I get alot of Bmails asking what my spread is....I don't answer every one not becauase I'm hiding but don't have time...gonna post my spread here and you can take what you would like from it....and laugh at what you might think is funny...different spreads work for differnt boats...I just do what I've been taught from my Pops back in Florida and through trial and error fishing around here in the MId-atlantic.....This year almost 95 percent of my fishing lures have been a combination of "GET REEL LURES" (www.getreellure.com) and G&H Lures (www.build-a-lure.com).....they're both local guys and make some great stuff....


First rod I always put out is a combination Boone Bird with either a Green machine or a G&H Chugger behind with Ballyhoo. this goes off my Rocket launchers up top and goes pretty far back.....I've caught quite a few fish off this one when nothing else is happening...it's kinda like the last thing a fish sees when it decides it doesn't like what I've got in my spread...

right and left long rigger get my smallest baits which normally are G&H Sea-witches with mylar strips and meat...I"ve caught Tuna, Wahoo, Marlin and Mahi on these....when Meat fishing I tent to put my lines pretty far back to get them in cleaner water...center consoles generate more prop wash then the big dog sportfisherman....have caught most of my Wahoo and Mahi on the long rigger positions..also that is where the Blue Marlin was hooked on a G&H Sea witch last weekend.

Short riggers get bigger baits, either a Get Reel Conga line, Get reel TCB or occassionaly a islander with one of them having a horse ballyhoo on them. Alot of my Tuna come on the short rigger position...the Get Reel Conga Line is a killer for Tuna and Mahi...my biggest dolphin have come from here....The Short rigger is also where the 72# Citation YFT came on a few weeks ago.

my flat lines are always, always, always Get Reel TIKI-Bars with Shooters behind...these things are awesome in the water and create quite the ruckus. the majority of my Tuna have either been on the Tiki Bars or baits right around the Tiki Bars....these things are great....they're like the Mini-bars that Don makes but with birds a are bigger..

My Short flat lines go right in front of the Tiki bars closest to the boat. this gets a G&H Chugger and also normally a Cedar plug. The Cedar plug gets fished right in the prop wash....caught alot of fish in t his postioin...Tuna, Mahi, BFT, no Wahoo though...they tend to come on the longer lines or Planer for some reason.

I always run a Planer with a Islander or a Spoon using the bridle system on a bent butt rod with a Penn 70VSW reel. Haven't caught alot on the planer but it's always there.

If the conditions are right I"ll run a Tiki-bar down the middle right in the middle of the entire spread....used more as a teaser than anything else.

This is my normal starting spread and I"ll change up as my mood changes during t he day.

The week b4 I go fishing I spend at least two days prior going down to the fishing center and Fishermans' wharf and see what's happening. I try and talk to the Captains to see what's happening out there. Keith on Mega Bite has been very helpful this year and will gladly share information with you. We keep in touch on the radio when we're both out there..These are the guys that do this every day and can tell you what's happening with the fish and the water...

I also keep an eye on the Water temps and Chloryaphyl shots....I like to fish the edges of Blue/Green water if possible and target these areas when those conditions are out there.....

Keey an eye on the boards also...lots of good intel you can get if you listen and read carefully....

Good luck this weekend guys...I'm gonna be sitting this one out as the next two or three weekends I'll be fishing hard..gotta keep the home front happy !......

Again....I use all G&H and GET REEL LURES from Skinny's kid and Gusman...

www.getreellure.com
www.build-a-lure.com

later...Bob

Bob, That sound's damn good. Just wondered if you would drag the tiki bar, if you were targeting billfish only?......Richard

yes...we had the Tiki bar out last weekend and raised at LEAST 5 whites....Bob

Great Stuff Bob - Thanks!!

great write-up Bob. It definatly seems to be working.. and with my new limited experience fishing with you, you definatly seem to know your s#!%.

thanks Bob stuff like this is what makes this a great site

Thanks bob good way to get an idea of what to put out.

Do not believe it!

This is just a trick before the upcoming Blue Water Classic!

I have fished on the Still Think'n many times and all Bob pulls are 36 oz Mojos down deep and 5 green machines all of his left rigger!

Your not fool'n anyone!

-Mike

Bob,

Good info. Here's my nc tuna spread if anyone cares. Tuna out of OI I like to have alot of withces on the shorts and longs. Also replace my gm's with a b/w bar(big squids) with white widow trailerr wwb. Islander short shotgun and a sea star on the flat line. Other flat gets a split bill naked.

Carson

Don't let Bob fool you, occasionally we sneak out the biggest pink squid spreader bar you have ever seen. Run on the shotgun in place of the bird, it has been known to help tease up 106lb big eyes.

That's kind of interesting Bob. Eric and I were talking a couple of days ago about what we want to drag this weekend and came up with the exact same plan for the flats, with 2 spreader bars fished directly off the rodtips in the rear rodholders and short flats under them off the corners on release clips. Great minds think alike!

Actually everybody I lied...I pull stretch 25's and 30's for my entire spread...and Mojo's on wireline Penn 320GT's....works like a champ !....disregard my previous post...G&H and Get Reel Lures suck big-time...don't buy em....

...Bob

Bob, great post. I always put one stretch in my spread....no joke. It has caught BFT, YFT, mahi, wahoo, and a mako.

Good info Bob. No sea witch's?

I wanted to make a Tiki Bar this week, but PA is all out of Blue birds. So I just made a couple of Mini bars with the bulb squid.

Don

I need some blue and white shooters!!!!!

That sounds like a Great spread for an OB Boat We use 4 teasers a Mr. Bill , A bowling Pin,a Flying Fish daisy chain, and a Renaulski dredge with 19 fish.I also love to use the Mold craft Super Chuggers with a Horse for meat in the short rigger position.