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Do you think running the generator while chunking night has a negative impact on the tuna biting?
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I used to think the same thing up untill last year. We were fishing the 100 square...chunking at night with the genny running...Rock cd's at ear bleading volumes, spreaders and 4 underwater lights going...It was basically a rock concert in the canyon! We were bailing tuna like crazy!!! In fact...we got so tired and lazy we didnt even bother hiding hooks in the bait anymore...Just a gammi HD through the back of a butter and HOLD ON!!!
On the flip side, I will mention this:
It was actually the previous trip, we were marking big fish and bait but couldnt get a bite. We even spotted fish running through the lights...NOTHING...Then, we tried turning off the underwater lights...BANG!!! 1,2,3,4 and then a 5th rod goes off. Chaos! An hour later someone put the lights back on and the bite shut off immeadiately.
I know I got a little off topic...sorry. I guess running the genny while drifting or tied up overnight (hours on end) is never a bad idea...we all do it and we've all caught fish.
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On the flip side, I will mention this:
It was actually the previous trip, we were marking big fish and bait but couldnt get a bite. We even spotted fish running through the lights...NOTHING...Then, we tried turning off the underwater lights...BANG!!! 1,2,3,4 and then a 5th rod goes off. Chaos! An hour later someone put the lights back on and the bite shut off immeadiately.
I know I got a little off topic...sorry. I guess running the genny while drifting or tied up overnight (hours on end) is never a bad idea...we all do it and we've all caught fish.
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Don't sweat the genny.
Tuna have to eat consistently every day, 365 days a year or they will die. To think they won't eat chunks until the "chunk bite turns on" is absurd. Find the bait (hence the tuna), chunk & you will catch them.
When boats are chunking in a certain area consistently, the sheer amount of bait being thrown can & will hold fish in that particular area. This is the most likely the reason for the "chunk bite" phenomenon that occurs toward the end of August. Overnight in any of the traditional chuking grounds & you'll see it for yourself. But tuna can & will take bait any time of the year. You just need to find them first...
Tuna have to eat consistently every day, 365 days a year or they will die. To think they won't eat chunks until the "chunk bite turns on" is absurd. Find the bait (hence the tuna), chunk & you will catch them.
When boats are chunking in a certain area consistently, the sheer amount of bait being thrown can & will hold fish in that particular area. This is the most likely the reason for the "chunk bite" phenomenon that occurs toward the end of August. Overnight in any of the traditional chuking grounds & you'll see it for yourself. But tuna can & will take bait any time of the year. You just need to find them first...
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