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schools, you’ll actually be able to start Now the unfortunate fact of the matter
identifying the different species by the is, not only do predators come in
way they are feeding. Sometimes they chasing the bait schools, but predators
will make it easy for you by jumping of the predators also like to try their
completely out of the water, a trade luck on an easy meal. What this means
mark of some of the tuna species. But for anglers, is that at times there can be
other times, all you will see is a few some pretty heavy competition for who
sprays of bait or a seething mess of ZDQWV \RXU KRRNHG À VK PRUH WKH WD[
white water. Now if action is what your man or you! Unfortunately, over the
after it doesn’t really matter, just get years, sharks, particularly in the bay
your lure in there and hope something areas, have learnt to follow the schools
eats it, but if you’re chasing a feed of and the sounds of outboards because
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then learning these subtle differences with an easy feed once a hook up
will save you time and allow you to occurs. It can get so bad in some area’s
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more frustrating than having to chase pretty quickly end up quite a few lures
down endless mack tuna when all you down. The even worse news is, at this
want is a feed of spotties. A good pair stage there is no defence against the
of polarised sunglasses will very much men in grey suits. Your only hope is
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A rat king joins in the action, this guy was
chasing frog mouthed pilchards around

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