Tuna 2024

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Paige said:
All I know is, I will never have a day of fishing like that first Albacore trip with Captain @Nick Clayton, @SilverFly, @Cabezon and Mark in August 2020!

Was absolutely bat shit crazy how fun that day was, 36 fish in the boat by noon!
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That weekend has a permanent place in my memory bank. Not sure I'll ever have a more amazing weekend on the water.

I'll never, ever forget stopping on our way out for a pee break that first day and doing a double take when I heard Mark say "more albacore than Ive ever seen in my life" on the radio.
 
Okay - I need to backup and ask for clarification about attaching line to backing and leader to line. I assumed (right or wrong?) that the bimini twist, nail knot and/or spider hitch was for backing to line but if I read @Matt B' post, he's using a bimini twist loop to conntect the leader to line. Yes: I am a rookie at anything tuna (or big game fish related). Thanks in advance.

Ps. @albula - thanks for suggesting the spider hitch; super simple.
 
Nick Clayton said:
That weekend has a permanent place in my memory bank. Not sure I'll ever have a more amazing weekend on the water.

I'll never, ever forget stopping on our way out for a pee break that first day and doing a double take when I heard Mark say "more albacore than Ive ever seen in my life" on the radio.
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Would love to have heard some of the fleet scuttle butt once the word got out a short crew of bug flickers plugged the boat. Seems like that day was the turning point for fly rods on the tuna grounds.
 
Buzzy said:
Okay - I need to backup and ask for clarification about attaching line to backing and leader to line. I assumed (right or wrong?) that the bimini twist, nail knot and/or spider hitch was for backing to line but if I read @Matt B' post, he's using a bimini twist loop to conntect the leader to line. Yes: I am a rookie at anything tuna (or big game fish related). Thanks in advance.

Ps. @albula - thanks for suggesting the spider hitch; super simple.
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I have used the Bimini for line/backing connection, and that's what I was referring to in my earlier post.

For line to leader, I use factory loop if the line has one, and if not I just nail knot an 18" section of like 40 lb mono with a loop on the end of that.
 
Nick Clayton said:
I have used the Bimini for line/backing connection, and that's what I was referring to in my earlier post.

For line to leader, I use factory loop if the line has one, and if not I just nail knot an 18" section of like 40 lb mono with a loop on the end of that.
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I got my Echo Bravo (10/12) today with the backing strung (30# dacron) and line on the reel. I don't know what knot the seller used on the backing, it looks to me like the backing loop is a spider hitch. The line is a Cortland Billfish 50 Plus and does have a loop. Now I just have to figure out the "leader".

Thanks, Captain Nick.
 
Matt B said:
And the loop to use for that fluoro? I use a Bimini. But you don’t have to. I wouldn’t use a perfection loop.
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I don’t use perfection loops anymore. Bimini twist …..huh! I saw it tied once.


clarkman said:
I wouldn't either....any more... 😬

non-slip loops on both ends for me now.
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I use a non slip loop knot for most of my trout flies. I wonder how many non slip loop knots variations there are? 🤓
 
Buzzy said:
I wonder how many non slip loop knots variations there are? 🤓
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I had no idea there were multiples....I do know that whatever version I tie is one I can tie in my sleep and it holds better than any other loop knot I've ever tied.
 
clarkman said:
I wouldn't either....any more... 😬

non-slip loops on both ends for me now.
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Somebody shared a really neat little compact loop knot on a tuna thread either here or the other site. Was it @SurfnFish ? Anyway, it looked promising! But I forgot what it is. Great story, huh?
 
I’ve never fished for tuna and you wouldn’t want me on the boat because I always get seasick. Been using the perfection loop for steelhead and have never had a knot fail, but I’m going to switch to the non-slip loop.
 
CanoeGuy said:
Why not 40# - have you seen them get line shy? BTW, still mad at you for getting COVID last September. I was really looking forward to meeting you;).
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No need. Normally I use 25# FC, but carry 20# and have used it. Whether leader size was the issue or not those times, I can't really say.
 
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