Possible World Record - 738-pound Pacific Bluefin Tuna

[CAMAN]

Angler's 738-pound Pacific bluefin tuna may be biggest ever caught

By: Pete Thomas,

A 738-pound Pacific bluefin tuna described by angler Nathan Adams as a "fish of a lifetime" may also be the largest Pacific bluefin ever landed on rod and reel.

The catch was made aboard an 18-foot boat during a recent competition off Houhora in New Zealand. If it's approved by the International Game Fish Assn., it will set an all-tackle world record, replacing a 716-pound 8-ounce Pacific bluefin landed off Westport, New Zealand, in 2007.

The IGFA typically takes weeks before deciding on record submissions, but since Adams was in a competition and complying with strict tournament rules, it's likely that he'll become the record holder.

It was one of two incredible catches for Adams, a member of the Muriwai Sportfishing Club.

He also landed a 788-pound black marlin, to set a club record, and his group battled 12 billfish in 11 days as part of the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council Nationals competition. A 16-year-old girl accounted for five of those billfish.

Most of the fish were released, but the giant tuna and marlin were kept and will be sent to the taxidermist.

Adams, 42, told Auckland Now that he'd like to place the tuna on the wall of his home, replacing a 30-pound snapper, but his wife isn't sure she wants something so large as a wall decoration.

"She says it will be like mounting a sofa," Adams said.

-- Photo shows Nathan Adams (holding the fishing rod) posing alongside 738-pound Pacific bluefin tuna

[DTro]

WOW, that's a lot of sandwiches!

[traveler]

sandwiches?? I think not! Tuna steaks, medium rare....ahhhhh:)

[Valv]

Get a 1" thick steak, heat oil in pan, when very hot throw steak in for 30 seconds, or so, flip over, another 30secs, pick it up and sear the edge of the steak so it looks the same all the way around.

Slice it 1/4" thick or less.

Prepare a dip sauce with Wasabi sauce, a splash of vinegar, soy sauce.

Enjoy.

As a variation you can make a rub with coarse pepper and paprika, or anything you think it would be good.

The fish above will produce me around 1,185 seared tuna steaks, enough to die happy

[itchmesir]

how bout some spicy tuna rolls

he could retire if he sells that thing to the japanese

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-05/japan-pricey-tuna/52384098/1

Quote:

A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record $736,000, Thursday in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market.

The price translates to $1,238 per pound — also a record, said Yutaka Hasegawa, a Tsukiji market official.

[Shawn Kellett]

Bluefin is not very good cooked. It is however the best tasting tuna for sushi IMOP. Samishi for everyone!!!!

[mrklean]

Looks about the same size I caught in the Caymans

[BartmanMN]

Holy balls. You think that thing put up a fight? Wow.

[Xplorer]

And to think it was caught on @80# test (notice on the board it says 37kg line weight). Same test used here by many for muskies, LOL

And I agree, that one is getting alot of photo's taken, but its gonna be alot of good eats if thats me

[Down Deep]

Just at regular market prices that fish is worth about $30K.

[c0untryf1sh3r]

I wonder how much it would cost for the mount

[RebelSS]

If you mounted that and hung it, it'd tear the wall down!!!

[buzbunni]

WOW, that's a lot of sandwiches!

LMAO!

Seriously, I'm cryin' here Dtro.

PS. True.