05 / SALT / OPEN WATER
Tuna, wahoo, AJ, grouper. Trolling-grade twitchbaits, big iron, the wire-leader life. Heavy tackle, heavier hooks, no apologies.
NOMAD DESIGN
Trolling-grade twitchbait. Tuna think it's lunch. Wahoo think it's personal.
RAPALA
Hi-speed troller. 9-12 knots, swims true, catches wahoo whether or not it's allowed to.
YO-ZURI
The bullet-shaped trolling bait that built half the dolphin-fish photo walls in South Florida.
HALCO
Australian-built rough-water popper. Bluefish, tuna, anything mean at the surface.
DAIWA
Center-balanced speed jig from Daiwa's premium saltwater line. Fast drop, erratic flutter on the fall, and the kind of finish that tuna track from fifty feet in the water column.
YOTO
Six skirted trolling heads for twenty-three bucks. Tuna, mahi, wahoo, marlin — the spread is covered in one box. The colors and head shapes cover the three situations that matter: blue water, weed line, and overcast.
OFFSHORE ANGLER
Pre-rigged squid skirt with a stainless hook you can throw behind the boat and forget about until something violent happens. The simplest offshore trolling setup that actually produces.
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