We run a split of Yo-Zuri Bonitas in purple/black and orange/black on the corners short and Ilander Heavy-Weights in black/red, black/purple and blue/white with ballyhoo long on the outriggers.
If you’re like us, you’re game to throw a line after just about anything that swims. The lures are rigged with 6 feet of 480-pound steel cable. 4.7 out of 5 stars 8.
Color options include black-purple, blue-pink, and green-yellow. This can happen when fighting a nice fish and wreck the excitement really quickly.This leader pack includes four 20-foot 400-pound mono-shock leaders. Adding a clip like the one on this rig prevents that.
Mylar color options include red-black, green, blue thunder, and pink-silver. It is rigged with 5 feet of 90 lb coated wire and a size 8/0 hook. Wahoo make several hard fast runs but then get tired and can be reeled in much easier. When you see your rod tip take a sudden dip, then spring back up, let the reel go into freespool, allowing the bait to sink for a few seconds. The dark colors like black, red or purple work particularly well on wahoo.
!” may be the sound that comes out of your mouth when landing one of these beauties, Wahoo truly is the popular name for Acanthocybium Solandri. Wahoo are good fighters when caught on medium to light tackle. These shock leaders are a good idea when trolling for wahoo with braided line. The snap swivel is a Billfisher 320-pound ball bearing snap swivel.When wahoo fishing the inline weight should be rigged with wire on both sides because wahoo and barracuda sometimes bite the weight. It can be fished the same way at speeds up to 15 knots. The Best Ballyhoo Rigging Method for Offshore Trolling. Three size options are available. Other popular spots include deepwater oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico in the winter-time.
The running depth is 15-30 feet at speeds up to 13 knots. It includes two Rum Cay Candy lures, two San Sal Candy lures, four 24 ounce trolling weights, and four 20 foot shock leaders that are 300-pound strength. One of the most popular colors for the Ilander skirt is blue-and-white, although many anglers also prefer dark color combinations like black-and-red, black-and-purple or black-and-blue for wahoo fishing. Wahoo are generally scattered about and not in large schools. It comes with a ballyhoo bait spring and a chin weight around 3/8 ounce.The ballyhoo can be secured with a bait spring, rubberband, or rigging wire. WEST COAST YELLOWTAIL, YELLOWFIN, AND BLUEFIN FISHING REPORT
When fishing for wahoo in transit one or two poles can be quickly set out. To rig ballyhoo, the hook is placed in near the gill and out the underside of the bait like normal. The lure should be underwater more of the time then it is above the water.To get the rigs below the surface heavy-weights are used with lures close to the boat and lighter weights are used with lures further back. The recommended trolling speed is 8-12 knots. Just stagger two 24 ounce lures way behind the boat and troll 14-18 knots and you should have success if there are wahoo in the area.In the photo is a wahoo that just landed in the boat. "Bigger isn't necessarily better," McCune says. It’s also important to use cable around the sinker, since they’ll sometimes hit the sinker. It hit a skirted ballyhoo run with no wire leader. They’ve got a lot of fight.They are also fantastic jumpers. You’ll find them along a ledge with current coming over it, which pushes water up and compresses bait in the water column. Enter time on the water and evolution. This lure can take some abuse and still runs straight even after catching lots of fish.
A stainless steel plate runs through the lure for extra strength. Color options include black chrome, blue anodized, blue iridescent, green anodized, pink chrome, purple anodized, purple chrome, purple iridescent, red anodized, and teal anodized. My experience with lip plugs is that they work great for a few fish but then become difficult to run properly because the lure gets bent or the rigging gets bent and the rig stops running straight. If you’re in a for a throwdown challenge, get yourself on the slate against the wahoo. The double-hook ballyhoo and Ilander combination can also be used with a heavy trolling weight and monofilament shock leader. For wahoo, I would recommend adding the wire or cable. It is nice to have two people for this process, one person to leader and the other can gaff the fish.Wahoo can swim up to 60 miles per hour.
This is very similar to the 32-ounce cowbell style lure that has been used for years. Rig large ballyhoo behind colorful rubber skirts, and they’ll go on the attack, though that could get expensive pretty quickly. It can also be placed on a planer or downrigger.
These can be found on eBay for about $70 each unrigged. I know you can generally troll a little faster naked, but I'm wondering if it will make much of a difference. This lure comes unrigged. Captain Ron Schatman, winner of a dozen major Bahamas wahoo tournaments over five years agrees. Start by removing the scales from the top of the bait and making an initial cut to the backbone, then carefully run the hooks into the bait.
, the premier wahoo fisheries exist in San Salvador and Cat Island, Bahamas, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and Northeast Florida. Thanks, Daniel I was wondering what the pros and cons to trolling with Ballyhoo vs. trolling naked lures were?