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Old 01-17-2017, 10:58 AM   #1
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Bluewater attraction techniques

Of course I use basic flashers and menhaden chum and sardines. I have got a few wahoo but that is only fish I have seen. I am not complaining but that was when they were really running and it wasn't uncommon to see one. I haven't got anything else to come in on us. Any suggestions for things like kingfish, dolphin, etc.? Live chum pilchards? Certain kind of chum? Certain flasher? Lmk
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Old 01-17-2017, 01:58 PM   #2
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I try using it all! There are some days that in my waters the hanging flasher Hypnotizes fish, some others they don't care and go straight for throw flashers, some other they stay as long as there is food, but the most important part for me is to be in the right place! Changes of current, pinnacles, changes of depth, etc.
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Old 01-17-2017, 02:37 PM   #3
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Re: Bluewater attraction techniques

A good location is the best attractant there is. If you're just jumping in wherever, you can dump all the flashers and chum in the water you want and while you might find something, it's not going to be all that productive.

Figure out where fish naturally congregate and why, whether it's a drop off, sea mount, or a deep wreck, whatever it is, there's likely an area that tends to hold fish better than others. Then work to enhance that with your flashers, and chum. Live pilchards will ball up under the boat and can be a very effective attractant.

If you're offshore then your best bet is looking for what already exists, debris, weedlines, rips, etc. that are likely to already hold fish then work them. Cut bait is good here as there will often already be a lot of small live bait hanging under them.
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Old 01-17-2017, 08:14 PM   #4
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When you put out cut bait, do you have issues with sharks?
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Old 01-18-2017, 08:05 PM   #5
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When you put out cut bait, do you have issues with sharks?
We use 50lb flats of frozen sardines. One tip, chop them up while they're frozen at home with a big kitchen knife rather than trying to do it on the boat. Keep them frozen and in chunks until like 20 minutes before you're ready to use then add a little sea water to thaw them out. Doing it like this you won't get a lot of blood and the chunks will stay solid and sink at a uniform rate.

If you're chunking something like fresh bonito with a lot of blood then I think sharks are going to be more of a problem. Same goes if you're using old mushy chunks that have bled out.

Another tip is sometimes just the action of catching or spearing one of the small jacks on a weed line or patch of debris will bring a lot of stuff up to investigate what's going on, especially mahi.
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Old 01-25-2017, 12:45 AM   #6
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great advice I always thought chum attracted sharks
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