San Diego Offshore Bluefin Tuna | CRAZY BITE | Slow Pitch Jigging | Best Tuna Jig
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2022
- San Diego Offshore Bluefin Tuna | CRAZY BITE | Slow Pitch Jigging | Best Tuna Jig
We booked this trip a year in advance with no expectations except hoping to drop a jig and learn about the Bluefin fishery out of San Diego California. In this video we walk you through one of premier tackle shops for the area (Fisherman’s Landing Tackle) We show the bluefin tuna catch from the day prior and then head offshore fishing. We brought only slow pitch jigging gear and a ton of JohnnyJigs slow pitch jigs only. The results were amazing. Each of us limited out on the first evening of the trip and couldn’t have been more pleased with not only our catches, but also how our jigging gear preformed. We squeezed our way up to the wheel house to chat Capt. Aliyar and get a idea of how he is targeting bluefin tuna. Finally we head out to Fisherman’s Processing to show how we got our Bluefin tuna back to South Florida.
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Hell yeah, great video Johhny! Did not look calm out there hahah!
Thanks Victor...Definitely rough.
@@JohnnyJigsTV 🤯 two YT legends 🤙
I can’t believe they are keeping the tuna head? The collars itself are awesome eats and the cheek meat are delicacy!
The swim baits are used for our calico bass fishery! Saltwater bass with a very big appetite. Stoked you guys got to fish the west coast👌🏾🔥
Nico... also caught a lot of Albies on the slide with these plastics back in the day.
It helps to have a $30,000 Furuno searchlight sonar. Some people think they are great fishermen, but the reality is they have a great captain who brought them to the fish. If you put the same fisherman on his own boat, most would not be able to find the fish.
Dude you have no idea about the west coast fishery at all do you lol 😂your knowledge is limited isn’t it
@@taylorfallen4322 Not sure what you are talking about. Last I checked, most of those guys on cattle boats rely on the captain to take them to fish. Sure, there are private boaters, but I'm not talking about them. I go fishing almost every week in the West Coast in Southern California during the warmer season. I own two boats and I have many people I know who has their own boat. Yeah, I know nothing about west coast fishing.
@@ahndeuxis it fair to say at least that finding the fish is easier on a cattle but landing might be easier on a private due to less tangles?
of course the captain is huge to catch fish
Different regions are so interesting. San Diego basically started hollow core loop to loop splices and topshotting mono on top of braid to facilitate stand up fishing with smaller tackle. So they were way ahead of the curve there, but arguably behind the curve on technical jigging like slow pitch.
You boys did WELL !!!!!
Bet your eyes are more open
than ever…. Very glad for a good
trip in ALL regards for you.
FISH ON,
So awesome seeing your guys out in our fishery!!
Hello Johnny, Thanks a bunch for bringing your show to California. I always learn new techniques from your channel and for sure you guys are going to pickup a lot more fans and customers. Great job. 🔥🚒🔥
Great episode! Excited to see you guys checking out our fishery!
So fun watching this over and over. So glad you’re bringing the SPJ for tuna ti the west coast 👏👏👏👏
Great video Johnny! One of those trips is on my bucket list! That was crazy cool! Jig On!
Awesome!! So cool that you guys got to do that trip.
so confused when i recognized everything.... glad you had fun on my coast!
I've waited so long for this video to come, glad you got some good bluefin on slow pitch! Can't wait to see more SoCal content, if ever again.
I'm definitely coming back next year.
That’s some serious fishing 🎣 ❤
I’ve been ordering jigs and gear from y’all for the past few years and I’m happy you guys got to hang some of our Socal bluefin on the slow pitch gear. I hope you guys have an opportunity to experience a wide open yellowtail bite on fast pitch at the Coronados. 🤙🏾
Johnny your humbleness and generosity is your greatest asset. Jig On!
Thank you Ken. Jig on!
Awesome, incredible documentary. You guys are extremely humble, and the appreciation you show for everyone is sincere. Battling the fish is only half the battle on those boats where tangles and cut-offs are a problem when the bit is on.
Thanks Rhino..
What an epic trip, Thanks for sharing
So glad you guys did this always thought about bringing the slow pitch jigging west side and you guys proved the efficacy of the technique. Great job boys!
Thanks Ryneal..
This video really hit home for me. I grew up fishing in S. Florida. But now live and fish in San Diego. Great job with this video!
Thanks Patrick
Awesome to see you come out to the west coast, I've been using some of your slow pitch and micro jigs out here for a bit now! One thing I'll say though is having used slow pitch gear out here a bit, you are lucky not to have hooked into a monster on slow pitch gear at night. It is really easy to get way outclassed at night because even in a school of 40lb fish you might randomly hook up on a 100+ and that can get rough on slow pitch.
