Miami Tuna

p007

 fishing out of Miami/Haulover and wanting to get some advise as to where to start fishing for tunas.
wrecks/depth/water color/bait. any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

catchemup

First...they bite best early and late in the day...possibly all day on very cloudy or rainy days
Second ...they have great vision ...use the lightest fluro leader your comfortable with ..like 30# or 40#
Third ..as with any type of fishing match the hook size to the bait size
Fourth...if you troll for them [following fast moving birds] troll the edges of the diving birds with tiny artificials
Fifth...live bait best and if you can chum with live pilchards or at least chunks of bait [ aka chunking]
Sixth ..usually found 100' - 300' depth
Seventh...always want current...if none consider moving
Lastly...clean dark blue water best like the Gulfstream edge 
..and when you land them bleed them immediately for best eating later on...cut  thru their gills or insert your knife behind their pectoral fin and ice them down  ASAP.

Good luck.

p007

Great, thanks for the pointers. I will give it a shot before 7am and after 5pm.