I leave on a 2.5 day offshore trip on Friday out of San Diego aboard the Tomahawk and we'll targeting YFT, BFT and yellowtail. I spent a couple hours today rigging up some flat fall jigs with 250/300# leaders, heavy duty swivels, chaff protection and extra stout hooks! Here's hoping preparation equals success....and tuna!
Catchem up!
what day are you back? we have dinner at miguel's on monday night and depart tuesday morning.
They look great!
I don't know but I thought the lure is limited to 2 hooks...
Mexican rules? US rules?
I don't know.
Them split rings are your weak point. I'd get welded rings on there or double them up.
Quote from: alantani on October 02, 2018, 03:25:37 AM
what day are you back? we have dinner at miguel's on monday night and depart tuesday morning.
We're scheduled to get back to the dock at 6/8 am...... What time you getting to SD?
Quote from: David Hall on October 02, 2018, 04:00:58 AM
Them split rings are your weak point. I'd get welded rings on there or double them up.
The split rings are Owner Hyperwire rated to around 300#......they are super strong.....
I'm gonna check them out. Thanks for that Steve.
Quote from: pjstevko on October 02, 2018, 04:10:17 AM
Quote from: alantani on October 02, 2018, 03:25:37 AM
what day are you back? we have dinner at miguel's on monday night and depart tuesday morning.
We're scheduled to get back to the dock at 6/8 am...... What time you getting to SD?
at least by 3pm on monday.
I'd crimp the leader to the welded ring, not to the jig. No split ring between the rod and the hook.
I'm not a split ring fan but the Owner rings are what all split rings should be. I still would not tie mono to any split ring but the way these are rigged will work well.
Have a fun and productive trip and I hope we can meet up on the dock or at dinner.
Quote from: swill88 on October 02, 2018, 03:33:01 AM
They look great!
I don't know but I thought the lure is limited to 2 hooks...
Mexican rules? US rules?
I don't know.
From what I understand the 2 hook max is in place for ground fish (rockfish/lingcod) only not pelagic species....If I'm mistaken someone please correct me...
2 hooks is for rockfish, etc, in California waters.
Good luck!
Mike
no problem with this configuration for tuna.
Quote from: Keta on October 02, 2018, 01:40:58 PM
I'm not a split ring fan but the Owner rings are what all split rings should be. I still would not tie mono to any split ring but the way these are rigged will work well.
Have a fun and productive trip and I hope we can meet up on the dock or at dinner.
Unfortunately I won't be able to meet up with you guys for dinner as I will have to head directly home after arriving back at the dock. We are doing some prescribed burning at work starting Tuesday so i'll need to get home to get ready for that....
:(
Next time.
Hope you hang one of those mutant bluefin, you're on the right boat and you're loaded for bear. Also the elusive yellowtail, if you're at SCI you should have a shot a them.
ok everyone's got me all worried now so I'll be replacing all the assist hooks and rigging them directly to some solid rings....
What size Owner Monster assist hooks for 250g flat falls????
What brand and size solid rings?????
thanks for the assistance!!!
I would leave them like you have them, the Owner split rings are tough.
Good luck brother....Bill