Hi from Wellington New Zealand

[empirekitchen]

Is this on your boat or were you with someone elses? How far out do you have to go for these ? We normally troll for them or if around the Hoki boats throw a big hunk of Hoki just behind the trawl nets . Not had any luck with liveys on them . Albacore tuna are coming in now . We are going tomorrow , 5 knot variable southerlies , hot as hell at the moment , I hate it when its freezing one day and hot the next . I am after that elusive 30 lb snpper , my best is only 16 but I will get there ! Mate of mine hooked a 32 lb one off the beach in Napier , as well as a 25 and a 23 lb'er ! Hmmm !

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by empirekitchen

Is this on your boat or were you with someone elses? How far out do you have to go for these ?

Yes that BFT was caught using my boat. Tuna grounds are within 1/2 mile or so and extending outwards for the "tip of Cape Cod" (Provincetown) northward to Gloucester and east. Additionally there are rich tuna grounds on the outermost arm of the Cape (not shown). Waters get over 200 ft deep really close to shore. Attached is a view of Stellwagon Bank area all of which is tuna country, note the the undersea topography.