This is the largest yellowfin tuna on record, a massive 388-pound, 12-ounce heavyweight caught on 80-pound class tackle by angler Curt Weisenhutter in April 1977. It was taken in the Pacific Ocean near the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, located southwest of Cabo San Lucas. Ross's catch might have broken the current world record for yellowfin tuna -- set in 2012 with a fish that weighed in at 427 pounds -- … No one knew that the fish on the other end of the line could potentially be the largest yellowfin tuna ever caught on rod and reel and break the 405-pound world-record yellowfin caught just last year. tmd, Feb 1, 2016. tmd, Feb 1, 2016. Four Mississippi fishermen spent March 30 fishing for yellowfin tuna on one of the world’s highest-rated hot spots, in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of Pass Christian. This fish could’ve very well been bigger than that world record and from the photos below you’ll easily get a sense of the enormous size. ... Distance-swimming bluefin tuna pin anglers to gunwales all across the world — and it shows in the record books. Feb 1, 2016 #1 . tmd Large Member. 1,059 48. Robert Ross was fishing in remote waters near Loreto, Mexico, when he landed a record-breaking 430-pound yellowfin tuna, according to GrindTV. The world record yellowfin – caught south of Cabo San Lucas in 2012 – stands at 427 pounds. No one really even thought about it, they were just having a great tuna … fish big enough to land angler Guy Yocom's name in the IGFA record books. Self-proclaimed Japanese "Tuna King" and sushi restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura paid a record $3.1 million (333.6 million yen) for a giant blue fin tuna … Choosing the Perfect Boat. Amazing fish caught on Dogfight 8000, but why do they call it a world record? The current existing IGFA all-tackle world record for Yellowfin Tuna is 427-pounds and that fish was caught in Cabo San Lucas back in 2012. However, even larger yellowfin tuna exist within their range in the eastern Pacific. Boats. Mississippi anglers deck 236.6-pound yellowfin, state’s biggest. On the other hand, and according to the IGFA (International Game Fishing Association) the world record for the biggest Yellowfin Tuna ever captured using Rod & Reel belongs to Guy Yacom, which was also captured in Mexico on September 18 th, 2012 weighing in at 427 pounds. Either weight will qualify as the new all-tackle IGFA world record. Discussion in 'Tackle and Rigging' started by tmd, Feb 1, 2016. Last fall, we reported on one of the biggest yellowfin tuna ever caught--a 427 lb. Biggest Yellowfin Tuna Ever Caught. World Record Yellowfin Tuna? is there a record for shore fish? Yellowfin 54 Offshore Boat Review. The tuna was caught on chunk bait using a Mustad hook- making it eligible for the $1,000,000 "Hook a Million" competition- open to anyone who catches an IFGA world record using a Mustad hook before Sept 30th. Game Fish.