It’s an Imperfect Record-breaker; Rating the Stings and Bites of LBI

PICTURE UNPERFECT TUNA: Imagine angling a 90-pound striper and having it end up as a mere afterthought in the annals of fishing history. Such is the likely ignominious fate of an astounding 427.9-pound yellowfin tuna caught off Puerto Vallarta last Sunday.

Weighed on an IGFA-certified scale, the fish instantly became the weightiest yellowfin ever taken on rod and reel. As such, it seemingly qualified for the ultimate heist into the record books.