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Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
(Thunnus albacares)

Date: March 23rd 2006
Weight: 93.3 Kg
Angler Aqeel

North of Sifa, huge schools of Dolphins are spotted. Local fishermen surround the Dolphins as they tense their muscles in pulling in large Yellow Fin Tunas.

Aqeel joins in on the action and hooks on multiple tunas weighing in the range of 60 kg.  This normal for this time of the year.  Aqeel previous record was 75kg Yellow fin caught on a hand line using live bait.  As he continues to chase the tunas, he hooks onto the huge monster of which would be his new record and a club record.  He fights the fish for 20 minutes before landing it.     


Bio Data

Yellowfin Tuna
(
Thunnus albacares)

Common names: Ahi (Hawaii), Yellowfin Tuna, Allison Tuna, Backache
 
Average Weight: 30 lbs - 70 lbs
Maximum weight: 420 lbs
 
I.G.F.A. record: 387 lbs on 80 lb test
 
Pectoral Fins: Fins fold flat along body and reaches the start of the second dorsal fin.
 
Identifying features: Upper body is black and lower body is silver white. In the mid-section the yellowfin has a destictive yellow stripe which begin at the gill case and continues to the caudal fin. Above this line the color is a purple-blue when the yellowfin is alive but fades in death. The second dorsal and anal fin are the longest of any tuna. These fins increase in length with age. Yellowfin have between 26-35 gill rakers on the first gill arch.
 
Temperature range: 62°F to 86°F
 
Breeding: Yellowfin sexually mature at appoxaimatly 40 lbs. They are appoximatly 40" by this stage of their life cycle.
 
Typical location: Open ocean along the continental shelf and current lines, ocean mountains and canyons. Around schools of bait such as ballyhoo, pilchards and squid. They are found between 45°N and 40°S. They cover enormous distances around the globe, and all stocks mingle. It is a big fish, which can swim at very high speed, which may be one of the reasons why in some areas, dolphins and large full-grown yellowfin swim together. Will come close to shore if warm currents and bait are present.

 
Fighting characteristics: Very tough fighting fish with a fast recovery rate (faster than the anglers). Mixes deep dives with long fast runs that test angler and tackle.