question about winds - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

mrmacey · 09-19-2002, 03:19 PM

sat there saying sw wind13 miles an hour does that affect us in ccbay and you were talking about tuna in the bay what do i use to catch them same as chunking for bass!!!! mack and squid is what i use all the time for bass never catch any all info on tuna fishing would be a help thanks

JohnR · 09-19-2002, 03:32 PM

Most tuna will unwind your bass gear so fast that you wouldn't have time to react... What kind of reel are you using, that way we might be able to determine how many seconds of line capacity you'll have

fishsmith · 09-19-2002, 03:50 PM

Don't forget, you need to spend $27 for a rec. tuna licence.
The SW wind in CCbay will give you a following sea on the way out, and pound you on the way home (especially if your in my 17 footer).
I find the wind predictors to be a bit on the light side, if they say 13kts, I'd excpect winds up to 20kts and that will pick the seas up considerably.
This time of year you can follow the birds with a small popper/ 50+ lb test leader and enjoy some easy bluefish fishing. I've had the most success with small chrome poppers.
The SW wind will give you pretty smooth seas along the south shore coast.
Just outside of green harbor had huge schools just waiting to be caught on Tuesday.

Good luck and be careful and have fun.

oh yeah GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mrmacey · 09-19-2002, 07:04 PM

i have a penn senator dont know what number it is red and chrome nice reel with nice rod got it at west marine wanna laugh my striper rod is a disposable from job lot 30.00 rod and reel combo worked this summer but when i get something heavy it dont reel in i have to play with it till i can pull it up to reel in lol next summer ill have nice boat rod for stripers i have alot on my x mas list lol gps rods tackle ect!!!!!!so if tunas harder to catch than stripers i dont have a shot i need to get a chain and winch for those line snapin blues lol

capndave · 09-20-2002, 06:54 AM

mrmacey,

You should be aware that although a 13 mph wind blowing WITH the tide may seem do-able, that same wind blowing AGAINST a strong tide, can raise a big sea in a hurry.
Plan for a roundtrip with the absolute latest MARINE forecast for wind and a solid knowledge of what the tide will be doing both ways.

BTW...the current marine forecast for Cape Cod Bay Saturday, is for SW 15-20 kts.....with full moon tides.

Have fun, be careful.

Dave