Tuna fishing

Tuna fishing is a fishing technique that brings together all the ways to fish this incredible predator. You can fish via trolling, spinning or jigging among others. Tuna is a fierce fighter, so adequate material is required to face this magnificent fighter.

Tuna fishing

Equipment required for Tuna fishing

Because of the tuna species size and strength a strong rod, reel, line, leader and lure or hook is required for this fishing style. 

There is specialised equipment for this fishing technique and the reels especially can be expensive. The best saltwater tuna fishing reels are Shimano Tiagra, Alutecnos Albacore or Gorilla, Daiwa Sealine, Accurate or Penn for example.

Species to target when Tuna fishing

We have many different types of tuna:

Little Tunny, Skipjack Tuna, Dogtooth Tuna, Longtail Tuna, Blackfin Tuna, Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Bluefin Tuna and the Yellowfin Tuna.

Best Places to try Tuna fishing

Best places in the world to fish for tuna:

Kona in Hawaii, Outer Banks in North Carolina, San Diego in California, the Canary Islands, Mediterranean Sea (Croatia, Italy, Spain ...) , Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and Nuova Scotia in Canada.

Best Tuna fishing Fishing Charters

36 Custom Marcam

6 32,81 ft

Herradura, Costa Rica (C.R.)

From $1250
Deposit non-refundable

MV Mambo 5

6 27,00 ft

La Paz, Baja California Sur (MX)

From $999
Deposit non-refundable

Ocean Spirit

5 24,61 ft

Kendwa, Zanzibar (TZ)

From $650
Deposit non-refundable

Graal

3 29,53 ft

Jezera, Croatia (HR)

From $956
Deposit non-refundable

Dura Vida

8 33,00 ft

Panama, Panama (PA)

From $1175
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice

LIFE IS GOOD II

10 19,00 ft

Pwani Mchangani, Zanzibar (TZ)

From $420
Deposit non-refundable

Thetis

8 36,09 ft

Chalkidiki, (GR)

From $739
Deposit non-refundable

La Reina

9 31,30 ft

Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya (MX)

From $350
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice

Mare Nostrum I

4 19,69 ft

Ponta Delgada, Azores (PT)

From $489
Deposit non-refundable