doesn't make me crap my pants.

They make belts for spinners that can help
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