Bluefin tuna fishery, strictly governed by italian and european laws, is mainly done through catch and realise, with techniques of trolling offshore and drifting, even if it is the latter that gives the best results.
The average size of the fish is about 70 kg, although you can hook-set pieces that pass the 300 kg in weight, all just a few miles from the coast.
The bluefin tuna fishing or blue fin tuna, is practiced mainly in the mediterranean and the north atlantic (usa and canada); the stretch of sea in front of punta mesco is recognized as one of the best hot-spots in the world to catch the giant tuna; stand-up combat with a giant is the apotheosis of sport fishing.
Fishing in drifting you can also hook-set other tuna, sharks and if lucky the elusive swordfish