“They run smaller around here. Yellowfin.”
Right, makes sense. The charter fishing boats have fighting positions in the back where you insert the pole and don’t have to hold it.
The charter captains we have gone with out of Venice, Louisiana hook the fish with the rod in the well, and then hand it off to the client, who fights the fish standing up. Fifteen minutes to half an hour is about average in my experience. Not the biggest tuna out there, but more than enough fight for some late middle-aged businessmen. Yeah, I’ve lost some to sharks. Tuna, not businessmen.