fishing Long Tail Tuna - Tips & Tricks

[PlasticFantastic]

OK... With the upcoming monthly social events the idea was thrown out there that an article be written up prior to the event that could be made into a FrontPage article for all to see detailing the species for that month and a sort of “How To” on catching them.  This would enable people that are keen on chasing the nominated species an insight on fishing for them and might offer them a few tips or point them in the right direction.



Now first up I’m not necessarily to best qualified nor have I caught the most Long tail Tuna in Moreton Bay but I have chased them in boats and a yaks with success and thought I could write up an article on chasing these speedsters that might help a few other people on the site.  Feel free to add to this anything that has helped you and nothing I put down is given law on catching Longies so please don’t shoot me down for having a go.

 

Longtail Tuna are a member of the Tuna family  (duh!) that extend from the tip of Cape York right down to south of Sydney and are a seasonal fish that start entering Moreton Bay around Easter every year.  The fish usually travel down the coast and the reports from the Hervey Bay are usually a good indicator on how our season will fare here.  Size can vary quite a bit from year to year with some years the average fish are only 8kg, other years the average size could be around 15kg it varies from season to season.  They are a fantastic sports fish that can be taken on a variety of methods and also fare well on the plate especially for those who enjoy Sushimi.  Below I’ll brake it down into different sections and also the main focus will be using plastics as I have no idea about catching them on bait so I'll leave that up to someone else to add if they so desire.

Time of Day and Tides

 

Put simply time of day doesn't really matter a whole lot for Tuna as they are more of a gentleman’s hours fish meaning you don’t have to be up at sparrows fart to catch them, the middle of the day in the bright sun is as good a time as any.  Tide is a different story as in the bay most people looking for Longies will opt to fish an outgoing tide and like most fish “no run means no fun” this applies to Tuna as well as the tide will help them ball the bait up.
 

Locations
 

First things first for Longies there's no spot x they can  turn up anywhere in the bay, right from the top end of Bribie and as far south as near Coochie.  Generally speaking fish in the northern part of the bay will of a bigger average size than those you encounter in the southern half of the bay but the odd bigger models can still turn up anywhere.  Some of the more well know spots for chasing them would be places like The Four Beacons, Mud Island, Curtin Reef, Pearl Channel, The Sand Hills,  Spitfire Channel, Harries, Rainbow Channel, Rous Channel and the waters all around Peel Island.  Also when they're thick in the bay you don’t have to travel far as they can be quite often found within close range of spots like Wello and Cleveland Point so don’t feel you need to travel to the other side of the bay to catch one. 
 

Finding The Fish
 

Birds, birds and birds are your best friend when locating fish also word of mouth on where they're being caught is not to be overlooked because if there's constant reports of fish coming in from north of Peel than chances are if you fish north of Peel for long enough you'll find them.  Longies can vary in the size of the school from solo fish through to bigger schools of thirty or more generally speaking they don’t hang in as large a schools as say Mac Tuna.  When driving around the bay keep a constant eye out for birds and try and see what they're seeing, if there's 50 birds diving in one spot with a lot of commotion going on chances are there's some Tuna there, but it's not always that obvious with sometimes a single bird being the only giveaway to the location of the fish.  Keep an eye on any bird that is constantly dipping in one spot if he flutters to maintain position in one spot chances are there's something below him whether it be the bait the bird is after or the Tuna you're after.  Also Tuna tend to chase the bait fish up onto the edges of sandbanks throughout the bay especially in the areas north of Peel up towards Harries, so if you do find them fire a cast there direction and see what happens.  Another thing to remember when trying to catch Tuna is DO NOT just drive up at speed cut the motor and try to catch them that way sure it might work on occasions but in the end most of the time the fish will shut down not to be seen again.  Instead the best approach although difficult is to try and watch the travelling direction of the fish and get in front of them allowing them to come to you.  It can be hard at times when they're always changing directions but this way the fish will stay up longer and multiple casts can be made at one school of fish.
 

