Its such a privilege to get to hear Duane talk strategy and some of his secrets, that was by far the most insightful fishing podcast/show ive seen hands down
That was a fantastic discussion, guys. There was a ton of information in there, and everyone on the water should watch it. Two quick questions; 1.) Good point about the wind. What would you say the optimum range would be. 2.) That final point about the knot you guys tie to the hooks? That wasn’t clear for me. Thanks for an awesome show.
Thanks for that! 1) In a perfect world we'd have 8-12 knots of wind to fly the kite, but you can work with a bit less and you can certainly work with more. Especially with the development of light wind kites and the helium balloon of course. 2) Tying a perfection loop to an UNringed circle hook essentially gives a more natural presentation to a live bait. When the bit is finicky, this can make a huge difference in getting a bite or not. It doesn't create as much drag as fishing a ringed hook, and it still gives your live bait the ability the swim as naturally as possible leading to more bites.
Great podcast and discussion! It’s cool you guys shared some of those tips and tricks! Exploring new methods and not being one sided will help the bite. I’ve been there and stuck on a single method or what has worked before but not getting bit! Look forward to the next show. Cheers
In 1987-88 shiners wrapped blue fin that weighed up to 850 lbs just outside bishop Rock Cortez bank I'm 64 now but as a young buck bluefin were commonly caught off rocky point Redondo canyon evensome little peanuts were caught in the harbor from the live bait pier one thing I do know is bluefin tuna have the highest concentration of lead and mercury than any other tuna good luck with that
We should ALL be thanking the Ensenada tuna pen operators towing fish around and running operations "locally" to us... since ~2007 the BFT have been raised in local tuna pens/waters, began spawning in local waters (note: BFT start spawning at ~8 years old and produce 10Million eggs per female: 2007 + 8 years = 2015... the start of the new "100 Year Miracle Cycle"), they are being born in local waters and are now genetically imprinted to local waters at birth, for 2-3 generations now of new BFT offspring. I think these BFT now call SoCal & nearby Mexico waters home. If there is enough bait spawning and cycling to support the bio-mass, the fish will stay. That's my theory at least... And all these fish don't seem to be making the cross Pacific migration to the Sea of Japan to spawn each year, which may prove to show that they are already in their home waters and end up staying permanently going forward... that would be pretty darn cool.
Its such a privilege to get to hear Duane talk strategy and some of his secrets, that was by far the most insightful fishing podcast/show ive seen hands down
Agreed! We love hearing insights from some of the best in the business. Thanks for checking it out!
Great podcast! Can we get an encore but live and with Q&A?
Many thanks legends! Great info
This was great!!!!!
Thanks! Make sure to check out our other episodes too!
Thanks for the info and good luck to you also Eric.
That was a fantastic discussion, guys. There was a ton of information in there, and everyone on the water should watch it. Two quick questions; 1.) Good point about the wind. What would you say the optimum range would be. 2.) That final point about the knot you guys tie to the hooks? That wasn’t clear for me. Thanks for an awesome show.
Thanks for that! 1) In a perfect world we'd have 8-12 knots of wind to fly the kite, but you can work with a bit less and you can certainly work with more. Especially with the development of light wind kites and the helium balloon of course. 2) Tying a perfection loop to an UNringed circle hook essentially gives a more natural presentation to a live bait. When the bit is finicky, this can make a huge difference in getting a bite or not. It doesn't create as much drag as fishing a ringed hook, and it still gives your live bait the ability the swim as naturally as possible leading to more bites.
Great podcast and discussion! It’s cool you guys shared some of those tips and tricks! Exploring new methods and not being one sided will help the bite. I’ve been there and stuck on a single method or what has worked before but not getting bit! Look forward to the next show. Cheers
Thank you! We're excited to keep bringing everybody insightful content...you can also listen to the podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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I want to go catch a 100+ bft take me with you
Can someone explain how to shotgun launch a flying fish please?
In 1987-88 shiners wrapped blue fin that weighed up to 850 lbs just outside bishop Rock Cortez bank I'm 64 now but as a young buck bluefin were commonly caught off rocky point Redondo canyon evensome little peanuts were caught in the harbor from the live bait pier one thing I do know is bluefin tuna have the highest concentration of lead and mercury than any other tuna good luck with that
We should ALL be thanking the Ensenada tuna pen operators towing fish around and running operations "locally" to us... since ~2007 the BFT have been raised in local tuna pens/waters, began spawning in local waters (note: BFT start spawning at ~8 years old and produce 10Million eggs per female: 2007 + 8 years = 2015... the start of the new "100 Year Miracle Cycle"), they are being born in local waters and are now genetically imprinted to local waters at birth, for 2-3 generations now of new BFT offspring. I think these BFT now call SoCal & nearby Mexico waters home. If there is enough bait spawning and cycling to support the bio-mass, the fish will stay.
That's my theory at least...
And all these fish don't seem to be making the cross Pacific migration to the Sea of Japan to spawn each year, which may prove to show that they are already in their home waters and end up staying permanently going forward... that would be pretty darn cool.
Sure hope they decide to stick around!
“Fresh one “
Bit!