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4308 days ago :: Rank: (11811) :: Categories: Species, Saltwater, Tuna
The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from its Hawaiian name ʻahi although the name ʻahi in Hawaiian also refers to the c
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4308 days ago :: Rank: (11602) :: Categories: Species, Saltwater, Tuna
Blackfin tuna is the smallest tuna species in the Thunnus genus, generally growing to a maximum of 100 centimetres (39 in) in length and weighing 21 kg (46 lbs). Blackfin have oval shaped bodies, black backs with a slight yellow on the finlets, and
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4757 days ago :: Rank: (9851) :: Categories: Fishing, Hotspots, Ledges and Rocks
The Rock Pile, is probably the most famous fishing spot off Hatteras and South of The Point. A ridge of rocky structure in 180 feet of water that runs from the Southwest to the Northeast is frequently the area that many fish are caught. Billfish ar
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3916 days ago :: Rank: (6920) :: Categories: Species, Saltwater, Bait, Tuna
The little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus) is the most common tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. It is found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; in the western Atlantic, it ranges from Brazil to the New England stat
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3891 days ago :: Rank: (5977) :: Categories: Reports, Reports
I had the opportunity to fish with Captain Jim on the Gaffer 40 miles offshore from Beaufort Inlet on Tuesday. The goal was to catch triggerfish. On our first drop in 130' of water, we caught several.  We hadn't been fishing too long, w
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3283 days ago :: Rank: (5519) :: Categories: Fishing, Hotspots, Ledges and Rocks
This is a good place for bottom fishing as well as trolling for billfish blackfin and yellowfin tuna.
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3959 days ago :: Rank: (4821) :: Categories: Fishing, Hotspots, Ledges and Rocks
The 230 Rocks off Hatteras are composed of ledges and rocks and usually a break is in the area. This is a good area to work and troll north toward 280 rocks. Lots of tuna, including Yellowfin are caught in this area.
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4039 days ago :: Rank: (3326) :: Categories: Lures, Jigging
Trophy Series: This series of proven winners from 2012 are back again for 2013. Made for casting retrieve and for jigging at different depths. This series has been so successful, that it is also made for the Tuna Fisherman. 3.5 oz 5″ len
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3646 days ago :: Rank: (3164) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
The good news this week is the first Blue Marlin of the year was hooked. The bad news is the Bluefin have pushed North after the warm front has moved through. However, the offshore fleet has been catching a few gaffer dolphin and  lots of
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3659 days ago :: Rank: (2896) :: Categories: Reports, Reports
The fleet reported good catches of Blackfin Tuna today with a couple of them over 20#s. There were also reports of False Albacore. One of the inshore boats caught nice slot sized Red Drum.  A commercial boat brought in 9,900#s of spi
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2566 days ago :: Rank: (2453) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
The talk of the town has certainly been about Kenny Koci from Wasabi catching more Bluefin Tuna. He definitely has them figured out. He brought back another one this week, But, the more interesting catch was another Swordfish, proving that
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2675 days ago :: Rank: (2433) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
We started the day a little offshore of Bad Bottoms. Most of the fleet was piled up close to the Northeastern wreck. We stayed out of the chaos and tried to find the warm water as an eddy was moving to the South, confusing us a bit. It took a while
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2960 days ago :: Rank: (2427) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
Fin Again Out of Teach's Lair caught 3 more Bluefin Tuna on a commercial trip, bringing the total to 5 a couple of days ago. Last I heard the main school was North of Tuna Hole, so most likely they made a long trip up there. (picture from Teach&#
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2648 days ago :: Rank: (2402) :: Categories: Lures, Casting, Spoons, Jigging, Trolling
Drone Baits, designed and tested in the early 1900's, are the original saltwater spoons. Due to their impressive fishing record, Drone Baits are one of the most copied lures in existence. But in spite of this copying, there is no other lure with
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3777 days ago :: Rank: (2368) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
On Friday we fished offshore Hatteras and caught a nice Wahoo out past Rock Pile in 300' of water. We found a nice temp break that went from 67 on one side to 70 on the other. The water color was a dark green and blue green on the break. The grass
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3413 days ago :: Rank: (2365) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
We commercial fished the new moon today and had better luck. Most of the bite were a little North of Smell Wreck. With the exception of about an hour, we had steady bites all day. As usual, pink skirts and fatbacks or ballyhoo strips seemed to wor
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2895 days ago :: Rank: (2324) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
The Hatteras fleet had great catches of Blackfin Tuna today with many citations. There were also several Yellowfin Tuna that were caught in the 230 to 280 Rocks area. For those who have been waiting for the gaffers to show up, they are here! Several
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2741 days ago :: Rank: (2293) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
 On Friday (9/23/2016) we rode on Country Girl out of Pirate's Cove Marina in Manteo for Drew's bachelor party. We caught Yellowfin, Blackfin. Skipjack. and False Albacore Tuna. We caught and released 8 or 9 sharks and lost many tu
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3257 days ago :: Rank: (2270) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
On Saturday, we went towards Monitor Buoy and 230 Rocks. We tried high speed trolling without success. We found a nice temperature change and started setting out the lines. We got the shotgun, longs, and had just set out the shorts, when the blue a
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3685 days ago :: Rank: (2260) :: Categories: Fishing, Reports
Fished Saturday. Had a hard time finding the break. Went out to 230 Rocks and went toward Diamond Shoals Tower. Had a hard time finding any break, but ran into scattered grass in 68 degree water in about 140' of water about a mile from Diam
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