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Post by aaronf116 on Nov 2, 2019 18:34:18 GMT -5
I've recently heard reports of people catching them at the Piers lately. What would be the best thing to use for them? Would gotchas and spoons work?
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Post by phishead on Nov 2, 2019 19:59:25 GMT -5
I saw a guy catch one using bubble float and spoon and same day I hooked one on spoon with 4oz weight. Both of us were looking for Spanish.
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Post by biggulp on Nov 12, 2019 12:19:20 GMT -5
Recently heard of a Bonita caught on a spoon as well
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Post by flbandit on Nov 12, 2019 15:46:35 GMT -5
On 11/9 I saw a guy fishing near me get one on a spoon under a float. He wasn't able to get it on the bridge as the line broke at the surface.
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Post by justfishin2 on Nov 12, 2019 17:02:45 GMT -5
Myself and the other guys that were targeting these Bonita’s were using live and or dead white bait that we caught with our cast net or sabiki rigs. We were using 6/0 or 7/0 offset hooks on a short leader 50#, cast the white bait to the outside edges of the bait balls. On Thursday we were able to keep the Bonita around by throwing dead bait while we rerigged after catching one. Friday they wanted live bait. Some of them we had to use a pier net or weighted treble hook to land the tuna and other people were able to fling them up on deck like we do mackerel if they had a heavy rod. Between Thursday and Friday I saw at least 20 Bonita caught, I only landed 2 and lost 8 due to faulty gear, the porcelain in my rod tippet was broken and it was cutting my braided line. I lost one on my bobber rig using a spoon, and I saw a guy next to me get one on a sinker rig, seems like what ever you use for the Mack’s would work, but using a short leader and just a hook you were able to reel much closer to the fish and fling it on the deck. Some of the guys had lighter rods and had to use a net or treble to land the fish. Went back yesterday and today but no luck, only saw 2 tuna caught yesterday zero today.   first pic is Thursday’s fish second pic is from Friday |
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Post by tears143 on Nov 12, 2019 20:43:00 GMT -5
You can catch them as you would catch macks...
Easier to just freeline live or dead bait. The line to hook with nothing on it is easier to fight it then a spoon with weight or etc.
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Post by tristan on Nov 13, 2019 18:51:53 GMT -5
Myself and the other guys that were targeting these Bonita’s were using live and or dead white bait that we caught with our cast net or sabiki rigs. We were using 6/0 or 7/0 offset hooks on a short leader 50#, cast the white bait to the outside edges of the bait balls. On Thursday we were able to keep the Bonita around by throwing dead bait while we rerigged after catching one. Friday they wanted live bait. Some of them we had to use a pier net or weighted treble hook to land the tuna and other people were able to fling them up on deck like we do mackerel if they had a heavy rod. Between Thursday and Friday I saw at least 20 Bonita caught, I only landed 2 and lost 8 due to faulty gear, the porcelain in my rod tippet was broken and it was cutting my braided line. I lost one on my bobber rig using a spoon, and I saw a guy next to me get one on a sinker rig, seems like what ever you use for the Mack’s would work, but using a short leader and just a hook you were able to reel much closer to the fish and fling it on the deck. Some of the guys had lighter rods and had to use a net or treble to land the fish. Went back yesterday and today but no luck, only saw 2 tuna caught yesterday zero today. first pic is Thursday’s fish second pic is from Friday You probably know this already, but it's a good idea to have a spare tip in the right size along with a small piece of high-strength hot glue and lighter in your kit. When you find your tip is cracked/chipped (seems they all do eventually), it's a real easy matter to heat the old one, remove and replace.
Just posting in case someone else hadn't thought of that...
Nice fish, btw!!
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Post by blacktip on Nov 13, 2019 20:58:45 GMT -5
Yummy says the snapper and grouper.
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