Learn how to rig a modified split-tail ballyhoo for slow trolling wahoo.
In this short wahoo fishing tutorial, you will learn the exact step-by-step split-tail technique I have used for over 3 years to create an aggressive, natural tail thump that triggers aggressive strikes from wahoo at slow trolling speeds (4 to 7 knots).
Standard ballyhoo often pull stiff and lifeless behind downriggers, trolling leads, and planer boards. Especially when rigged with longer shank hooks or double hooks.
By properly prepping the bait’s spine and cutting a couple clean splits down the tail fin, you unlock a frantic, wide-kicking swimming action that mimics a wounded flying fish or halfbeak.
Whether you run naked ballyhoo, seawitches, or skirts on wire leader with stinger hooks, this slow-trolling rig is essential for your offshore wahoo spread.
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