| Yellowfin tuna is perhaps one of the world's most | | | | Tuna tend to like hunting in lower light conditions, |
| important game fish. Hundreds of thousands of | | | | such as late afternoon. More often than not, |
| pounds are caught each year to satisfy the | | | | trolling at slower speeds, 5 to 8 miles per hour, |
| demand. It is one thing to buy your tuna fish | | | | works best. You can use either live bait or artificial |
| from a can. It is an entirely different thing to fish | | | | baits depending upon your personal preference. I |
| for your own tuna. | | | | prefer using artificial lures but both can be |
| Yellowfin tuna can weight up to 400 pounds, while | | | | effective methods of fishing for tuna. |
| Blackfin tuna typically grow to about 30 pounds. It | | | | Many people also report having success with drift |
| is, therefore, essential that you use the right | | | | fishing. This method works extremely well for |
| equipment each time you go tuna fishing. At the | | | | catching Blackfin tuna, especially off the coast of |
| very least you are going to need a high-quality | | | | Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There, I have seen |
| two speed trolling reel and a few heavy duty | | | | anglers catch 5 to 10 Blackfin tunas each weighing |
| fishing rods. I tend to use Penn International reels | | | | between 20 and 30 pounds. |
| because I like how they handle bigger fish. Ensure | | | | Whether you are fishing for Yellowfin or Blackfin |
| that you are using 25 - 50 pound test lines, as | | | | tuna, carefully consider the tuna fishing techniques |
| these tuna are well known for their fighting ability. | | | | you plan to incorporate. |