#tuna fishing

Jimmy Johnson and the Miami Dolphins held the 25th annual Fins Weekend this past weekend and this year’s fishing tournament made history when angler Bob Kowalski reeled in an IGFA fishing world record for blackfin tuna. The previous IGFA fishing world record for blackfin tuna was a 49 pound, 6

iStockphoto / LUNAMARINA A group of anglers led by Captain John Cruise of Pelagic Hunter Sportfishing caught a would-be record 900-pound Bluefin Tuna fishing out of New River Inlet, North Carolina. In order for a state record or fishing world record to be certified, the fish must be battled and

iStockphoto / Whitepointer A group of anglers fishing out of San Francisco landed the fish of a lifetime, a 200+ pound Pacific Bluefin Tuna. Pacific Bluefin Tuna are generally much smaller than Atlantic Bluefin Tuna and can grow over 1,000 pounds. The IGFA world record for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

iStockphoto / Whitepointer A massive 832-pound Bluefin Tuna caught in Destin, Florida and it would break the existing state fishing record of 826-pound, 8-ounces if it wasn’t for a technicality The existing Florida state fishing record for Bluefin Tuna has stood in place since May 2017 and that

iStockphoto / Whitepointer A 36-year-old Texas state fishing record just fell after angler Troy Lancaster fishing out of Port Aransas landed an 876-pound Bluefin Tuna. It also took the angler over 12 hours to reel in the fish. The previous Texas record for Bluefin Tuna has stood since 1985. That