Greetings all, Panama for those who do not know is known for some great Yellow Fin Tuna fishing, the interesting thing is that the Tuna are best found underneath large schools of porpoise. Here in the US when you fish if you see a school of porpoise it usually means that the fishing in that area will be terrible and when we see this we usually spend a lot of fuel money to run away from them. The first time that I saw a school of porpoise in Panama I figured our Captain would turn and run away from them, instead he had the first mate set out four live bonito, which we had caught earlier and placed in tuna tubes and we trolled through them. I have seen schools of porpoise before here in the US but never like this they were as far as the eye could see and it looked like you could walk across them, as we trolled through the school we were drawn to the playfulness and beauty of these mammals it was then that the lines began to buzz like crazy rods bent in half Tuna Time. That day we caught a 267lb, 237lb and a 185lb Tuna on stand up gear if you have never experienced the fight of a large tuna on stand up gear once you do you will greatly appreciate the mass and strength of these fish. The video below shows how much fun it is to catch tuna on stand up gear, enjoy the video.
Until next time wishing you Tight Lines!!
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- 180lb tuna caught on stand up gear.
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- 85lb tuna.
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- 180lb tuna.
