Whopping Lifetime Catch

The long-standing world record for the largest tuna ever caught has been shattered by a California man who caught a massive 405.2-pound yellow fin   tuna. Mike Livingston caught the huge fish off the Baja coast while on-board of  the Point Loma-based sport fishing 80ft vessel  Vagabond during a Mexican trip. More than 100 people crowded around the fishing hook scale at Point Loma Sport Fishing in San Diego to see the yellow fin tuna — which measured 85 inches from nose to tail and 61 inches in girth — hoisted into the air.

Livingston said he spent 2 hours, 40 minutes playing the giant fish before reeling it in. His previous personal record was 100 pounds. The beast was finally subdued by a Penn International 30SW reel blueprinted by Cal Sheets, a custom rod made by Livingston himself, and a 100-foot top shot of 100-pound test monofilament over more than 700 yards of 100-pound test super braid line, with a live sardine pinned on a 9/0 Owner Ringed Super Mutu hook. 
Livingstone reminisced the whole experience as if it was a day to be called all for himself. He admitted that he wasn’t a great angler but certainly   had enough experience to reel the tuna appropriately. Livingstone thanked his luck   and   felt the catch was indeed  a fish  of a life time . The Glendale administrator has smashed the former world record for the largest tuna ever caught as the previous weighed just 388 pounds, 12 ounce   and was caught way back in 1977.Mr. Lackey the captain of the ship  felt that it was a honour  for the entire team to be a part of this mega successful operation.  Looking at the huge tuna they felt it was an incredible specimen   and raised bars for challenges and detractors of the record in the future.

It was the school administrator’s dream to at least catch an  over  200 pound fish  but this proved like a jackpot. Livingstone had not even thought of in his wildest dreams  that  he would procure a catch so huge as this one. He could only lean back in harness  after the 45 minute struggle to the heavy packed credentials the fish ended up giving him.

Mr. Livingston's tuna is not only the biggest ever landed by an angler, but it also is the largest ever caught without any back-up reels or assistance from the crew. That season has been the time for big fishes for the San Diego Sports fleet.  Last time   Oregon’s  Greg Koonce caught a 379.8pound yellow fin tuna. It was the third yellow fin over 300 pounds caught in the season. 

The Largest Tuna ever caught  weighed 405 pounds and was set by Michael Livingstone who caught the fish at  San Diego, United States of America on December 13, 2010.