The Tuna Teaser
The “Tuna Teaser” is added to the back side of a “Sputterbird”, usually a big #10 size, to act like a feeding tuna or dorado that has been attracted to the “Sputterbird” action. A newly arriving game fish will immediately become competitive and try to beat this “Tuna Teaser” to the free meal, which will be either a plastic squid dropped from the “Sputterbird” line or a nearby lure or rigged bait pulled to the side and in front of the “Sputterbird” by another trolled rod or two.
Most of this is done by some variation of the Japanese “greensticking” method, a heavy mono line is run from a tall pole (“greenstick") sitting on your deck or flybridge, attached to the big "Sputterbird” running well back from your boat. This “Tuna Teaser” is run about 25 feet behind the “Sputterbird” on a heavy line that anchors the heavy mono so it remains tight and lets the dropper “squid” dance on top of the water. “The “Tuna Teaser” submerges when you run faster than 3 knots, adding to the line drag and “greenstick” tension. The buoyant “Sputterbird” remains on the surface so you can easily track it. This keeps all the heavy mono line out of the water, fooling wary fish (especially tuna). A most realistic teaser with a hinged, wagging tail. Integrated weight balances it correctly to look like a swimming, feeding fish. Use 600-1000 pound rigging line, at least 20 feet behind the Sputterbird. Watch for competitive fish approaching from the side!
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