How to catch WAHOO high speed trolling Basics & tactics
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- In this short seminar, I go over in detail how to catch WAHOO high speed trolling. A prized catch when offshore fishing, charter fishing or sport fishing. The advice and tips in this video have been gathered through years of experience, and are shared to help you catch more fish. I go over this modern technique designed for targeting these elusive predators and show you how to make your own custom high speed trolling lure. I include advice on when and where to target them. I also go over when to target them, being the time of year , or the time of day.
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Tight lines & good vibes.
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Reel - Penn International 30TW
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Rod - 66" bent handle Coastal Fishing Rod
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Line - 50 lb test Ande clear monofilament
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Reel - Penn International 30
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rod - Choas 7' trolling outfit custom
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Line - 30lb Momoi smoke blue Nylon Mono
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Ilander Trolling lures
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Yo-Zuri Bonita
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Rapala Magnum X-rap
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This is the best CZcams video that I saw about wahoo fishing. He takes his time and goes into a lot of detail about all aspects, including the equipment, how to make the lures, how to troll and how to target wahoo. Among all the videos. I’ve watched this is by far the best and I thank you for the information.
Man, I have owned a boat for 20 years. I have been a bass fisherman for 35 years. I just moved to south Texas and bought a off shore fishing boat. This video is full of so much useful information. Thank you for this.
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. You're gonna have a boat load of fun trolling for wahoo out there in TX. One of the most vicious strikes. Thanks again for your support of the channel, I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Good luck with your new boat. Tight lines & take care ;)
Me and couple my friends have been trying some of these techniques to try to get a whoo. We troll some of the Reef and around rigs from Galveston to free port.
All your videos are more seminars than short videos!
Thanks.
Thanks a boat load for watching and leaving the most excellent feedback. I truly appreciate the compliment. Always great to hear from you. I love sharing exactly what I'm doing and how I go about doing it, especially when I'm out fishing... When I created the channel, that was my intent, to teach, not just talk s**t and show myself catching fish. I want to thank you for a great year and wish you the best for the upcoming one. Tight lines & take care ;)
This is why I love this channel..... great info and teaching. Way to go Heath!
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I really appreciate the compliment. Always a pleasure to hear from you. I want to thank you for the great past year and wish you the best for the upcoming one. Tight lines & take care ;)
I caught a bunch of these on a fishing charter from cancun when I was 12 or 13. They are really fun to catch.
Had I been older I would have been asking all these questions, anyway, nice video sir
My favorite fishing 🎣 channel 👆🏾
Love your energy, and this was a great video. Getting my first boat in a couple of weeks looking forward to my first trolling adventure.
Thanks a million for watching and sharing your enthusiasm for being able to get out and start your fishing journeys. Hope you get out there and slay them. Thanks again for taking out time to stop by and chat with me I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
You Rock Dude Thank You for the excellent instructions 😎
Thanks for the advice... love from fiji
Thx for info to the point and no nonsense ! Learned a bunch.
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly am sincerely appreciate it and your support for channel. Sharing info and keeping it simple and down to earth so that everyone can understand and try and get out and have some fun is what I love to do and what I strive for. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Fantastic job covering this species!!! I’ve been doing more fishing than catching lately with the Hoo!!! But putting in the time. Stay well brother.
Thanks a boat load for watching and sharing. Most wahoo fishing makes for good practice. Unless you head to the Bahamas, Cat Kay, then it's more like catching. 100% correct, put in that work and it'll pay off. This past year, they were relentless in February. We'll see what happens. My grandmother, who lives in Key Largo, says there is a hot Hoo bite down there, so I'm hopeful. Always truly great to hear from you, and I want to thank you for a great year and best wishes for the upcoming one. Tight lines & take care ;)
I caught one with some tuna a few years ago. Weighing in at 73 Pounds. It’s been my biggest fish so far Heath.
Thanks a million for watching and sharing. That's a big wahoo. Some food for everyone and then some, definitely. Wahoo are elusive, it's a great year if you catch even one. Sincerely and truly appreciate you watching several episodes. Look forward to hearing from you and sharing in your adventures. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Your the best. Thanks for the info 💯
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I really Appreciate the compliment. Always a pleasure to hear from you and I truly appreciate your support for the channel. I want to thank you for a great year and wish you the best for the incoming one. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)
Great video thanks!!! We appreciate you
Thanks a million for watching. While I was filming, I was thinking about your request for wahoo info. What's funny is I cut out at least another 30 minutes of info.. probably have to do another seminar, based on other tactics for targeting them, but this way cuts out all other bycatch. Always a true pleasure to hear from you, and I really appreciate your support for the channel. I want to thank for a great year and wish you the best for the upcoming one. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)
Really great content Heath. Knowing how to rig and fish these locally is new to us so we appreciate and hope to apply the knowledge soon. We fished Spanish river /Yamato reef today and thought we saw you dragging some lines so hopefully you had success!
