This type of fishery has exploded here in New England and Cape Cod over the past five years. Each tuna fishing season gets better and better, especially here on Cape Cod. It is common in one day of tuna fishing to catch tuna from 20 lb class all the way to 200+ lb class fish and all sizes in between. It is absolutely incredible!
There is nothing like trying to set your spread out in the morning and not being able to get all your rods out because you keep hooking up on these tenacious little Blue Fin Tuna. We fish 20, 30, and 50 Class Penn International series reels on custom fishing rods. These rods are custom built for us according to our specifications for stand up fishing and we always have our 70 and 80 Class Penn International VSW reels on our custom made rods waiting in case we run into bigger fish.
Trolling is the method that we commonly use while fishing for school Blue Fin Tuna. We employ a lot of different baits; squid rigs, green machines, and other hard plastic and rubber lures. Trolled behind birds, these work very well also. We also have two spinning rods set up for short casting at breaking fish around the boat. I cannot recall how many times we have been fighting fish and have had Blue Fins breaking and chasing bait all around us. So grab some friends, family, or business associates and come on a Cape Cod charter fishing trip for this great fishery with Merlin Sportfishing of Harwich Port, Cape Cod. We promise to make your arms burn!
This type of fishery has exploded here in New England and Cape Cod over the past five years. Each tuna fishing season gets better and better, especially here on Cape Cod. It is common in one day of tuna fishing to catch tuna from 20 lb class all the way to 200+ lb class fish and all sizes in between. It is absolutely incredible!
