Skipjack Tuna

Skipjack Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

CommonTrophyUnique

Skipjack Tuna in Fishing Planet. Find it in Kaiji No Ri, Noomaa Kuda Atholhu. Bait options include Finger Mullets, Scaled Sardines, Japanese Flying Squid.

How to catch Skipjack Tuna

Baits

Lures

13 Arrows Deep Runner 6 m, #3/0

Anniversary Deep Runner 10 m, #5/0

Anniversary Glowing Trolling Octopus 250 g, #10/0

Anniversary Hunched Runner 8 m, #5/0

Anniversary Metallic Plug 300 g, #13/0

Anniversary Popper 24 g, #5/0

Anniversary Triple Runner 2.5 m, #4/0

Anniversary Trolling Octopus 57 g, #7/0

Barbless Medium Spoon 14 g, #3/0

Bright Trolling Octopus 110 g, #10/0

Club-Series Barbless Medium Spoon 14 g, #3/0

Club-Series Crankbait 3.5 m, #4/0

Where to fish

Size by waterway

WaterwayFish classMaximum weight
Kaiji No RiCommon, Trophy, Unique35 kg
Noomaa Kuda AtholhuCommon, Trophy, Unique35 kg

Fishing guide

Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a schooling pelagic fish, the only member of the genus of skipjack tuna. It can be found in temperate and tropical latitudes of all oceans. This is a small tuna, its maximum weight reaching 35 kilograms. In its habits and ways of life, this fish is similar to the Yellowfin Tuna and can flock together with its young, sometimes up to fifty thousand specimens. Schools of Skipacjk Tuna feed on small fish, squid, and crustaceans living in the upper layers of the water. This is one of the most important commercial fish, ranking first in terms of catch among other tuna.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Trolling Octopuses.

The most successful lure is Black/Purple Trolling Octopus 85 g, #7/0.