Fishing Tips: Maximizing Your Outrigger | Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks

hi my name is Britt and shock board and

hi my name is Britt and shock board and I’m captain of the dog house one of the

I’m captain of the dog house one of the

I’m captain of the dog house one of the things that’s pretty vital to trolling

things that’s pretty vital to trolling

things that’s pretty vital to trolling to me in order to get a spread to get my

to me in order to get a spread to get my

to me in order to get a spread to get my bait spread out covering as much of the

bait spread out covering as much of the

bait spread out covering as much of the water column as possible is my

water column as possible is my

water column as possible is my outriggers these outriggers that are

outriggers these outriggers that are

outriggers these outriggers that are sticking up right now once we get out to

sticking up right now once we get out to

sticking up right now once we get out to the fishing grounds we lay the riggers

the fishing grounds we lay the riggers

the fishing grounds we lay the riggers down so there’s only as wide as the boat

down so there’s only as wide as the boat

down so there’s only as wide as the boat right now but once you lay them down

right now but once you lay them down

right now but once you lay them down they give you anywhere from 10 to 25

they give you anywhere from 10 to 25

they give you anywhere from 10 to 25 feet of spread on each particular side

feet of spread on each particular side

feet of spread on each particular side of your boat and what ends up happening

of your boat and what ends up happening

of your boat and what ends up happening is you run your bait the line from your

is you run your bait the line from your

is you run your bait the line from your reel up through these clips and then pop

reel up through these clips and then pop

reel up through these clips and then pop the clip in run your clip up while

the clip in run your clip up while

the clip in run your clip up while you’re letting your line out and that’s

you’re letting your line out and that’s

you’re letting your line out and that’s going to give you a spread down either

going to give you a spread down either

going to give you a spread down either side of the boat like I said it might be

side of the boat like I said it might be

side of the boat like I said it might be fairly closed five or six feet you know

fairly closed five or six feet you know

fairly closed five or six feet you know some of the longer clips that we run out

some of the longer clips that we run out

some of the longer clips that we run out you might be fishing fifteen or twenty

you might be fishing fifteen or twenty

you might be fishing fifteen or twenty feet away from the boat so what ends up

feet away from the boat so what ends up

feet away from the boat so what ends up happening is if you have fifteen or

happening is if you have fifteen or

happening is if you have fifteen or twenty feet on this side and you’ve got

twenty feet on this side and you’ve got

twenty feet on this side and you’ve got 15 or 20 feet on this side you’re

15 or 20 feet on this side you’re

15 or 20 feet on this side you’re covering the potential of 30 to 40 feet

covering the potential of 30 to 40 feet

covering the potential of 30 to 40 feet outside the width of the boat and a lot

outside the width of the boat and a lot

outside the width of the boat and a lot of times these fish where they’re in a

of times these fish where they’re in a

of times these fish where they’re in a really tight school one of your

really tight school one of your

really tight school one of your particular baits you might totally miss

particular baits you might totally miss

particular baits you might totally miss them on this side of the boat but debate

them on this side of the boat but debate

them on this side of the boat but debate that is run up an outrigger on this side

that is run up an outrigger on this side

that is run up an outrigger on this side might be the bait that comes right by

might be the bait that comes right by

might be the bait that comes right by that school and that’s where you’re

that school and that’s where you’re

that school and that’s where you’re going to get a bite sometimes if you’re

going to get a bite sometimes if you’re

going to get a bite sometimes if you’re pulling directly over the whole school

pulling directly over the whole school

pulling directly over the whole school you’ll get two or three or four bites at

you’ll get two or three or four bites at

you’ll get two or three or four bites at one time I hope you learned something

one time I hope you learned something

one time I hope you learned something from this fishing tip I hope it brings

from this fishing tip I hope it brings

from this fishing tip I hope it brings you great success out on the water