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Title: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: Fishmagician on 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
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: Simon G on 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
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: gottie on September 19, 2006, 11:35:00 CET
What did you do with all those then? did you sell them ?
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: Simon G on September 23, 2006, 17:31:13 CET
no just give them to friends and family
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: givella on 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
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: fin on 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
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: Simon G on 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  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: ciappinu on 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.
Title: Re: Tactics for the Dorado - Dolphin fish
Post by: fin on 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