Rods, Reels and Line
 

Rod and reel choice can vary quite a lot as they can be landed on anything from a 2-4kg Bream setup right through to heavier spin gear.  They don’t fight dirty and a good drag and plenty of line is all that's required to land one but bear in mind that fishing too light will result in you having to drive after the fish and increase your chances of getting sharked.  Being this article is geared more towards the plastics style of fish my preference for a Tuna rod would be something in the 7 foot 6-10kg range and a 4000 size reel to suit, brand is not important  and all companies make gear that cover these specs.  A rod with a softer tip to throw the lure is important to achieve a greater distance if the fish are easily spooked and a strong butt section on the rod to lift them when they circle below the boat is another vital quality to look for in a rod.  I personally use a LuckyCraft Light Drop Shot 3-10kg with a Stradic CI4 4000 and have found it more than capable on most bay Tuna.  Line wise 20lb braid would be the sweet spot for in the bay and if you used the combo offshore as well 30lb would also be suitable, 10lb would do the job most of the time also but it gets a bit tedious trying to lift the fish on lighter gear.  Leaders wise Flurocarbon is the go and generally speaking the shallower the water the fish are found in the lighter the leader needs to be.  In the southern bay you could go as low a 14lb leader and be alright but as you head towards the northern half of the bay 30lb would be a better choice as you're more likely to come across other fish like Cobia, Kingfish and Macs.

Lures
 

Now that you've found some fish and have the rod and reel in your hand you need something to actually throw at the fish and get a strike.  Match the hatch is what most people work by and the same goes for Longies, having said that Longies are nowhere near as fussier fish as Mac Tuna can be and as such they take a large variety of plastics and metals.  In the bay a lot of the fish are feeding on Hardy Heads and a small 3” plastics in the clearer to opaque varieties is a good place to start, most companies make plastics that suit with brands like Zooms and Bass Assassin through to Berkely and Squidgies all having suitable styles and colours.  Jerkbait/forktail minnow styles are probably the best as they represent the baitfish better but they can also be caught on other weird and wonderful styles as well so do be afraid to throw out what's in your tackle box.  Jigheads need to be strong and 3/8-1/2oz is probably the best weight as any lighter and you wont cast the distance any heavier and the lure will sink straight past the fishes mouth, hook size just needs to match the plastic you're using.  Also ensure the hooks are heavy wire in what ever brand you use aas light wire hooks wont last long on heavier drag settings.

Technique
 

I have to be honest I’ve not found any technique to be more successful than any other as most of the time when the lure lands in the right spot it's picked up without any retrieve necessary.  But unlike metals a fast wind isn't really needed as you want the lure in front of the fish for as long as possible and I tend to find a medium twitching retrieve on the lure seems to do the job.  In the end just mix it up as one thing works on one school of fish but not the other.  Also let it sink through the school and see what might be beneath it.  Another trick is whilst fishing have a lightly weighted plastic dead-sticking out the back of the boat as I know of one person using this technique and it has proven to be quite successful for him.
 

Landing The Fish

All that's required to land the fish is patience as they wont run for any reefs and they don’t have any teeth to bite you off, you just need to survive the initial run and take it from there, the hardest past of the fight is when the fish is below the boat and circling as they can prove to be quite difficult to lift from this position.  The trick here is to just motor off the fish and try and get it arching up on the surface also try and work against the fishes direction of travel say if he's swimming away from you try to work the rod the other way so that you're always trying to turn the fishes head.  All that’s needed now is to net or gaff the fish and you're done.

Summary
 

I hope this is of help to at least one person and that you're able to score your first Longie from it.  At the end of the day you just need to be on the water and watching what's going on as most people just drive past good fish not knowing they're there.  There will be days where none of the above works and other days where it all falls into place and that's the thing with Tuna as they are so unpredictable and for the yakkers out there Longies are certainly catch-able from a yak in the bay you just need to be a little smarter about chasing them and be prepared to paddle but they're worth it in the end.  Now the wait begins for them to start showing up in numbers
 

Cheers
 

Mark

[Terry H]

Longtail on a plastic from a kayak. Shazam.

On the topic of tuna - depending on dates I'm happy to join anyone in search of tuna from a boat. My tuna caught in the yak in the post above was on a plastic. Have caught them on slugs and plastics, in the boat and kayak.

Speaking of which - Jeremy, we'll have to head out again and get yourself a longtail

In the mean time Mark I can have a think about some tips etc for chasing tuna, and add to anything anyone else puts up

[toonie]

how far do you have to paddle out in your yak to catch one of these??

[PlasticFantastic]

how far do you have to paddle out in your yak to catch one of these??

