Yellowfin Tuna Attacked by Sea Lion

Fishing for yellowfin tuna within the Galapagos could be very tough.  The fish could be as giant as 150lbs and may simply fall prey to sharks and sea lions.  Male sea lions could be as giant as 8ft lengthy and over 600lbs.

They’re very clever, highly effective swimmers, have tooth like wolves (they’re often called “lobos” by the locals), and are all the time searching for a straightforward meal.  Even the smaller ones can’t resist a hooked tuna.  As soon as they determine to focus on the tuna, the angler is in large hassle!We virtually solely goal these large yellowfin tuna with large poppers on spinning rods.  Because of this we’re restricted on how a lot strain we will placed on these fish.

For extra data on fishing within the Galapagos go to Sportfish Galapagos.  Try the Yellowfin Tuna Plugging Information for instruction (consists of video) and the Tuna Plugging sort out suggestions.

This 100lb+ tuna simply barely made it to the boat after being attacked by a 400lb+ sea lion!

By Capt Andy LoCascio – Host of Northeast Angling TV Share your feedback on the Northeast Angling Fb web page