Re: Tuna Jigs
Some of my favorites include the flat hammered diamond, FCL Labo Sl, RonZ, and metallic sardine. I personally have done my best going with the smaller jigs as light as 120grams on the metal and even smaller on the RonZ (2.5 oz and even 1.25 oz heads). I think matching the profile of the bait the fish are feeding on is important, and also if you don't have a lot of current the small jigs will flutter better. As important as your actual jig is how you present it. At times the fish will respond well to yoyo style up and down jigging where you jerk the rod up and then drop the rod tip and let the jig flutter downward with slack in the line and then repeat. Other times casting the jig out, letting it sink for a few seconds and then reeling in (squidding) is deadly. For this technique try different speeds. Last you can also try a vertical or mechanical jigging presentation. This is easier to do if you have a short rod but can be done on the party boat with longer rods as well. This consists of a turn of the handle and a lift of the rod. Some guys try to do this as quickly as possible, but for tuna I have found a medium or slow speed retrieve works best.
Good luck out there!
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