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Speaking as someone who burned over 110 gallons and over 230 miles in 2 trips this week inside and slightly outside the Bay it might be worth waiting until things pick up a bit. I'm a big believer in "you don't know if you don't go" though which is why I was out there supporting OPEC. Both times were weekdays and I didn't see many other boats out for tuna in the Bay. Someone has to do the bird dogging though...
There's definitely some tuna in the Bay but they are cranky at best, staying under the surface and rarely giving up their location. Half the fish I casted at only gave up their location when they rolled on their side while swimming slightly below the surface. Felt like I was tracking bonefish. If you were irritated by the waking/cruising fish of the past few weeks that ignored your offerings but at least you could see them and cast at them you REALLY won't like these fish. You will likely see some fish breaking, but it's ones and two's, and not feeding with any passion.
I know of a few caught this week in CCB but none were easy fish. Hard work, skills, good luck, and the right timing. Schools of fish feeding for minutes on end isn't the game right now. 5 seconds of breaking fish is cause for excitement. As Bobber said, inconsistent, at best. You can catch, but everything has to fall in place perfectly. No idea what's going on further North though, it's not really my normal territory.
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