I have a list of boats that I highly recommend, from fishing on them over the years. No need to throw your money into the fireplace. Six pack day trip are pretty much a shot in the wind unless the fish are in close. You need to book overnight trip and extended trips to give your captain adequate time to set up. Chunking is most productive now. Trolling is for early in the season and by August's end its all chunking for best results when the fish have settled in for a while.

To get a good slick going to draw the fish in takes a bit of time. Unless you step in luck. Tuna may bite at dusk in the middle of night or at dawn. There is no set time this is the reason short trip is blowing cash and getting nothing more than a Sunday joy ride. If you want that I advise going to the amusement park and saving the cash. Party boats that do overnight trips are economically the best bet for those who do not have the 5 inch money roll. 24 hours for 200 dollars. Fishing on a 32 foot boat in 6 foot seas versus fishing on a 100 foot plus boat in 6 foot seas is day and night. I sleep on the party boats and bounce around in a six pack...not fun. Of course on a six pack their are no crowds and it can be a great time on the right boat, in the right weather conditions.

Tuna fishing is a game of time and placement. I've been doing fishing trips on the Viking in Montauk for many years...and two day trips give Capt. Steve time to make a few moves in case the fish have moved dramatically from where they were the day before. This way he can travel another forty miles, if necessary, which can make a trip or bust it.

The Jamaica in Brielle, New Jersey also has a great record for producing fish and a great ship for unkind seas. There's the Brooklyn in Sheepshead Bay. Where Bobby is a no nonsense Captain who means business and will get you on fish. And the Explorer...who has a long schedule to jump on.