Tight lines and happy holidays!
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. Pretty sure that was me you saw, my boat's name is "CRABCAKE"... I was in that area. San Remo reef. Great fishing there. I got a late start, so I was just out having some fun with my son, but still a fun day on the water. Did a little research and development. What's funny is I cut out at least another 30 minutes of info.. probably have to do another seminar, based on other tactics for targeting them, but this way cuts out all other bycatch. Always a true pleasure to hear from you, and I really appreciate your support for the channel. I want to thank for a great year and wish you the best for the upcoming one. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Hey Heath its that time of year again...wahoo!
Its early December and fishing off bocas been slow. Have you been out locally lately with any success? Ive been dragging the big Nomads but going to try your recommended lures in this video. Hope all is well and Happy Holidays to you and your family!
@@aquaman461 haven't been out locally in a while. Been going out of Key Largo. Don't be shy about pulling a planer for them also. Not getting out much... Gotta get my wife's car back together.
I congratulate you for such a wonderful video on how to fish the wahoo
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and your support pretty channel. Glad to hear you found a video informative and entertaining. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for the knowledge
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some excellent feedback. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Great info!!!
Hi John, Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. Always great to hear from you. I want to thank you for the great past year and wish the best for the upcoming one. Tight lines & take care ;)
Nice video and info capt
Thanks a boat load for watching and leaving some great feedback. Always great to hear from you and I truly appreciate your support for the channel. I want to thank you for a great year and wish you the best for the incoming one. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)
Great info. I hate high speed trolling. I will take them as bycatch in my spread. Ilander and a large double hook Ballyhoo on the shotgun and a Rapala XRap 40 for a deep bait. Only use mono/flouro and haven’t been cut off yet. High speed you definitely need the cable like you said. Tight lines.
Thanks a million for watching and sharing. It's funny you mention your spread and the bycatch, which is very common to get the bite with. Sounds very similar to my standard spread. I use a #6 planner and a strip bait lure tipped with a bonito strip and up on top I'll have out a blue & white Ilander with double hooked ballyhoo, 60 to 80 pound mono leader, no wire. Stealth is key to getting the bite. For high speed, the cable is a must your are right. Great to hear from you and I appreciate your support for the channel. Best wishes for the new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
Great vid. Thanks.
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. Glad you enjoyed the show. Truly insincerely appreciate your support for the channel. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Captain Heath thank you for the tutorials, I want to follow your tips but I got crossed up on some advice you gave. On your Jan 13, "How to troll a planer", you were emphatic about zig zagging while trolling in that episode, in this episode you advised straight line trolling because it is less time consuming covering ground. Can you expand on the difference? Your enthusiasm and energy is appreciated, tight lines.
Thanks a million for watching and asking an important question. You are correct. Let me explain. These are two entirely different tactics of fishing. While planer trolling is slower, making s-shaped curves up and down the reef line make sense, because the slower speed allows your line to straighten out behind the boat and follow your path more easily. At high speeds, the line curvature can't keep up with the speed of the turns... So, planer trolling you're not not trying to cover a wide range of distance, your trying to cover more range in depth to find the fish. High speed trolling, you are covering, both distance and depth, just in a straight line. What I do, is I start at something like 185 feet head in a straight line up the reef for several miles, then I'll change depth, go to about 200 - 225 then head back down the reef, then I'll change again 250 - 275... I'll repeat this process until I find the fish or I run out of time... If I've completed the pattern once or twice and no hits, I'll move past the end point of the run and start the process over. This is how you cover a large area systematically when high speed trolling. Hope this explains it a little more clearly for you. Always great to hear from you and I truly appreciate your support for the channel. Best wishes for the new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
Good Work thanks
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Última aula do ano. Espero no próximo venha cheio de boas aulas
Obrigado por assistir. É sempre um prazer ouvir de você. Agradeço todo o seu apoio. Os melhores desejos para o ano Novo.
