What is the hardest fish to bring in?

[stoocher]

I am just curious everyone post their opinion

[DropinBack]

Pound for pound, the reef donkey

[SLAYER25]

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE REEF DONKEY, AFTER THAT ILL GO WITH THE SWORDY, THEN MAYBE THE EYEBALL

[Captain Michael Buffington]

in that order. With proper boat handling any amberjack can be caught pretty easily. Tarpon are the best by far in my opinion of avoiding a picture and a release. Swords have to take second and you ever notice how many flounder you lose at the boat?

Mike

[Mokarran]

The greenland shark.

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[babalaza]

triggerfish

[Bogart]

Yellowfin Tuna Period

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[Ultralite]

Depend on what you mean by "bring in". If you're talking bringing onboard the boat, then no question it's a mako. If you're talking bringing to gaff, I'd say swordfish and threshers. Tuna are pretty tame boat side and easy to gaff. While tuna have probably the greatest energy/power, they don't have a body they can use against you in the water column. At least not like a swordfish.

[SLAYER25]

HERE IS ANOTHER QUETION WHAT IS THE HARDEST FIGHTING TUNA? THE EYEBALL, BLUEFIN OR YELLOW FIN. I THINK ITS A TOSS UP OF THE EYEBALL AND THE BLUEFIN, IVE FAUGHT SOME BIG EYEBALLS THAT CAME RIGHT IN I ALO FAUGHT SOME EYEBALLS THAT TOOK HOURS. AS FOR BLUEFIN IVE CAUGHT SOME THAT KILLED ME AND OTHER THAT HAD A SERIOU RUN THEN DIED.

[Phat Mann]

Those reef donkeys can realy put up a battle but Capt Michael may have something with the Tarpon.

Capt Mike- ever notice certain Tarpon to have a real mean streak regarless of size? I have caught lots of Islamorada tarpon on fly and bait and a "mean streak tarpon" is a bear to whip