100M is all that's needed if you're in the right spot.

Cheers

Mark

[Terry H]

Toonie: Some may disagree here, but this is what I have noticed, and also agrees with what the blokes at Jones' Tackle once told me.

Generally speaking, Longtails are never far out. If you're going out more than 2-3 kilometres from the beach, you're going too far out for Longtails from what I've seen.

Despite being called a "Pelagic" they really are more of an inshore fish.

Edit: just to clarify: You may have to paddle out further in the bay... my distance was more meaning OFFSHORE. and is indicative of my fishing experiences at Noosa, Mooloolaba, Caloundra, Hervey Bay, Brisbane River and Fraser Island. Note, I haven't fished for them in Fraser or Hervey Bay, but have seen them in the boats - and they were all close to shore.

[Seiran]

Man, I can't wait to catch me a longy this year :woohoo:

[Runty66]

where do you launch from in the yak?? haha fair paddle out into the bay from pinkinba ( my local)

[Seiran]

:woohoo: I'm not a newbie anymore!

[Terry H]

Runty: I just made an edit to my original post re distances.

I have seen them in the Brisbane River, and did catch 3 70-80cm mac tuna in the river one year. Jeff F's avatar/display pic is of a 70-75cm mac tuna caught around the same time I got 3 in the river.

Most of my fishing though is out of Caloundra.

[Runty66]

Runty: I just made an edit to my original post re distances.

I have seen them in the Brisbane River, and did catch 3 70-80cm mac tuna in the river one year. Jeff F's avatar/display pic is of a 70-75cm mac tuna caught around the same time I got 3 in the river.

Most of my fishing though is out of Caloundra.

Ha awesome, hopefully i get a nice surprise heading out to mud next Do you see them busting up ? or in bird schools?

[Terry H]

I don't think its often they come that far in mate, I think it was more to do with the water at the time - from memory it was when we were well and truly in a dry spell.

It was the normal bust ups and birds working...

Except bust ups right up against boats with tugs working etc.

Just proves (to me) that NOISE isn't the thing that puts Tuna off on the water... Something shuts them down, and is related to noise...but not necessarily noise in general.

[Runty66]

I don't think its often they come that far in mate, I think it was more to do with the water at the time - from memory it was when we were well and truly in a dry spell.

It was the normal bust ups and birds working...

Except bust ups right up against boats with tugs working etc.

Just proves (to me) that NOISE isn't the thing that puts Tuna off on the water... Something shuts them down, and is related to noise...but not necessarily noise in general.

Really, that would be soo sick getting one in the Brissy river!! How far out do you reckon i need to go? thinking a good day during the holes might just keep heading till i found something working!

[ONTHECHEW]

Nice write up Mark, I think I will struggle to get you to deckie on my boat now you might get better offers.

Few more points to add.

Alot of the time tuna will feed into the current or into the wind which ever is stronger. When approaching a school always try and run parallel with them and fire a cast in front of the school, sometimes a boat in there path even if the motor is already off will shut them down. Depending on the day sometimes it is better to leave your motor in idle as the sudden change of something as little as turning your motor off can also shut them down. When casting at a school try and cast to the lead fish or to the edges this is where the bigger fish will be. If you do find a solitary bird on a solitary fish these are usually the big boys, they don't get that big by hanging with the crowds. It is an old wise tail when chasing pelagics that the height that the birds are hovering above the water is also the depth the fish are down is also actually very accurate. They are a very frustrating fish but well worth it once hooked.

Also if you see a black and white centre console near a school of tuna keep far far away

Andrew

[Manni79]

Nice work Mark, cover all bases nicely

My experience with longtails I have found plastics to be a lot more effective than metals slugs, matching the hatch is an interesting topic

In Hervey Bay late last year the sessions we had we found they were eating small white bait around 3 inches long yet we were cranking 5" pink, red & white soft plastics with amazing success

Having a variety of 3, 4 or 5" SP's will put anyone in a good position.

Another theory i'm believing more is that they tend to push the bait towards/against the wind or current to slow the school and ball em up, you wouldn't set your clock by this but more recent trips we have kept notice of these types of conditions and can provide you with an option to predict the next surfacing or general direction to attempt stay close to them.

