Pro Talk — Bluefin Tuna

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Rob Radlof, of Highland, New Jersey, to discuss casting to top water ghost tuna off the coast of New Jersey with the Hogy Pro Tail Paddle. Here's what we learned... Capt. Rob RadlofWebsite: https://watermancharters.com/Instagram: @watermancharters Targeted Species: Bluefin Tuna Location: Capt. Rob Radlof and his crew are located out of Highland, New Jersey where they launch out of to target Bluefin Tuna off the coast of New Jersey. Referred to as “ghosts,” these fish are few and far between in these Atlantic waters, with reports of people seeing them one minute and...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Brian Suschke to discuss trolling for big game tuna with custom skirted ballyhoos. Here's what we learned...  Capt. Brian SuschkeInstagram: @b_suskFacebook: Brian Suschke Targeted Species: Offshore Game Fish (Big Eye, Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna) – This set up and method has also worked for Mahi Mahi, White Marlin and Blue Marlin Location: Ocean City, Maryland Between inshore and offshore tuna fishing, Capt. Brian can run any distance between 15 miles for the inshore bite (bottom contours and lumps inshore) to 70 miles for the offshore bite (canyons). Tides: If one thing...