What lures do wahoo like?

What lures do wahoo like?

OUR TOP 5 BEST WAHOO LURES The Torpedo is perfect for any trolling application for Wahoo. From high speed to standard speeds (with or without leads) the Torpedo is our go-to Wahoo lure in all situations. The Torpedo Lantern is a cost effective wahoo lure pre-rigged on 4′ of 480# stainless cable leader.

What colors do wahoo like?

Luring Wahoo The best lure colours to choose from are black and purple, black and red, blue and white and orange and black. Often black and purple is a very good choice as these colours resemble a squid.

What should I troll for wahoo?

“Troll the spoon on a planer about 50 feet down, around 8 or 9 knots,” McElveen says. He uses 50 feet of 80-pound monofilament between the planer and the spoon. “A snap swivel at the spoon helps keep wahoo from biting off, and also prevents the line from twisting as the spoon spins.”

How do you rig a line for wahoo?

Use about 4 feet of rigging cable. The 275-pound-test stainless-steel cable is a popular and good choice for big wahoo. Thread on a crimp, and connect the hook with an offshore loop (simply a double overhand, then the tag end through the hook eye) before you crimp it. Bring the crimp down over the loose cable end.

How fast should you troll for wahoo?

For wahoo, a lure trolled anywhere from 5 to 15 feet down is far more productive than one trolled at the surface. Subsurface lures and baits trolled rapidly yield more strikes. Although high-speed trolling (upward of 20 knots) is popular for wahoo, many are caught near the 10-knot range.

How deep do you troll for wahoo?

Most will troll for wahoo in the 13-17 knot range, while others will pace around 20. The idea is to zig-zag from roughly 150-foot depth out to 500-feet essentially dragging your baits off the reef like a baitfish being flushed off the bank with the tide.

What tide is best for wahoo?

As Hunt explained, 200 to 400 feet is a good depth for wahoos on a low tide. But on the last of an incoming tide and the first of an outgoing tide, bait is congregated around inlets and gamefish will be where the food is. “You’re getting your flyers, your ballyhoos, and your bonitos are in there chasing them.

What water temperature do wahoo like?

72F to 77F
Wahoo are found in water from 150 feet to 300 feet deep. They are found most often directly over ledges. Wahoo can be found in water with surface temperatures between 70F and 86F, but prefer 72F to 77F.

What makes a good fishing lure?

Soft Baits. In crystal clear water,the right color is the most natural.

Hard Baits. Hard bait colors can come in a huge range of shades and patterns,with many of them being hand painted or patterned.

Jigs. The point of fishing with jigs is to mimic the natural movement of various prey items,so that alone can make the fish bite.

Topwater.

Which fishing lure should I use?

Most good lures are expensive,and some are very expensive!

Many lures are easily snagged on obstacles such as rocks,trees,or strands of water weed.

Lure fishing demands constant motion,such casting and retrieving or trolling from a moving boat.

Many species of fish are much less responsive to lures than they are to bait.

What are the best freshwater fishing lures?

What are the best freshwater lures for fishing the upper 2 feet of the water column? Frogs are one of the best top water lures for bass that there is. You can use them in the thickest of cover to get at those bass that would be inaccessible with any other lure. You can also fish frogs all year long in the Southern parts of the United States.

What lure is best for lake fishing?

– Glow – Balanced presentation – Tempered for crappie fishing – Ideal for ice and open water presentations