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Albacore Trolling Tips:
Albacore fishing is a bit different than normal tuna fishing. Albacore normally travel in large schools and they can be very particular about what they eat. Fishing from a still or anchored boat is not the ticket for catching albacore. They are a very active fish and move around a lot, so trolling is the preferred fishing method.
The normal boat speed for Albacore trolling is 6-10 mph. When it comes to choosing the type of lure to troll I recommend action oriented lures, like the Ballyhood Lip Ripper or Tuna “P’nut’’ are the ticket. A lure that is 3’’ to 4’’ overall length is almost exactly the size of the bait these fish prefer!
 The key to great albacore lures is ‘’action oriented”. The best lures dig, jump, pop and look just like live bait skipping across the water. Our Albacore lures are attention getters! They have a concave head that causes the sporadic movement that attracts the really big fish. Most lures have to be placed very correctly behind the boat. But the great thing with the Lip Ripper and the Tuna ‘P’nut is it makes no difference where they are placed behind the boat. You can’t take the action out of these lures, like you can do with some other lures. Especially lures with a bullet shaped head. A simple trick is to cut open the first Albacore you catch and check out the size and also the color of the bait inside.
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