Tuna
Giant Bluefin Tuna
Half a ton of cold-water muscle. Never jumps, never tires, never heard of your lunch break.
250–1100 lbweight in the game
900+ lbtrophy size
0/10jumps
10/10speed
How it fights
The giant bluefin tuna stays down and slugs it out, makes blistering runs, loves to sound deep. Long runs can part line under 80 lb test.
Best lures
Large Live Bait, Large Skirt, Small Live Bait.
Counts at the weigh-in
Cape Cod Giant Tuna Shootout.
Tackle
Line: 130 lb test handles a top-end giant bluefin tuna of 1100 lb. Go lighter for more bites when the fish run small.
Long runs: line under 80 lb test can chafe through.
Depth: it lives deep — get your lure down.
Trophies: fish over 900 lb are rare. They turn up more for anglers with stronger stats and on the bigger lures.
Every lure, ranked
- Large Live Bait — loves it
- Large Skirt — likes it
- Small Live Bait — likes it
- Eyeball Head — likes it
- Plug Head — will take it
- Fluorescent Head — will take it
- Small Skirt — will take it
- Feather Jig — ignores it
Fight tips
- Runs: let the early runs go on a light drag; pumping against a fresh, running fish snaps line.
- Sounding: when it dives, lean back and pump steadily. It comes up when it tires.
- Holding: when it sulks, that’s your chance: pump and reel to gain line.
- Face it: keep the fighting chair pointed at the fish. Its stamina is huge — expect a long fight.