Dolphins - If you see dolphins near showings of bait or Dolphins in the vicinity of were Tuna were just sited, if your close cast at the Dolphin (in front of them), large longtails maybe one or two only will stalk the dolphins looking for the next bait school to feed on. This is a far out statement but I was told of this a year ago and have heard of occurrences where this worked and witnessed the exact thing i'm talking about on our last trip where a 25kg longtail was brought boat side from that exact tactic

if you have been following Tuna and they go under the surface, If you see birds working a spot nearby but no tuna on the surface don't be deterred by throwing a few speculators - it could be your ahead of the game and may still hook one here and there whilst chasing them - it can increase your chances of success

[sweresy]

great read, cheers for the effort. I would add that they hit the BBQ very, very well. There is a 'bleed-out' point around the wrist of the tail and under the pectoral fin that will increase their table quality. Eaten raw is very nice too. I will also say that one single fish is a massive amount of actual food so unless you have a family of 20+ one tuna will do the trick nicely.

thanks Mark !

[sweresy]

pre-cooking sea salt, thyme and olive oil

[sweresy]

very hot bbq

[sweresy]

not trying to hijack your post Mark but a couple of pics

[Shane69]

Very good write up mate

It gave me a few tips too.

Longtails are fun n frustrating to chase. I have had all my luck various colours of 14 gram slugs with upgraded single decoy jigging hook. Marias have being most productive for me. They look like small white bait.

You need decent gear for lontails as they dont know when to stop. I personally have burnt about 4-5 carbonated drags playing with these.

If you fishing metals, you need a High spining reel. You have better chance of landing one. I use a stradic fj 5000 for most pelagics in the bay n its not overly expensive.

I fish bait too but i wouldnt bother for chasing tuna in the bay. More fun chasing schools with metal slugs.

For those who do want to use bait. Go grab a few livies and sit at the beacons. Good chance of catching them n also bycatches like cobia n mackerel. Get in early on a calm weather weekend because every man and his dog is there tryna catch his trophey fish. Its a car park.

This is just my 2 cents n i have had most of my luck fishing this way.

I cant wait for this. Its going to be fun. Itl be good meet new faces.

Same as Andrew if you see a black center console working on a school of tuna with a black guy in it stay away lol go find your own school :evil:. Tuna get scared easily.

As the event comes closer i will be looking for a deckie to take with me.

[crazywalrus]

Runty: I just made an edit to my original post re distances.

I have seen them in the Brisbane River, and did catch 3 70-80cm mac tuna in the river one year. Jeff F's avatar/display pic is of a 70-75cm mac tuna caught around the same time I got 3 in the river.

Most of my fishing though is out of Caloundra.

Longies are often found out the front of the river on the rock wall early in the morning.

[dhess]

Excellent write up. I have only caught a few but things I have learned:

1. They can show up anywhere and I mean anywhere not just closer to shore. I have caught longtails on livies fished right on the bottom (heavy patternoster) 30kms off Fraser Island. Have also heard of several reports of them being caught well into Pumicestone Passage.

2. If you are short on plastics or slugs but have a spare livie use it. Just lob it straight into the action and it will likely get smashed.

3. When winter westerlies have well and truly set in, longtails feed in really close to bribie. Just reiterating the whole feeding into the wind or current thing. Have heard it is possible to catch them off the beach with a bit of luck.

Hey Andrew,

Have you had any longtail encounters on popper?

[thriller]

Quality post!

Look out Longtails.

My Favourite lure style would have to be a sinking stick bait, with either a super fast burn on the surface

or a slow pump and wind.

Oh I cant wait for some calm weather :cheer:

During my second longtail fight, my mate fired out a 8 inch popper/surface slider and it was smashed so close to the boat we got wet!

[brmil68]

I have only had my boat for a year and a half and only dream of catching a tuna,I usually go to the mouth of the river chasing squire and bream.and I have my fail safe spot on the little reef round the corner from the police boats.All these posts are very promising,thankyou... :cheer:

[Angus]

Nice write up Mark, I think I will struggle to get you to deckie on my boat now you might get better offers.

Few more points to add.

