13-Line Canyon SQUID BIRD Spread
Big Game Canyon Trolling Spreads
By RDTKL

LONG RIGGER ...................Two 32" Spreader BIRD Bar (rigged with 7.5" squid) 
SHORT RIGGER .................Two 16" Spreader BIRD bar (rigged with 7.5 "squid)
SHORT LINES .....................Two Tuna Slammer Chick Bird (9") Daisy Chains
CENTER...............................One Chick Bird (9") center line Daisy chain 
LONG FLATS.......................Two squid BIRD Daisy Chains (rigged with 5" skirt squid)
SHORT FLATS.....................Two Ballyhoo JET Head rigs (200s7 lure)
DEEP LINE 1........................Squid Dredge
DEEP LINE 2........................Squid Dredge 
All packed in several mesh tackle bag
Don't be intimidated by big spreads. Get to know your boat and crew and you will know when and how you can handle these large spreads. Why bother? Its about presenting as big a bait pattern as possible. These spreads are for the days that you can't buy a bite, you have to pull out all the tricks in the box. One of the biggest disadvantages that the small boater (23 to 28 feet) has is its ability to present a truly large footprint like the big guys. Yellow fin in particular are drawn to the large fishing boats. They present a large footprint and while they may not have 13 lines out (some will to be sure), they have the ability to cover more area. The typical 46 to 55 foot sport fisherman has 22 foot or larger triple rigged outriggers and a 14 foot beam. This is a spread that we designed for smaller boats to be able to present a very large bait pattern and compete with those sport fisherman. While this is a big spread, it can be effectively pulled on boats from 23 to 32 feet. This spread has been pulled many many times with an experienced crew on a Grady White Gulfstream (23 feet long, 9'3" beam). It takes a good crew to manage, but when its out there and you are hunting for tuna, you make a big bait pattern in the water. The trick on smaller boats is to get these spreads in the water when you are on the hunt. Once you find the fish and you are into them, you don't have to put all of the lines back out, shift down to a 7 or 9 line spread consisting of what is being hit the most. Keep those Wahoo in mind they LOVE those deep lines! If they are out there you will need to switch your stingers from mono to wire.