National Geographic has that new show called Wicked Tuna about tuna fishermen. Those guys put a rope around the tail of those tuna to help bring them in. I may try that next year as an extra way of wrangling them aboard. There is usually 4 of us that fish together so with 1 driving the boat, 1 fighting the fish and 1 gaffing. Since 1 guy is just watching we decided to go with 2 guys on gaffs after that lost fish, luckily we had two gaffs.
I felt bad for missing with the gaff, as did the other guy who missed after me, but we still rode that fellow all day for buying cheap hooks that break and repeatedly told him it was ALL his fault.