Going after the big boys, the larger school tuna, the big brother that lurks below the “footballs.” Well, the adage, big lures for big fish holds true. Zuker makes both the grass skirts and the feathers in a larger version. They use the head from their very successful straight running ZM1 marlin lure, which is designed for high speed trolling (up to 15 knots). With size and speed going for it, the hits are explosive, targeting larger gamefish, like big TUNA and WAHOO.
I first used the lure in the Mean Joe Green pattern last year on our private boater trip down to Guadalupe Island. The darn thing took our only dorado, and took by far the largest albacore on our trip. The ZTW’s have been a favorite of folks focusing on wahoo, oftem with the grass-skirt option. They’ll nail tuna, bigger tuna, long range style tuna, too. So, if you’re heading out where the big one’s lurk, bring along an assortment of these big league lures. Bump up your hook selection to 8/0 or 9/0 size and you’ll be hooking some trophies. The standard size feather is pictured left above, the big ZTW is on the right. Note the slightly scooped head. The lures run $21.99 each.
