re: Venice Tuna Trip Question

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Most do the hook set then hand it over, it’s easy for a rookie to miss fish and some days it might be one fish. On some days with plenty fish I am sure everyone gets in on the action.

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This. I'm not saying its right, but lets play devil's advocate. In Venice, a huge portion of their customers are "fisherman" but how much experience especially offshore with fish that rip large amounts of drag is a different story. Most guys "own boats" and most guys "have experience". I went this past winter and one of my friends kept telling the guides that. I just let it go, but the guides can't really listen to you they have to see you. Its hard to see you until you have fished for a bit and the bite maybe best in the morning.

In my limited experience and with common sense, they much prefer to hook the first couple of fish to get something in the cooler. That's what you are paying them to do. People want to say, I paid to fish...but most guys would much rather have some fish in the boat than tried and failed to hook fish and have nothing. The guide can't blame himself for missing fish.

Tuna also have hard mouths, so with a bigger fish you really gotta set the hook hard and deep depending on what sort of fishing you are doing.

I absolutely agree letting a fishing guide hook fish is very underwhelming for me also.