Love the video! I have always wanted to see a traditional slow pitching on our BFT from your perspective. Like some already commented, please come back around June to August for our cow tuna jigging mayhem (Angrier and heavier BFT ranging from 100 to 300 LBS). Fisherman's Landing Tackle is a very traditional socal shop with focus more on those swimbaits for calico bass and surface iron for yeallowtail (amberjack). You should definitely try the traditional socal surface iron targeting yellowtail. I am sure everyone here is waiting for someone to document surface iron technique in other states like Florida. BTW, can't wait to try your jigs. Tight lines!
WOW!... Way to go fella's, quite the battle royal.
So sik… glad y’all had a blast here in SD 💯🙏🤙
Freaking awesome video guys, what an adventure. Thanks!
Thanks Steve O
Daang! Epic video! Put the wood to em and it was nautical af haha those plastics are really fun to fish and catch everything! Captain Aliyar is the best of the best.
Y’all that was epic. The team work was on point. And best of all you ain’t afraid of no Tuna.🤣That was awesome
🤣🤣Thanks Dan
Awesome video! The Supreme is my home boat, glad you guys had an awesome trip. Aliyar and the crew are top notch. Would love to see rod/reel breakdown for this trip. Looking to order a slow pitch combo 👍
Excellent video....very informative!
Best episode ever.
The Katy Perry Colt Sniper 100 gram is the BEST bluefin lure for slide fishing. Cast it out let it sink and rip it back! The soft swimbaits work for everything! Mostly used for rockfish and calico bass fishing but I have caught yellowail, tuna, grouper snapper, and dorado on them.
Excellent jig for sure
The soft lure are used mostly for spotties (spotted bay bass), halibut, sand bass, etc. Mostly inshore just for fun fish. You just stick them on a jig head and cast away.
You forgot about calico bass
You are definitely right about teamwork I fished on the boats in New Jersey for Bluefish I had to do the same thing with those fish.
I really enjoyed watching the video. You have gained a new subscriber.
Solid video of how things are done in SoCal! The plastic swimbaits are primarily used for calico/sand/bay bass with (Warbaits) lead heads. Hopefully next year you guys can book later in the year (may-Oct) and have a shot on the bigger grade bft jigging!
Great video guys. Very informative and interesting to see how they do it on the west coast.
As a new slowpitch angler and new fan to Johnny jigs, love you guys came out to socal. Your long Beach CA fan base 🤙
Thank you Sifa...It means alot to us that we have people in CA
Bucket List 4 sure....awesome video!!!!!
Awesome video n great tutorial on jigging! I really appreciate the info on jigging
Jigging method,reasoning n equipment,n then to see it happen as you put ur example in action n get bit! Really col man,thanks for ur effort n tight lines👍🎣😎
Watching from UK! Tight lines!
Now that's a bloody deck!
Great video, I live in Las Vegas and have fished out of San Diego for the last 40 years and this was top quality. You guys should come back out and do another video next year.
John...Thank you and I really hope to do it again
Welcome to So Cal brother,glad you enjoyed your time fishing out here!!🤙🤙
Thank you Sergio..Best trip ever..
@@JohnnyJigsTV come back soon bro,the season is just starting!! Gonna get nuts here pretty soon..❤️🤙
Thanks for your help great video..
Great help for some one from Utah
I'm booked for 16 days in Dec. can't wait !
Awesome....
Great video Johnny, glad to see you kill em on the jigging outfit here in my hometown . Hopefully it will catch on here in California soon especially fishing for tuna and yellowtail.
Thanks Jim...We are hoping too..Tight Lines
Living the dream!🤙
Definitely
Hey guys been watching your channel for a while. It's about time you guys experience our waters. I hit my first BFT last year during the day, 130lb of pure angry fish! You guys gotta link up with the Northern California guys slow-pitching monster Ling Cod and rockfish next 🤙
Sounds like fun...
Hi John jigs we use those soft plastic swim baits in order to catch calico bass sand bass halibut and even your occasional yellowtail just change up various jig heads with different hook sizes👌😁🎣🙏🏿🍀
Glad you got Mr. Poole in the video. he built that boat you were on.
Who was Mr. Poole?? We had no idea the man that built the boat was there or we would have paid our respects 😔
Beautiful trip. Thank you for the video. Now you have me wondering what gear I need to jig for the jumbos outa Oregon Inlet NC this winter or do I even wanna try. Blackfins enjoyed your jigs last weekend. Stay jiggin my friend
Soft lures might be for Fluke, another great video guys!!!! Way to get after it!!!
good video guys ! looks like fun.
Thank you!!
Telling you, in three more weeks they'll be right off the coast of San Diego. Tanner Bank and Cortes Bank will be BLOWING UP!!! Need to come back to hit the Yellowtail at San Clemente or the Coronado's.
