Rapala X-Rap Magnum 15 - Blue Sardine

I'm glad to share my experience with you. I use the lures to fish. Bluefish is a
tropical fish, but it can be found in the Adriatic Sea for some years now. It's a
fish that acts in banks and attacks "forrage fish" - the Italian name for some type
of sardines that can be found at 20 cm - 1 m depth and reach up to 8 cm.
First you need a boat, about 6 miles. If the boat is bigger, it tends to be heavier
and more difficult to maneuver it for this type of fishing. I recommend an open
boat, this giving you an easy access everywhere around the boat.

The technique is pretty easy but still interesting in the same time. I have
discovered it, or better said invented, as I like to think, about one week ago,
while fishing with some friends. When the Bluefish is hunting, it is attacking from
down to up, this making the forrage fish jump out of the water as they try to
escape, and the water around this looks like boiling. Sometimes you can even see the
bluefish jumping after their pray. They also hunt gray mullets and cuttlefish. You
just have to identify their hunting area and the best way to do this is to search
the sea. After you found this area, you start to launch the lures.
I want to mention that the "Trolling" Technique doesn't really work, but the
"Spinning" technique is a winner. And as the banks move very fast, you have to be
able to find your way on the boat and to move as quickly as they do in order to
launch the baits in every direction. To cover a bigger area, I use a 30-50 gr weight
(lead) besides the lures.
After you managed to capture this fish (let me say that this will be a great
adventure, it's kind of a battle cause they fight a lot) you have to watch again
where they feed. The bluefish stays in an area as long as there is pray. It will
always follow its pray, so you have to do the same thing.
Anyway, you will find them in about the same place, usually at half a mile from the
original place.
If you practice "catch and release", it's better to use special hooks as not to harm
the fish.
The interesting thing I've discovered is that the experienced fishermen use this
technique while fishing tuna fish, when the tuna is attacking mackerel. They launch
the artificial bait in the middle of the bank, making it look like a scared
mackerel. I can't wait for the spring to come to experience this technique with tuna
fish as well.