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Yellowfin Tuna

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

  • 2lakes
  • 124logged catches
  • 234.8 kg heaviest logged

Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) is a large schooling pelagic fish of the tuna genus. It can be found in temperate and tropical latitudes of all oceans. During the day it tends to stay deeper than at night. This fish can reach up to 200 kilograms in weight and up to 2.5 m in length. Tunas often flock with other tunas of their size. It is constantly in motion, actively feeding day and night, and rarely goes below 100 meters. Tuna’s main diet consists of small fish, crustaceans, and squid. Like other tuna, you can easily catch it using trolling.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Indian Ocean Squid 5 Split Tail Mullet 2

Lures

Plug 150 g, #10/0 11 Trolling Octopus 85 g, #7/0 11 Trophy Glowing Trolling Octopus 100 g, #8/0 8 Plug 190 g, #10/0 4 Trophy Plug 85 g, #8/0 3 Metallic Plug 250 g, #13/0 3 Metallic Plug 175 g, #11/0 3 Trolling Octopus 85 g, #7/0 3 Trolling Octopus 85 g, #7/0 3 Trophy Glowing Trolling Octopus 130 g, #10/0 3 Glowing Trolling Octopus 180 g, #12/0 2 Glowing Trolling Octopus 100 g, #8/0 2

Best setups by lake 2 lakes with data

Kaiji No Ri — 73 catches , best 234.8 kg

  • Plug 150 g, #10/0 Trolling lure 11×
  • Trolling Octopus 85 g, #7/0 Trolling lure 11×
  • Plug 190 g, #10/0 Trolling lure 4×
  • Trophy Plug 85 g, #8/0 Trolling lure 3×

Noomaa Kuda Atholhu — 51 catches , best 199.45 kg

  • Indian Ocean Squid Livebait Trolling Hook #10/0 Trolling bait Boat 5×
  • Trophy Glowing Trolling Octopus 100 g, #8/0 Trolling lure Boat 4×
  • Trophy Glowing Trolling Octopus 100 g, #8/0 Trolling lure 4×
  • Trophy Glowing Trolling Octopus 130 g, #10/0 Trolling lure Boat 3×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Yellowfin Tuna? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Yellowfin Tuna would be to use Indian Ocean Squid on a size #10/0 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Trolling Octopuses. The most successful lure is Light Wood Plug 150 g, #10/0.

Where to find it

Noomaa Kuda Atholhu Maldives Kaiji No Ri Japan

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Finger Mullets Scaled Sardines Japanese Flying Squid Japanese Jack Mackerel Japanese Anchovy #11923#11887#11888#131#2171#139#133

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.