IGFA WORLD RECORD
Species Identification
tuna, skipjack
(Katsuwonus pelamis)
(Linnaeus, 1758); SCOMBRIDAE FAMILY; also called skipjack, ocean bonito, Arctic bonito, striped tuna, watermelon tuna Cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical seas, usually in deep coastal and oceanic waters. It is common throughout the tropical Atlantic, south to Argentina and may range as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the summer months. Skipjack tuna are schooling, pelagic, migratory, deep water species. In the western Atlantic, skipjack tuna frequently school with blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) and in the Pacific and Indian Oceans they often school with yellowfin tuna...Read More
(Katsuwonus pelamis)
(Linnaeus, 1758); SCOMBRIDAE FAMILY; also called skipjack, ocean bonito, Arctic bonito, striped tuna, watermelon tuna Cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical seas, usually in deep coastal and oceanic waters. It is common throughout the tropical Atlantic, south to Argentina and may range as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the summer months. Skipjack tuna are schooling, pelagic, migratory, deep water species. In the western Atlantic, skipjack tuna frequently school with blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) and in the Pacific and Indian Oceans they often school with yellowfin tuna...Read More
Record Details
| Angler | Kurt T. Nocelli |
| Weight of Fish | 10.00 kg (22 lbs 0 oz) |
| Length of Fish | cm ( in) |
| Girth of Fish | cm ( in) |
| Location of Catch | Port Macquarie, NSW |
| Date of Catch | |
| Type of Rod | shimano |
| Type of Reel | shimano |
| Type of Line | |
| Line Size | |
| Method of Catch | drifting |
| Lure or Bait |
Species Location
Australia