SALTWATER
Yellowfin Tuna
200.94 kg (443 lb 0 oz)
Lower Banks, Mexico
On November 11, 2024, Earl Gill IV battled a Yellowfin Tuna for one hour and forty-five minutes aboard the Excel at Lower Banks, Mexico. After the fish was gaffed and certified at Fisherman's Landing, its official weight was recorded at 443 lb 0 oz (200.94 kg). The same catch became both the IGFA All-Tackle and Men's 60-kg (130-lb.) Line Class World Record, surpassing Guy Yocom's 427 lb mark by 16 lb. The reported length of 84 in (213.36 cm) and girth of 66 in (167.64 cm) are source-limited and are not IGFA core record fields.