Well well well John I'm pretty sure you told me in the past "I don't like/need 2spd reels" lol looks like 2spd was key. Good job guys class act channel! June is weeks away can't wait to fish.
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What really differentiates the SoCal fishery is the access to live bait! When was the last time you were on a boat with bait tanks like that? Aliyar and the PS has been killing it this year! The slow pitch jigging thing is starting to catch on out here too. My last 3 day there was a father/son who only fished jigs and did as well as anyone.
Excellent content buddy 🤙🏾
Thank you!!!
Hey Johnny, I just watch your Dan Diego tuna fishing, and just know you are from S. Florida. I am from Boca Raton Florida, I am San Diego Tuna fishing every year in Independent ship. 2023 will be on 4 days August 1st.
I went into your store yesterday and got some torpedo jigs and lost a wahoo on one my first time using them. You guys really make jigs that get bit.
Dang wahoo's...Thanks for coming by to see us. I was out fishing but maybe I'll catch you next time....Johnny
Those plastics you are referring to are used for a variety of fish around structure and kelp. I’d have to say they are used the most for Calico Bass and maybe even Halibut although don’t be surprised if you see a Yellowtail or even White Sea bass bust on them.I use them around the islands, kelp beds and rock area’s especially around breaking surf zones. Calico bass fishing in SoCal is lots of fun on lite/medium gear too.
Btw great content here.👍🏻 I recently went out on the Pacific Queen and Sea Adventure 80 for my first BFT trip 2023, it was also my first time jigging like this. I think back to 20 years ago how many times we missed opportunities on night bites for these BFT that we only fished with live bait or surface jigs.
Hey Johnny I heard y’all coming back next May, any spots open?🙋🏼♂️
Great video. Just ordered some of your Tuna Tamers🤙🏼🤙🏼
Awesome Thank you
wreckd em man, so sick !
The swim baits here in Acapulco-México I used them whith a jighed for snooks!🔥
damn you guys got on the right boat. due to covid i missed the 2020 season an had two trips missed last year. so i was behind the curve for knife jigs and am pretty sure i bought some jigs from you when i was looking for knife jigs. i am sure if you make annual trips you will bring something new to us socal fihing techniques. the folks are using 80-100 since there are some mixed 130 -265( caught 2 days ago.)
The plastic are mainly for Calico bass fishing. Also sand bass and spotted bay bass. But truthfully you can throw them at anything. I like all white ones for dorado on kelp paddies that are reluctant to bait. For some reason they’ll eat a white bait as you troll away from the kelp paddy. Drop back a purple and black on jig strikes used to produce pretty good too.
Looks like a helluva trip.The night bite was epic and I am pretty sure if that boat will have a few more customers soon from south Florida.
Thanks Janos...No doubt us SPJiggers will travel. Especially for action like that
@@JohnnyJigsTV absolutely.
the soft plastics are primarily used for short range boats. you use a matching jig head and use them to fish primarily bass in the kelp or on sandy bottoms for sand bass. also used on dropper loops for bottom fish
they work great on halibut, white seabass, calicos, sand bass, bay bass, rockfish, lingcod, and even black seabass
Love it
Awesome video man! Nice start to finish process. I’m in Central Ca and making down for BF Tuna is definitely on my list soon. Great info.
Thanks Bryan
@@JohnnyJigsTV maybe the only other thing I would have liked to see is a cost break down. Minus stuff like your plane tickets, hotel, gear and passport. But cost for the boat trip, galley bill, tips and fish processing costs.
Rodger that..
WOW
Very good video and excellent job editing.
You should come back and do it again.
God bless you always
Thank you very much!
Getting everyone with mono topshots helps limit those buzz off incidents! Hope yall come out this summer!!!!
Those viejos swimbaits or soft lures are great for our saltwater bass . For example like our calico bass or sandbass even our spotted bay bass. Those are classic to Southern California fishing
Thanks Izzy...
Welcome to SoCal Johnny🤙🏼🤙🏼show em how effective Slow Pitch technique can be🎣💪🏼especially with them Johnny Jigs!!
YES!!! Thank you Mike. Definitely effective 👌
MC swimbaits are for calico bass! You can use them for bottom critters but we have an excellent saltwater bass fishery here. You should come back out and fish our inshore scene!
We use those plastic swim baits to fish for calico bass, spotted bay bass, and sand bass.
We use it for basically any type of fishing. From light tackle bay bass all the way to Tuna on the slide. Man super glad you guys came down so SD! You had my Buddy Ray (tying that talica) on your RUclips! Tightlines
Thanks Albert...We had a absolute blast 🙌 and met some Great anglers along the way.
