Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish

Fishmagician · August 29, 2006, 01:03:17 CET

When we find them coming and going we'll set up in the area where we've seen them and start a chunk line (chum line). We use small chunks of cut mackerel or sardines. We feed it out slowly, as we do not want to feed the fish but get them to compete for feeding up the chum line. It mite take a while but it work. I'll be fishing a small (3-6 inch) mackerel or sardine in the chunking line, it's fly lined as we call it, just a hook and the bait swiming with the boat we let out 30 -50 feet of line. When they eat their way up the chum line to your boat, then you chum just a little more, ad chunk to your hook and let it sink naturally...hold on!

Best regards,
Capt.Mike Fisher
www.FishMagicianTackle.com

Simon G · August 31, 2006, 22:39:40 CET

good tip i will try it out
one of the most sucessful methods i found is to always keep one hooked in the water as the others tend to follow so once you have caught an other one you bring up the first one you caught and so on sometimes you can land quite a few one after an other my record is 174 dorado

gottie · September 19, 2006, 11:35:00 CET

What did you do with all those then? did you sell them ?

Simon G · September 23, 2006, 17:31:13 CET

no just give them to friends and family

givella · October 03, 2006, 19:17:19 CET

Hi Simon,
Am I right in saying that to adopt your method of fishing Dorado the trolling speed should not be more than 4 knots?
Cheers

fin · July 17, 2007, 14:25:55 CET

Hi givella,

Yes you are correct, the recommended speed to troll around here for dorado, is anywhere from 3 - 5 knots. Anything less might not look so appealing and anything faster might just look to much of a waste of energy!

FIN

Simon G · July 18, 2007, 18:39:57 CET

a handy tip when you go trooling around the cimi have a good spinning rod handy and cast out towards the cima and reel in as fast as you can if the lampuki are there they will come out and chase. if you hook one you can troll it behind you and the others will follow

ciappinu · July 18, 2007, 23:24:59 CET

Actually while going around a cima, you can even go slower than 3 knots. Depends on the kind of lure you have. If they are hungry, they bit anything that moves.

fin · February 11, 2008, 13:42:27 CET

thats quite true... sometimes you may even go off gear just as u pass the fad... and sure if hungry no stopping them biting...

FIN