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Tuna fishing takes strength, endurance, and of course, patience, but there’s nothing quite like landing one of these amazing fish. We might even say it’s a truly natural thrill – Tuna tends to be fighter, either running like the devil and taking your line with them or doing a circular dance that makes them difficult to reel in.
Tuna fishing isn’t the easiest way for an angler to get his or her fishing fix, but the rewards are well worth the effort expended. With that in mind, here are 7 fishing tips for Tuna to make your experience a little bit easier.
- When you’re fishing for Tuna in the summertime, you’ll have better luck fishing closer to the surface. That’s when these so-called warm-blooded fish are basking in the sun rays, right up near the air.
- Tuna has great eyesight and is easily spooked. Sometimes a single strand wire trace will outperform a multi strand trace, just because it’s less visible and so less likely to scare off a Tuna that is otherwise interested in the lure.
- Pay attention to nature when you’re out there hunting for Tuna. Where there are schools of baitfish, there may very well be Tuna looking for a snack.
- Tuna is strictly regulated, so if you’re doing the fishing on your own, you need to have a permit that specifically allows you to engage in Tuna fishing. However, if you’re fishing as part of a charter excursion, your captain should have the necessary permits already in place. In either case, if you do not have a commercial license, you can keep, but not sell, your catch.
- Fresh bait will give you a definite advantage over artificial lures, but Tuna more often than not prefer the real stuff. We recommend: squid, mackerel, herring, or skipjack.
- Tuna doesn’t spend a lot of time near the coast, so the right way to approach Tuna fishing is offshore. The benefit is that it’s easier to spot Tuna activity in open waters.