SEPTEMBER 2019 SALTWATERSPORTSMAN.COM 55YELLOWFIN
FOLLOW
THE
ROAD
INTERCEPTING
YELLOWFIN TUNA
IN MID-ATLANTIC WATERS
BY RIC BURNLEYA 40-pound yellowfin tuna launched itself
out of the water and dive-bombed my
topwater popper, prompting an epic
toe-to-toe light-tackle fight. Once the battle
was over and the neon-gold tuna finally
came over the gunwale, I couldn’t help but
admire the pelagic wanderer and ponder
where it might have come from.