Too cold for TUNA?
Submitted by chilie on Tue, 2011-03-22 16:57
Hi all, I headed out today off Mindarie for a bit of troll for tuna or macky if i was lucky. But for the 1st time in a while, no joy. The water temp was down to 24 deg, so I wondering
what temp does it get down to before its all over? or are they still around and I've just lost my mojo.....
Heres a couple of picks of better days anyway.
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hlokk
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I hear those ones on the left
I hear those ones on the left in the top pic are a bitch to clean. Hehe.
Last year there seemed to be tuna hanging around all last year with schools in the middle of winter which was interesting. Guess it would depend on the species (e.g. blues like it colder). 24deg isnt that cold though?
Rick
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Agree
I agree with hlokk, 24 is still pretty warm and we have caught SBT in water cooler than that. Hoping the weather holds for Sunday will spend plenty of time trolling.
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JohnF
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Yeah, we got SBTs middle of
Yeah, we got SBTs middle of winter last year. Water temps would have been pretty low.
I too have yet to open the metro Mac account despite 3 attempts. 4th one this Friday..........
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chilie
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Yep I thought SBT would be
Yep I thought SBT would be around in cooler water, Being down in S.A and all but I wasn't sure if the juveniles that we have out here needed warm water like mackys?
Damn elusive mackys...
Tim77
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southern blues
The blues have been in the metro waters all year round for the last two years and the stripies tend to join them in the warmer water i've found.