O show só vai ficar melhor
You are such a pro. Everything you said and I tried after I saw your videos I can only describe it as a success. I'm glad to tuned in to your channel. If you ever decide to come to Greece I will give you a good deal to stay in my hotel. The name of my Island in Greece is Astypalaia. Google it and if you like it be my guest.
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some fantastic feedback. I also, sincerely appreciate the invite. I would love to visit Greece. If I'm ever travelling that way, I'll be sure to look you up. Glad to hear the info is helping you out. A truly humbling compliment. Can't thank you enough for your support of the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing My Deat friend I'm only speaking the truth about you. I can't wait to see you in Astypalaia Greece and I guarantee you that when your vacations are done you will feel that you have a family in Greece that waiting to see you and your beautiful family again. Hopefully see you soon
Greetings my dear from a Venezuelan living in Lima Perú
Greetings back to you from Boca Raton Florida 😃
Hi Heath, That's some heavy tackle for those Wahoo. I guess they can really bite hard. That looks like the cable for shark fishing. I hope you catch some this season. Take care and good luck, Mickey
Hi Mickey, thanks for watching. 100% correct. It's the same cable for sharks. I'm not much of a shark angler, but if there's someone who thinks they're super tough, I'll hook them into something like an 8 or 9 bull, tiger or hammerhead and all of the sudden they aren't so tough. The wahoo have been scarce so far, but the bite should be turning on towards February, we'll see. I always get excited with anticipation when I'm out high speed trolling, there's nothing like a high speed strike... It seems endless. Hope all is well with you & your family. Stay warm. Best wishes for the incoming new year. Take care ;)
Hi Heath, We're all good. Hope you all have a great new year. Thanks, Mickey
Nice wahoo lesson , read my mind I wanna hook up on one
Hi Kenny, Hi speed wahoo strikes are some of the most awesome hook ups. That line zings out at like 60 mph. Plus, it always catches you off guard and makes you jump out of your seat. It's a violent strike. Never gets old. I go wahoo fishing in March, other than that, if I catch them, it's incidental. Thanks again for watching and supporting the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
Hi Heath, this is Mauricio(new subscriber), I was in the boat today with Capt. Alex.
Hi Mauricio, great to meet you and thanks a million for supporting the channel with a sub. Alex is a great all around person, father, and fisherman. You picked the right fishing partner. Hopefully, one day, we'll all get to be on the same boat and do some slaying. Wishing you the best for the upcoming new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing yes, I know Alex for many years he is a great person. I’m new to boating just got a 23’ cat double f115, for sure I’ll learn a lot on your channel, I liked the way you explain everything in details.
Happy new year, great fishing 2021
Thank You
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly appreciate hearing from you and your support for the channel. Want to thank you for the great year, and best wishes for the upcoming year. Tight lines & take care ;)
Excellent Video again. What weight inline sinker did you use? At 14-18knots, trolling 200ft how deep will that get the lure below the surface?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. My inline sinker is 3 lb or 48 oz. When you're doing 14 to 18 knots that keeps you just below the surface about 1 to 2 ft. You're not looking to go down 20 or 30 ft in the water column. You want the wahoo to come up from behind up on top and attack the bait from the tail which is what this type of predator does that's why the hooks are always hanging out the backside of it. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of your channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
Heath - Great Video! Where do you normally get your trolling skirts like the one used in this video? Thanks!
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I get my trolling squids from a local tackle shop called Ray's Offshore Tackle. Or you can find them online. They are made by a company called Boone... I think the website is boone.com you have to look up what they call trolling octopus. Hope this helps. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Good
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What shock leader (besides the wire) do you use when trolling the plugs? Could I use a wind on leader as shock leader?
Thank you very much for all your valuable info
Thanks a million for watching and asking some great questions. When it comes to high speed trolling you have choices. If you're concerned about the resiliency of your line you can use between an 80 lb test and 150 lb test of wine on liter that's just fine. However if you have 50 lb test as your main line that's more than suitable for attaching a lure like a Bonita with cable on it and going straight to your main line. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Tight lines ;)
Awesome vid. What about drag. How tight do you recommend? Thanks
Every reel is different. I usually set the drag when I'm up and running. You want it to be just tight enough to not creep out, yet not so tight that you yank the hook out of the fishes mouth. It's really a feel thing. Once you get dialed in, it becomes like second nature
Heath I'm new to this and never caught a hoo but my question is why do you use a 270# steel leader with only 50# mono on the reel ?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. The 50 lb mono on my reel actually has a quite large diameter, some other folks use 80, which I think is overkill. 50 is tough enough to take the pressure of the strike, yet pliable enough to provide the shock absorbance needed to allow the line to stretch so the line won't snap at the connecting point to the swivel which holds the cable. 270 lb cable is needed because wahoo have a ferocious strike, the cable prevents a cut off. the 2 offset pound tests are irrelevant. I have fished wahoo for many years, and this is the smartest combo I have come up with. Hope this helps. Best wishes for the new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
My big lip lure wouldn’t go deep - it stayed at or near surface - help?
