Choosing Your Tuna Fishing Lure

The color of your lure is important when fishing forlarger lure in with your smaller ones. The bubbles
tuna. Some anglers will tell you that when the fish areattract the fish. Some boat operators will even pump
in a feeding frenzy the color is irrelevant. Butair into the sea to create the disturbance.
regardless of the activity in the water, the color ofThe professionals call a bubble trail a smoke trail which
your lure can mean more fish or bigger fish.is pretty amazing seeing it's contained within the sea.
A silver lure is recommended for bright and sunnyWe have already discussed the colors of lures and it
days. Silver is also highly visible so that in clear almostmight be interesting to know exactly what the
pristine water, a silver lure has a greater chance ofprofessionals favor.
being seen by fish even quite a distance away.When chasing smaller tuna, the experts use any type
You should use a gold lure when the skies are darkerof 6 inch lure and have found these colors to bring the
and/or when the water is not clear. Gold stands outbest results:
better in murky water and the sparkle of the color of• red and white
gold is more likely to lure your fish.• blue and silver and
The depth at which the fish are swimming is important.• green and yellow
A lure may work really well to a depth of say twoWhen chasing bigger tuna like the Yellow fin tuna,
meters [6 feet] but once the fish are deeper, it maylarger lures - 8 - 10 inches - are used and darker colors
mean you should change the color of your lure. Don'thave brought much success. Colors like blue, black and
be afraid to make notes. List the color of your lure, thepurple with sometimes pink being popular.
depth of your lure, the weather, the water and yourThe main rule favored by the professionals is one
results.which can apply to all anglers. If the lure you are using
You cannot run a lure at too fast a speed becauseis not alluring to the fish, change your lure. The best
the tuna are fast if not very fast. You should knowrules in fishing always include the belief that you create
that some fish have been clocked at speeds youryour own luck and don't be afraid to try something
boat could never approach.different.
Larger lures create a bubble trail so always mix a