Author: Ben Secrest

Here on the West Coast we have a technique for casting poppers or surface iron to fish that are either finning, foaming on bait balls, or actively chasing bait on the surface. The key is to cast longer distances to these fish without spooking them with the boat. We do this by using 8 to 9-foot cork taped rod with a 500/600 size reel attached with a reel clamp with 65 to 80# braided line when targeting bigger bluefin tuna, yellowtails, and yellowfin tuna. There are still a few guys that will use the mono because they say the braid…

Rail fishing for Big Game Long-range anglers are not afraid to put the rod on the rail, get down low and use their body weight to fight big fish. The rail becomes the fulcrum point and the rod acts as a lever. Rail Fishing Tips. Rail fishing for Big Game 2 It takes a bit of time to perfect your rail-fishing techniques, but once you get it figured out you’ll see results quickly. You don’t need to be a big dude to catch cows, you just need good form. outside rail This angler is braced in the corner and using the…

Accurate Fishing Products, renowned for its TwinDrag™ reels, has introduced two new models to its popular Boss Valiant series – the BV-400 Single-Speed and the BV2-400 Two-Speed. Both reels offer saltwater anglers unsurpassed smoothness, castability and power for taking on a wide variety of oversized, hard-fighting game fish. Like Accurate’s BV-300 introduced last year, the new BV-400 and BV2-400 reels incorporate technological and design innovations that maximize strength, torque and durability, while minimizing reel size and weight. Both models boast compact yet rugged 6061 T6 aircraft-grade aluminum frames uniquely curved to deliver the structural integrity of reels twice their size,…

Accurate is welcoming 2016 with open arms looking forward to the possibility of another awesome season. This year saw firsts for the west coast with larger blue marlin in excess of 600-pounds, bluefin tuna over 200-pounds, and an abundance of wahoo being caught a stone throws away from the beach. Not to forget the huge schools of bluefin and yellowfin tuna that were caught as close as 5 miles off the beach which introduced a whole new wave of anglers to the sport on both private and head boats. Whats in store for 2016?  By no means have the pelagic…

Even if you failed physics in high school, you can apply some simple principals fishing the rail to your fishing technique that will help you catch larger fish faster — without the use of a harness. The term “potential energy,” is defined as the stored energy in a body or system due to its configuration or position. Think of a spring. When a spring is compressed and let go, it overcompensates to both sides as it unloads its potential energy and restores itself to its original position. Energy cannot be destroyed, and the stored up energy in the spring allows…