While researching wahoo fishing I came across this article y High Tide Fishing. Seems spot on. Bill
http://www.hightidesportfishing.com/wahoo-bait-bombs-jigs.html
nice!!!
Interesting Bill, thanks you, cheers Don.
Alan would you say the article is pretty accurate? Bill
Bill thanks for passing this along, it was a good read. Not sure I'll ever get to fish wahoo but at least I learned a little bit just in case
Quote from: Bill B on January 28, 2023, 04:08:08 AMAlan would you say the article is pretty accurate? Bill
well, there are things that are addressed, and some things that are not.
bombs and jigs - i use 80 pound titanium that is crimped. then i will will pull with a scale to 20 pounds to make sure that the crimp doesn't allow the line to slip.
bait - 2/0 j-hooks, 40 pound crimped titanium, pull-tested to 15 pounds.
reels - 50 pound leader minimum, 40 inches per crank minimum, 15 pounds of drag.
rod - 8-9 foot for casting.
concentrate on reeling. when a wahoo hits, you are tempted to set the hook. don't do it. just keep reeling through. concentrate on reeling through. concentrate. titanium is key. crimp everything. i had to make a crimper that would work. pull with a scale to make sure your crimps don't slip. the failure rate will be high, regardless.
Good information, will add it to the knowledge base. Thank you. Bill