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try again.  not a member?   April 24, 2009  5 Can't-Miss
Blackfin Tips  Gulf of Mexico shrimp boats provide hot blackfin
tunaaction each spring.  3. Try Artificials: This is a perfect
situation for jigging, and heavy metal jigs like butterfly jigs
work great. "Use a heavy metal jig, but don't strike the bite on
the way down," Trosset says. "You want to use a jig weighing 2
ounces or more, and get it to the bottom. Then, just jig it up
10 or 15 feet, not all the way up. The shrimpers are usually in
80 to 100 feet of water, and you're more likely to hook a
blackfin if you leave the jig deep."  Another trick involves
large floating plugs like Rapalas or Bombers. "For some reason,
they like orange plugs," Trosset explained. "Throw a 7-inch or
larger plug out to the edge of the school of fish and just let
it sit there; don't move it at all. The tunas will whack the
crap out of it."  Of course, this style of fishing also lends
itself perfectly to fly-