The plastics are used for Calico bass Spotted bay bass Sand Bass, Halibut, and you can use them for Rockfish as well but there manly used for those 3 species of bass.
love to see some east coast guys get humbled by these pacific BFT always been jealous of the east coast fisheries. Good fishing man keep it up
New subscriber here! And now I’m hooked on SPJ! Gone down a few rabbit holes abs now I want a dedicated setup for the west coast
So many questions about tackle specifically for the west coast
We are working on a video for gear...Soon
Last time ( couple of years ago) I was in that very shop. I bought some of the 4" 5" plastic swim baits. Out at the kelp paddies I caught a couple different types of bass and a couple of barracuda. I live in northern Utah. Trying to figure the best way to gear up for more west coast fishing.
Super Awesome
Thanks
We see those Valiant SPJ reels! 🤙
in a reverse scenario where the large bluefin tuna bites the bottom hooks and takes a run away from you that top hook is gonna hook his pec fin. Then your point at which your pulling on the fish changes from the mouth to the middle of the body. it can be the difference of landing a 150+ pounder in 15m vs 2 hours because you can never turn his head. For the smaller fish it doesent really matter but for the larger grade fish at night most captains are advising you remove the top hook and use 2 assist hooks only on the bottom for this reason.
I find a longer rod is better when jigging off these socal boats. It helps to maneuver and keep your line from rubbing the hull.. The heavier line is definitely a challenge to stay vertical. Looking forward to your analysis on what you learned and what you would have done differently.
Soft lures used in San Diego for bay fishing. Also local kelp fishing Calico bass etc
We use the soft plastics for calico bass, yellowtail, halibut, and even white seabass
Rock fish calico bass and sand bass that type of stuff shoot even yellow tail for all those plastics. Great video guys can’t wait to stop by the shop when I get into town…
What up Brian...Thanks man
Those Soft plastics are called sin bates, and we use them for calico and other saltwater bass fishing mainly inshore or onshore stuff
I want to go soon🔥. Those plastics are for all the other good shit👍. Lings, WSB, halibut, and other bottom fish👍
I fish lighter line most of the time as well, but on the sport boats it just isn't as practical. Those were more schoolie sized bluefin, but when bigger models are in the mix that 40lb mainline isn't going to cut it. Not so much in the sense that you CAN'T land it, but more in the sense that it is going to take a lot longer and gives the fish more time to break you off or chew through your leader. Also you REALLY don't want to be the guy taking an hour to boat a 50lb fish while the school has moved on and everyone is sitting on the deck watching you.
Hey Brett...Our thoughts were definitely geared towards not being that guy that everyone is waiting for to reel in a fish on light line. It was a interesting balancing act of increasing line strength 💪 and jig weight in order to stay vertical. Love the comment...Thank you and Jig on Johnny..
The plastics are swim baits used with lead heads for bass and other types of bottom fish also. Can target most species with swim baits.
The swim baits work great for Albacore and other tuna. They work good when its windy just let them drag 10 or 15 feet below the surface .
Well done vid
Thank You!
We should do a highlight video from that night bite - we need more Willie Biggz
I’ve been ordering jigs and gear from y’all for the past few years and I happy to see you guys hang some of our bluefin on the jigs. Hopefully y’all will get to experience a wide open yellowtail bite on fast pitch jigs around the Coronados someday. 🤙🏾
Greetings from Maluku, Aru Islands, Indonesia. Greetings, a hobby angler
Way to slay 'em! Just getting into slow pitch and looking at a reel. Do you have any thoughts on the Fathom 15XNLD or the Seigler LGN? Will be using it for tuna on 60# line.
Those saw offs are painful. When the lines get wrapped, back down on your drag and everyone not on a fish should be in controlled freespool while the deckhands sort it out. You'll have a lot more work to do when you're free, but at least you'll still have your fish and jig. Glad you learned not to bring anything less than 65# braid for jigs on your next bluefin trip!
We mostly use the small 3 inch swimbaits for spotted bay bass in the bays
Makes since...They caught my eye and I almost bought some without knowing anything...being the tackle junkie I am🤪
Big hammer plastics swimbaits are for bass. Kelp, sand, and calico. Maybe some Halibut on a jig head.
Thanks RUclips koz..
I really didn’t think I would see you guys land anything with those rod and line setups. Pretty cool to see the Florida gear coming to our side of the country. But ya we don’t fish light braided lines over here. We run heavy lines and then adapt our leaders to what we’re fishing. Even the 10-30lb yellowfin we still run 60lb braid but might only be running 15-25lb leaders. But all my bluefin gear is 80-100lb braid with top shot of 40-80. Good job tho fellas, if you ever want to come up to Oregon and try for lings and halibut. Feel free to get ahold of me.
Thanks Bryce and will do.
The Slow Pitch Jigging style is definitely growing here on the west coast, both for pelagics like bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, and yellowtail, but even more so for bottom fish species like rockfish and lingcod.
Yeah, my buddies were tripping out watching me limit out on Bonito with my little setup the other day 🤣