What rods are you guys using for the Tuna? Hard to know how it would hold up if you didnt hook one but ive heard of a few 12wts getting busted on yellowfins.
Some folks who fish em said you could get away with a 10wt and thats... a lie. The biggest issue is that tuna run down, not out; so it puts a fly rod in the least advantageous position of lifting. We found even a blue water 14wt wasn't really that great. It was more of waiting for the fish to tire, and then hand-cranking them up. Recently, George has tried the "line-lift" with Jack Crevalle, which really seems to work when a fish is sitting under the boat (you point the rod at the fish, and literally lift the whole rig, carefully judging the line strength). So maybe that would work with a 12? Regardless... nothing works for Dan.
What rods are you guys using for the Tuna? Hard to know how it would hold up if you didnt hook one but ive heard of a few 12wts getting busted on yellowfins.
Some folks who fish em said you could get away with a 10wt and thats... a lie. The biggest issue is that tuna run down, not out; so it puts a fly rod in the least advantageous position of lifting.
We found even a blue water 14wt wasn't really that great. It was more of waiting for the fish to tire, and then hand-cranking them up.
Recently, George has tried the "line-lift" with Jack Crevalle, which really seems to work when a fish is sitting under the boat (you point the rod at the fish, and literally lift the whole rig, carefully judging the line strength). So maybe that would work with a 12?
Regardless... nothing works for Dan.
I’ll bet that when you were chasing down those Tuna, you unknowingly had a banana 🍌 on the boat. Nice entertaining vid.
Don't worry-- with Dan? There's no need for a banana. He's cursed straight out the gate!