Yellowfin tuna silhouette with small sickles

One of the most vibrant memories from our last trip to Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge was the sight of school-sized yellowfin tuna frantically leaping clear out of the water in an attempt to escape from some other predator – assumedly marlin. We’ve been so impressed with big tuna as an apex predator to target that I hadn’t previously considered that there was someone out there (other than me) who wants to eat them. Judging from some of the offshore tackle houses, though, it’s no secret. There are plenty of hard lures, skirted lures and dredges specifically meant to replicate one of our favorite gamefish. Check out a selection of them:

Carey Chen Yellowfin tuna billfish trolling lure — **Carey Chen Yellowfin Tuna Lure #17**

**Jason Mathias Baby Yellowfin Big Game Teaser**

Fathom Offshore Pepal Grande billfish trolling lure — **Fathom Offshore Pepal Grande**

Bost Large Marlin Lure Yellowfin Tuna — **Bost Large Marlin Lure**

**JB Signature Lures Yellowfin Large Plunger**

Ali'i Kai Shibi Yellowfin Tuna Lures — **Ali'i Kai Shibi 9" Lures**

Tsutomu Kona Dragon Jetted Yellowfin Tuna — **Tsutomu Kona Dragon Jetted**

Black Bar Marlin Candy Yellowfin Tuna — **Black Bart Marlin Candy**

Moyes Large Argus Yellowfin Tuna Lure — **Moyes Large Argus**

OTS 3D Yellowfin Tuna Flap Dredge — **OTS 3D Yellowfin Tuna Flap**

Fish Razr 3D Tuna Flapz Dredge — **Fish Razr 3-D Tuna Flapz**

There’s no better place to catch marauding yellowfin tuna than at Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge. If you want to see the real thing, fight them and then eat them as sushi or sashimi, shoot us an email and let’s get you down there on the hosted fishing trip of a lifetime.