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Old 05-26-2011, 09:05 AM
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Default Re: Albacore/Longfin Tuna?

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Originally Posted by Chico
I have read that the longfin show up later in the season, after the yellowfin. If this is true, about when do they usually start showing up?? Last year I had my first yellowfin in the first week or Oct. If I remember right, it was within a week or two, that they started catching the longfin as well. I have a mahi/tuna trip in mid sept, and am looking for another date that might give me a shot at longfin as well.
I agree with what Sea Bear said .They seem to like the cooler water better . The end of Sep. first week of Oct. can offer up the best of all worlds when fishing offshore . You can catch them mixed in with the YFT's or by themselves on the colder current breaks .
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