Bluefin Tuna Records
Bluefin tuna are one crazy fight. Take a look at the anglers who were able to land the biggest and baddest fish in the Northeast.
Ken Fraser with his 1496-pound IGFA All-Tackle World Record bluefin tuna. (Blue Water Magazine)
Ken Fraser caught the world record bluefin tuna on Oct. 26, 1979. Fraser was fishing with Capt. Eric Samson aboard the Lady and Misty out of Port Hood, Novia Scotia. Fraser hooked up with his incredible bluefin while trolling a mackerel behind his boat. The fight lasted 45 minutes before the crew could get a gaff in the fish. After lying on the boat for 10 hours, the bluefin still had an unbelievable weight of 1,496 pounds back at shore. The record has stood for just over 50 years!