Hi Heath, I think I’ll try the Yozuri Bonita lure. Can I just troll it as is or do I need to use the trolling weight? Thanks again. I’ll be living in the Philippines soon and I know there are Wahoo there.
No weight needed. Use about 4 feet of 270 lb test multi-strand cable as a leader
One question if you say best wahoo time is during the full moon phase 3days before and after is this for day trolling and dont they feed all night during the big moon
Yes they do feed, but the moon pulling the water, making it flow stronger, kicks in the wahoo's primal instinct to feed on opportunity.
What size spinning reals where you using in this video. I’m thinking about using a size 6500 penn for wahoo but not sure if it’s too small. Is it okay?
6500 is good but be ready for a fight... Too much pressure can be bad... Wahoo on spinners is always a life changing experience
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing thanks !
I've question. With the yo zuri Bonita does the cable connects also to a ball bearing snap swi el on the main line?
Yes... you need a 300 lb test ball bearing swivel on your mainline
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing thank you so much. I'll be trying this in texas.
Great. Are there wahoo in the Gulf outside Tampa Bay? Or would I be wasting my time trolling that region for wahoo?
They are out there, definitely not a waste of time. Good luck. Hunting hoo's is a game of patience
Have you pulled any of the Nomad plugs?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Yes I have some nomads. My favorite one is the DTX 220 LRS it looks like a little false albacore. Trolls great in between 6 and 16 knots. The finish line is pretty good too also it doesn't get torn up as easily as the yozuri Bonita. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly appreciate it. Hope this helps. Tight lines & take care ;)
How do you know that you’ve gotten your line out the correct length and the lure is at the right depth?
They way I go about calculating line is if I'm doing about 5mph I'm letting out about 10ft per second. The depth is pre-calculated by the manufacturers of the diving plugs or planer. Make sure to use braid as your main line so diving plugs troll properly. Use 25 to 50 feet of 100 lb test leader.
They did want me today 🤣🤣
Hi Alex. That boat look sweet out on the water. Yep, they were not biting, actually, nothing was. LOL. Tight lines ;)
Which color Yo zuri Bonita works best?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Personally, I find 2 color combos that work good are the one I showed which is the purple & red, or they sell a dolphin colored one... Everything eats dolphin. Hope this helps. Best wishes for the new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks much and all the best to you also
Mono over braid for trolling ?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Yes for me personally, especially when high speed trolling mono instead of braid. Mono stretches and has shock absorbency and helps set the hook Braid doesn't give and can't pull hooks, even with a good shock chord. I typically only use braid for trolling when I'm pulling a planer. Hope this helps. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Are there any wahoo in the Gulf of Mexico. We fish off Sanibel and wouldn’t have a clue! Please help!
Yes I’ve seen a ton that are currently being caught out of Louisiana right now
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Yes Wahoo are definitely in the Gulf... If you're out of Sanibel, you'll have to make a good run to get into water deep enough for them but they are there. Texas, off Galveston is apparently a hots spot now. A little info, wahoo are found around the world... I chat with folks from Pakistan, Australia, Hawaii, and several other places, all of which hold wahoo. Wahoo fishing originated in Hawaii, where European explorers were mapping out Hawaii they were discovered these fish were plentiful and made a great food commodity off the island of Oahu, hence the name wahoo. Hope this helps. Wishing you a happy & healthy new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks a million for watching and sharing the info. I truly appreciate it. Best wishes for the incoming new year. Tight lines & take care ;)
Text book explaination .. thanks
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. Always great to hear from you and I truly appreciate your support for the channel. Best wishes for the new year. Thanks again for everything. Tight lines & take care ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing realy smart way to fishing for hoo .. i hope to catching one .. 👍