Trolling For Wahoo

Wahoo--- what a colorful name for a fish. The first hook up to one of these incredibly fast and beautiful fish you understand how they got their name. They will at times put on amazing and spectacular aerial attack demonstrations of leaping then plunging on your bait or jig then peeling line at blistering speeds, these razor toothed predators are truly one of the most amazing game fish that a deep sea fisherman will encounter. Trolling is the most productive way of catching these amazing fish. The plugs used for this are large such as the Braid Marauder. Resembling   large crank baits without a lip and in an assortment of colors many of these are very colorful such as orange, black/purple, orange/black and normal baitfish colors. The most important part of trolling these large plugs for Wahoo is to have them swim strait. When properly tuned these plugs wobble continuously and draw strikes not only from Wahoo but yellowfin tuna.  To keep the hooks where they belong, most prefer single hooks that dangle from ball bearing swivels. Wahoo attack both bait and lures full speed in an attempt to cut it in half. Be sure to troll with a tight line and heavy drag to allow the plug to slip past the teeth and set the hook into the jaw.