b"BLUEFIN PREP eyesight and are shy of leaders, so using fluorocarbon really helps.SBT love top water splash and chaos. Where possible use a dredge or spreader bar and teasers for big surface commotion to excite a frenzied strike. Sit a spreader like the Imperium Outfitters squid spreader a couple of metres behind the centre of the boat. We run an Imperium Outfitters Dragoon Chain off each corner, or RippinHoo mirrored stainless steel teasers. You can use inline Hawaiian Malolo Bird Teasers on your closest lures. Set as many lures in your spread as possible while staggering to avoid tangles and set them closer in than you would marlin fishing as SBT come right in close. Utilise your outriggers and fit a second The team at Custom Tacklehalyard halfway up. Run 2 lures off each can service your game gearoutrigger, plus a shotgun. This leaves room after summer to ensure theyto run a teaser off each corner, or a central are battle ready for tuna. dredge, or all 3 if the boat is big enough.They dive deep during the day to feed and often aren't interested in food when they come back up to the surface. So, the best bites times are the change of light early or late in the day.Custom Tackle NZ recommend a quality 37kg game fishing set up such as Alutecnos. The 50W-2S or 80W-2S reels have 2-speeds, and a strong reliable drag. For a 50W reel, spool with at least 700m of Jig Star 100lb Hollowcore, andRigging smaller lures the balance in 37kg Momoi mono, leavingready for SBT season.enough room for a 300lb Momoi wind-on leader. The benefit of an 80W reel is you can fit 1000m of Hollowcore beforeCustom Tackle can help with your adding your mono top shot, giving youlure selection and rigging for SBT.more line for those big runs and ensuring you don't get spooled.When targeting SBT, use smaller lures than you would for marlin fishing, and choose ones that swim well at lower speeds. Use angle faced, cup faced, flat, or barrel lures. Lumo colours work well. Highly recommended lures are Poseidon Borra Borra medium, Poseidon Medusa 9.5, MagBay Lummee, MagBay Mahi Morsel, Imperium Outfitters S3 super smoker, Bonsai Acadama and Bonsai Seki.Depending on the size of the lure, 7/0, 8/0, or 9/0 hooks are recommended, in semi/stiff rigs made with 300lb Momoi Flurocarbon leader. Tuna have excellent 42FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUN 2021"