Alot of the time tuna will feed into the current or into the wind which ever is stronger. When approaching a school always try and run parallel with them and fire a cast in front of the school, sometimes a boat in there path even if the motor is already off will shut them down. Depending on the day sometimes it is better to leave your motor in idle as the sudden change of something as little as turning your motor off can also shut them down. When casting at a school try and cast to the lead fish or to the edges this is where the bigger fish will be. If you do find a solitary bird on a solitary fish these are usually the big boys, they don't get that big by hanging with the crowds. It is an old wise tail when chasing pelagics that the height that the birds are hovering above the water is also the depth the fish are down is also actually very accurate. They are a very frustrating fish but well worth it once hooked.

Also if you see a black and white centre console near a school of tuna keep far far away

Andrew

If Mark gets to cool for you Andrew ill take his seat

[tugger]

I have caught countless numbers of these pests and anyone that knows me you'll understand that statement but since the target species is in the bay i can pass on some tips for them.

The shipping channels in the bay like out from Bribie island or the inside of moreton island and all channels inbetween are your best bet to start at but all channels like the rainbow channel and the rous along north stradie and the deeper parts of the bay are a good bet.

As others have said before the birds are the sign post of working tuna and look for terns in particular they are the real fisherbirds not seagulls.

You want to start peppering them with your lures when the birds stop flying along and start to hover abover the bustup and then they dive into the bait balls driven up by the tuna get up wind or up current from them don't drive through the school see the way they are moving and let them come to you.

If you see any disturbance in the water in the bay (bustup) the birds just haven't found it yet give it a go you can do alot of miles some days chasing tuna it can be hit and miss.

Lures have been covered by many here already but i like chrome slugs and have a range of sizes to suit the bait that maybe there lures first catch the fishereman and i say its not about colour but size as size really does matter.

You can try the shipping beacons if there is no activity for the day and anchor up so the baits drift down towards the beacon or do drifts past the beacon all shipping beacon will hold pelagics at times so there is no real secret spot but in my experience the ones off bribie and moreton and the start to the rainbow channel just inside southpassage bar do hold them more often.

If your doing this pilchards are probably your best bait and you can still throw lures at the beacon while your drifting baits down

My biggest in the bay was an 18kg longy caught on a pilchard while fishing for mackerel in the raibow channel

Good luck

[jeff f]

never caught one in moreton bay but i've caught hundreds in hervey bay

long tail tuna can be a very single minded fish. at times they will lock onto one species of bait fish and will not touch anything else, this is ok when it is white pillies or frogmouths its easy to match, but when they lock onto "eyes" ( 20mm, see through bait fish) its very hard to match the bait size with anything castable. it's always a good idea to have an assortment of very small barrel sinkers painted white or silver with you, just thread the sinker on your leader and tie a hook on.

clear plastics are good.

always have a few gold halco twistys with you sometimes when they wont touch any of the chromies or slugs a bright shiny gold spinner will get them going

[Terry H]

Lures:

I have switched to plastics of late - 5" plastics work a treat spun along the surface. Not too fast, not too slow, just the speed to keep them on the surface (or just under) with the tails doing a seductive wiggle.

Slugs, I only use Gillies Pillies (25g) or Sea Rock 25gs - they're almost identical slugs. Not the long thin gillies. Why do I use these? I do most of my fishing at Caloundra and these two slugs match the hatch. They're not close, they're identical. The only thing with these slugs are they can't be cranked in at high speed as they'll do nothing but a helicopter - and helicopters dont catch fish. You also need to upgrade the trebles, as the stock ones are very thin wire and will bend easily.

As others have mentioned, don't drive into a school. You can do that on a kayak, but not in a boat. We never turn the motor off, we always leave it idling. As others have suggested, the biggest thing for Tuna I have found is a change in noise. Run a long side the tuna, if they're a little flighty try keeping them near your max casting range.

Most of the longtails I've caught are not in big schools. Sure, you get schools of them occasionally, in which case I've found they're usually the ones that don't stay up on the surface for long, so you really need to pay attention to moving with the school and preempting where they will appear. Others have nailed it on the head regarding predicting which way the tuna will move.

