Tuna leader lengths with splashers

[BC Coast Pilot]

Tuna Leader lengths?
Seems theres lots of opinion on leaders with splashers from 3 ft to 15ft. Particularly with a zuker or feather behind a splasher.
What do you run? and why?

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[Hardy Guy]

6 feet. Works well and not too much line to deal with if hand balming fish. Line is also not laying all over the deck.

 

[CBsqrd]

I rig all mine with a 7’ leader. That seems to be the standard when I was researching it.

You want to keep everything fairly tight to mimic a bait ball. I try to run the gear so each splasher / rabbit is about 7’ - 10’ behind the previous zuker. I usually start the day with a couple without splashers in case the fish are “shy”, and if those are getting hit more then I’ll try opening up the spread and/or dropping a few more splashers.

 

[fishinforever]

4-12 depending on the day. Sucks handlining the last little bit so I like them as short as they’ll take it, but it doesn’t always work out that way

 

[Aces]

Most are 6-8 feet but keep some available with 12 footers for days when they’re spooky

 

[BC Coast Pilot]

Most are 6-8 feet but keep some available with 12 footers for days when they’re spooky

We had that last year, flat calm, got most of em on the Whiskey line with a 12ft leader

 

[Rain City]

We had that last year, flat calm, got most of em on the Whiskey line with a 12ft leader

Show-off

 

[BC Coast Pilot]

Show-off

Outboard envy?

 

[Rain City]

Outboard envy?

Now, more than ever, my friend

 

[adanac]

We had that last year, flat calm, got most of em on the Whiskey line with a 12ft leader

I find that the majority of initial bites come from the lines off the short corners , no more than 25’ from the stern . We usually fish a 7 inch black bart jet or a similar lure on these short corners with no splash birds . The fish then seem to pile on the farther staggered baits with splash birds and zukers or clones 6 - 8’ behind them fished off the outriggers . Usually fish cedar plugs or a larger jethead way back straight down the middle . I have always been partial to the soft skirted splashers rather than the hard orange yozuri.

 

[BC Coast Pilot]

I find that the majority of initial bites come from the lines off the short corners , no more than 25’ from the stern . We usually fish a 7 inch black bart jet or a similar lure on these short corners with no splash birds . The fish then seem to pile on the farther staggered baits with splash birds and zukers or clones 6 - 8’ behind them fished off the outriggers . Usually fish cedar plugs or a larger jethead way back straight down the middle . I have always been partial to the soft skirted splashers rather than the hard orange yozuri.View attachment 102841

Are those Lobo 9 inch?

 

[Nasty017]

Anyone headed out Saturday?
Looking to be leaving from Nootka, returning to Tofino. Channels 6, 8, 10, 68, 88
Call sign: Legasea