A tuna that streaked right out from under the boat as though it was hiding behind the prop. It was really a wonderful discovery but since those days very few bluefin schools have come close to Catalina. Casting is very important especially from a sportboat. You need good casting tackle, the kind of reel that doesn t backlash and a light rod that has a slow bend. Stiff graphite rods are difficult to cast with light tackle and many anglers are reverting to fiberglass blanks for this reason.
Private boaters can use light tackle by simply chasing a heavy fish across the ocean.
Probably the key to selecting tackle for a bluefin tuna chase would be first to break your categories of fishing weight class tackle into at least areas defined by the breaking strength of your running line. The latter is the t kind that you deploy when those 100 pounders start boiling around the boat. Heavy Tackle Rod . Hooking the anchovy. Do not pass the hook through to the eye, this will snuff the anchovy immediately and you want a bait that swims as lively as possible.