As for the schools, most schools you will see are Mac Tuna, however dont let this put you off. Casing to the edges is the key around these, as I have found most schools of mac tuna, particularly the bigger schools will have longtails around the fringes. Cast ahead of the school or around the sides. Casting into the middle can be a great way to get something on the scoreboard, but it will probably be a Mac Tuna. I'm not going to write off big mac tuna though - I almost landed one mac tuna that would have been just over a metre (definitely over 90), and I must say - For their size, Mac tuna are much stronger and harder fighters. Why did I not land this one? Most Longtails I land on 20lbs are 15-25 minutes. This thing fought me for over 30-35 minutes. Unfortunatelly the slug was hooked a little deeper than normal, and instead of the metal slug rubbing on the tuna teeth my leader was... I eventually just got worn through

Most longtails I have caught have not been in the schools, but have been more isolated fish. You will find schools spread out over vast distances, with a few tuna poping up all over the place. Apparently they do this at Bribie a fair bit as well, and the tuna are more pushing the bait up against the island and then charging up and down picking off any stray fish. Brays Rock is another location you will see this. Trolling is one easy way to pick them up here, but

As Tugger pointed out, there are no secret spots really. Tuna will almost always hold in the same areas though - I assume its to do with bait.

Just inside Rooney Point in Hervey bay, The bay around Mooloolaba, Just south of point cartwright, around Brays rock at Caloundra and just off Bribie are a few common spots.

As for casting - another thing I have noted on the plastics (more so than slugs) is even after a school stops, or you think a school has passed, or as Tugger said - just before the school pops up, you are still in with a good chance on the plastics. Nothing better than casting out, watch the school drop, thinking you've missed them and having the rod damn near ripped out of your hand while getting blasted on the surface.

I have found plastics provide a lot more entertainment than the slugs - slugs never seem to get much of a surface strike, maybe a bit of a swoosh, but nothing compared to watching three longtails hack and slash their way through the water before erupting once hooked.

[Do$tylz]

Made this a sticky great info

[Terry H]

long tail tuna can be a very single minded fish. at times they will lock onto one species of bait fish and will not touch anything else, this is ok when it is white pillies or frogmouths its easy to match, but when they lock onto "eyes" ( 20mm, see through bait fish) its very hard to match the bait size with anything castable.

Jeff, have you found this with Longtails?

To be honest, I have found that with Mac Tuna, and NOT longtails...

Plus I'm pretty sure the blokes at Jones' Tackle said the same thing to me one time (that it's the Mac Tuna that are picky, and not the longies)

[PlasticFantastic]

Good to see plenty of people adding info to this topic and hopefully it spurs a few other members on to write up articles of a similar nature. Just thought i'd add a pic below of a few differnt plastics that seem to do the trick on Longies.

Cheers

Mark

[Damien2Rad]

Definetly on my list.

So, who's takin' me out for a longie?

[ONTHECHEW]

Looks like I am actually off that weekend so I will be keen as and should have a couple of deckie spots available as well, will know closer to event.

Andrew

[Angus]

Looks like I am actually off that weekend so I will be keen as and should have a couple of deckie spots available as well, will know closer to event.

Andrew

If you have not promised any I would love to stick my hand up!

Angus

[ONTHECHEW]

Sounds good Angus, will put you down, will hit up Mark if he is keen and should still have one more spot as I can comfortably fish four out of my boat with out everyone getting in each others way. Will confirm closer to the day, but only thing stopping me going would be some kind of disaster at work....

Andrew

[reel mate]

what a terrific thread,

i have a trip with (bargy) from fraser guided fishing next weekend. A mate of mine (who has caught quite a few in hervey bay) gave me a few proven plastics to use. I thought i might add them along with the examples that plastic fantastic has shared. (thanks mate)

The jig heads are 5/8 ounce with a heavy guage hook.

cant wait to get onto my first tuna.

[Zim man]

This is a great article, I encountered them once last year and had an epic 55 min battle on 8lb line, well my mate did, i was driving , and they are on the list for this year. I learnt alot from this article. Big karma to all you guys

[Angus]

If we get these sort of threads for each social comp...

It'll be a hugely awesome spin off of an already great idea

Angus

[dhess]

what a terrific thread,

i have a trip with (bargy) from fraser guided fishing next weekend. A mate of mine (who has caught quite a few in hervey bay) gave me a few proven plastics to use. I thought i might add them along with the examples that plastic fantastic has shared. (thanks mate)

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The jig heads are 5/8 ounce with a heavy guage hook.

cant wait to get onto my first tuna.

Are those snapbacks?

[Terry H]

dhess: Certainly looks like it. The 5" snap backs are deadly on tuna.

Apparently the 7" are pretty good too, but never used that one.

[reel mate]

definitely snap backs. mate swears by them.