Kate Upton, Strike a Pose,' trophy yellowfin tuna, 50 lb test line, Mako Point, FL

Photograph, mixed media, Strike a Pose,' trophy yellowfin tuna, 50 lb test line, Mako Point, FL, Kate Upton .... more

by Thomas Pollart

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Kate Upton, Strike a Pose,' trophy yellowfin tuna, 50 lb test line, Mako Point, FL

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Thomas Pollart

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Mixed Media - Art, Photograph, All, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Painting

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Photograph, mixed media, Strike a Pose,' trophy yellowfin tuna, 50 lb test line, Mako Point, FL, Kate Upton .

The yellowfin tuna is among the larger tuna species, reaching weights over 180 kg (400 lb), but is significantly smaller than the Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas, which can reach over 450 kg (990 lb), and slightly smaller than the bigeye tuna and the southern bluefin tuna.

Reported sizes in the literature have ranged as high as 2.4 m (94 in) in length and 200 kg (440 lb) in weight. The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) record for this species stands at 176 kg (388 lb)for a fish caught in 1977 near San Benedicto Island in the Pacific waters of Mexico. In 2010, a 184-kg yellowfin was caught off the tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, 2.2-metre (87 in) long with a girth of 1.5 m (59 in). The catch is still pending verification by the IGFA.[citation needed] In 2012, a fisherman in Baja California caught a 193-kg yellowfin. If the catch is confirmed by the IGFA, the fisherman will receive a prize of $1 million.

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March 4th, 2017