Angler's 405-pound yellowfin tuna is heaviest on record (hughest, most series all-tackle catch ever)

GrindTV ^ | 12/6/10 | Pete Thomas

[NormsRevenge]

super cow

[stainlessbanner]

chicken of the sea

[GQuagmire]

Livingston’s fish was trucked to a taxidermist, where mounts will be made for him and the Vagabond Sportfishing office.

I would have sold it to the Japanese.Isn’t tuna a ridiculous price in Japan?

[bannie]

That’s HUGE! Did the man catch the fish, or did the fish catch the man?

[posterchild]

I don’t think japan has especially high prices, it’s just that when a large expensive tuna comes in it typically shows up in tokyo and makes the news as they have the worlds largest tuna auction. It’s quite a sight to see if you get there by 5:30am.

[JRandomFreeper]

I would have sold it to the highest bidder after removing about 10 lbs from the sweet spot.

And then cooked some sticky rice. I have nori in the pantry.

/johnny

[CTOCS]

Taxidermist? What an absolue waste not to harvest all that meat.

[JimSEA]

Sashimi time!! Get the wasabi.

[nikos1121]

What? Why not just make sushi out of it...?

[llevrok]

A 600 Pound Albino Tuna

[Bullish]

That’s a heck of a lot of Sushi.

[mamelukesabre]

I think they only eat blue fin though.

[NormsRevenge]

just a guess but that’s a $300K fish, imo... some go for big money..

[RegulatorCountry]

Yellowfin is regarded as sushi grade and would fetch a fine price in Japan. He’s a fool for sending it to the taxidermist. Frame the picture and pocket the substantial profit.

[MHGinTN]

Oh my! What I would give for a plate of suchi Yellowfin and stiky rice!

[MHGinTN]

Oh my! What I would give for a plate of sushi Yellowfin and stiky rice!

[NormsRevenge]

scratch this one being worth 300K, bluefin bring the big money..

Giant bluefin tuna sells for £111,000 in Japan
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6976664.ece

[Lazlo in PA]

They will end up eating it. Taxidermy isn’t exactly what you think it is on fish. They will take a ton of reference points and recreate it. They don’t stuff them like most people think. This thing will end up on someones plate.

http://www.taxidermy.net/information/fish1.html

[CTOCS]

Good deal.

[Cyman]

Will be fishing for bass in Mexico with Capt Mike next week. Hope he brings his luck with him.