The Bluefin Tuna is a true heavy weight. We use big tackle for these monsters of the winter. The world record is over 1400 lbs. The fish we catch here start to show up in mid November and stay through January, with some fair fishing in February and occasionally in March. We generally troll for this massive fish, and boy what a bite. You can imagine what a Volkswagen must look like if it were dropped from an airplane, well that is what it is like when a bluefin goes after a trolled bait. This is truly a world class fishery here, and we hope to keep it that way so unless it is commercial season we typically let them go after we get a few photos by the boat. This is to valuable a fish to let numbers of stock go down, besides just how much sushi can you eat?