It's like hooking up to a car doing 50 miles an hour. Marlin and sailfish are spectacular. But they wear themselves out with all their jumps.
Giant bluefin have more power and stamina than anything else.
This one weighed 1038 lbs. It's described by Jim Chambers in his feature article entitled Hunting Giants . To read the full article, follow the link at the bottom of this page. Yet, since 1975, the population has been allowed to decline by an additional 90 percent. In my view, it's nearly too late.