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Fish Report for 10-18-2012

Latest on Guy Yocum's giant Yellowfin (427 lbs.) IGFA Record Application

10-18-2012
Bill Roecker

"On Friday, September 28th, the IGFA received Guy Yocom's record application for the 193.68 kg (427-pound) yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) he caught on September 18th while fishing aboard his boat El Suertudo off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Yocom needed only 50 minutes to land this massive tuna after it ate the chunked tuna he was using for bait. Once the fish was boated, Capt. Greg DiStefano measured the fish and decided it was close enough to call it a day.

"Back at the docks in Cabo, Yocom's fish was officially weighed on an IWS Scalemaster confirming the accurate reading of 193.68 kg (427 pounds). Yocom's fish qualifies for both the potential new All-Tackle record and men's 60 kg (130-pound) line class record; both of which currently belong to Mike Livingston, who caught a 183.7 kg (405-pound) yellowfin on November 30, 2010 while fishing off of Magdalena Bay, Mexico."


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