Tuna fishing techniques: catching yellow fin tuna
June 21, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
How and where to catch yellowfin tuna, with suggested types of tackle, bait, and fishing methods and tips for catching them.
The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is one of the most economically important fish in the world; hundred of thousands of tons are taken by commercial fishermen worldwide every year. If you open a can of tuna, if it’s not albacore it’s probably yellowfin. This species, also called Allison tuna, has a wide range: it’s found in a thick band around the equator throughout the world, inhabiting warm seas from the US-Canada border latitudes in the north to Australia in the south, and frequents depths from the surface down to 100 fathoms – a full 600 feet. Yellowfins are heavy-bodied silvery fish with blue-black backs, white-spotted bellies Continue Reading