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possible new record yellowfin tuna

woody with a view - 12-4-2010 at 06:31 PM

shaun dawg, old OB surfer, now KFMB weatherman just did a story of the Vagabond fishing vessel, fishing 700 miles south hauling in a monster fish. they can't verify the weight until they get to a USGFA scale but according to "conservative" measurements, it is a potential new record. it was caught on 100# line.....

details forthcoming, i'm sure!

BillP - 12-4-2010 at 06:49 PM

The fish. according to the length/girth formula tapes out at 390lbs, could go either way on the scale. I hope it's the first 400+.

As far as an IGFA record, most of the guys on the LR boats lay the rod on the rail which disqualifies the fish.

The Vagabond arrives Point Loma on monday am.

Stay tuned........

bajaandy - 12-4-2010 at 10:10 PM

Here's a pic taken from Bloodydecks...

[Edited on 12-5-2010 by bajaandy]

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acadist - 12-5-2010 at 07:47 AM

WOW

durrelllrobert - 12-5-2010 at 10:13 AM

where is 700 miles south os SD? Cedros island area maybe?

elgatoloco - 12-5-2010 at 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
where is 700 miles south os SD? Cedros island area maybe?


Cedros is not 700 miles. More like 450 mas or menos.

woody with a view - 12-5-2010 at 10:44 AM

they said on the radio this morning it was off mag bay.

BajaBlanca - 12-5-2010 at 11:07 AM

what a beautiful fish !!!

Ken Bondy - 12-5-2010 at 11:27 AM

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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
what a beautiful fish !!!


They are strikingly beautiful. I had a very large one swim by me underwater at Cocos Island and managed to fire off one frame. I estimated him/her at about 8 feet long, in the same range as the one caught here.

Alan - 12-5-2010 at 02:38 PM

Ken, Have you considered selling your photos? They are definitely suitable for framing!

Sweetwater - 12-5-2010 at 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Bondy
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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
what a beautiful fish !!!


They are strikingly beautiful. I had a very large one swim by me underwater at Cocos Island and managed to fire off one frame. I estimated him/her at about 8 feet long, in the same range as the one caught here.



AWESOME!!!!!:bounce:

Ken Bondy - 12-5-2010 at 06:15 PM

Thanks much Alan and Sweetwater. Alan, I don't have any interest in selling my photos, I get a lot of ego gratification out of hearing comments like yours and that's enough for me. Years ago I did a lot of work for a dive magazine (Dive Training) including photos and travel articles that I co-wrote with my daughter Coleen and we got paid for that but even that was more of a personal thing. It was fun working with my daughter and we both liked the magazine staff very much. I really enjoy posting stuff here when it's appropriate and, like I say, I really enjoy the comments.

castaway$ - 12-5-2010 at 07:46 PM

700 miles south from SD must be the Alijos rocks, went on a long range years ago there and the fishing was phenominal.

Loretana - 12-5-2010 at 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Bondy
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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
what a beautiful fish !!!


They are strikingly beautiful. I had a very large one swim by me underwater at Cocos Island and managed to fire off one frame. I estimated him/her at about 8 feet long, in the same range as the one caught here.



A truly beautiful shot, Ken!

An ichthyologist I met on the Excel some years ago who was tagging yellowfin and bluefin tuna told me that all the 300 pound plus fish are females. He explained that only the females have the energy to eat enough to sustain that enormous growth. Amazing.

willyAirstream - 12-6-2010 at 09:05 AM

Amazing pic Ken! Post more!!

405.2!

BillP - 12-6-2010 at 10:38 AM

The 400 barrier has been broken!

405.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yee hawwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LancairDriver - 12-6-2010 at 10:58 AM

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Originally posted by BillP
The 400 barrier has been broken!

405.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yee hawwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Did they x-ray that guy?

New yellowfin tuna all-tackle world record confirmed

BajaNews - 3-7-2011 at 08:53 PM

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2011/03/mike-living...

By Kelly Burgess
March 7, 2011

The International Game Fish Assn. has confirmed a 405-pound yellowfin tuna caught by angler Mike Livingston last November as the new species all-tackle world record.

Landed during a 10-day fishing expedition aboard the Point Loma Sportfishing vessel Vagabond, the catch replaces a record held since April, 1977, by Curt Wiesenhutter, who caught a 388-pound, 12-ounce specimen off Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands.

"When the scale hit that number it was like the Super Bowl here," Livingston, 63, a retired school administrator from Sunland, Calif., told Pete Thomas Outdoors in reference to cheers from a crowd of nearly 200 that gathered to witness last year's weigh-in at the San Diego-based landing.

Livingston's fish, which measured 85.75 inches from nose to tail and had a girth of 61.5 inches, took almost three hours to land and was caught west of Magdalena Bay on the southern Baja California peninsula.





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Skipjack Joe - 3-7-2011 at 09:05 PM

Monterey Bay Aquarium has a tuna tank with some that seem to be that size. You can sit in the 'balcony' and watch them glide in the blue silence. They truly are impressive and really are the Aquarium's main attraction.

AmoPescar - 3-8-2011 at 07:09 PM

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a world class facility! It's an amazing place to visit and it's worth a trip to the Monterey/Carmel area just to see it. If you are ever in that area of the coast, DON'T MISS IT!

Mike's Tuna is one big fish...the old record stood for years and was the goal of thousands before him to break!


Miguelamo :wow: :bounce: :D