“ The 42.6kg (94lb) yellowtail kingfish caught on a 37kg (80lb) line gave Maddy the heaviest kingfish of the tournament, the same category he won last year.
‘I reckon I might have a bit of luck when it comes to fishing.’
The kingfish is an unconfirmed New Zealand and world junior record.”
Full story in the New Zealand Herald
As an aside did you know the IGFA has two categories for yellowtail Kingfish, one for the so-called California Yellowtail and one for the rest of us, despite both being the same fish. Read about this nonsense here.
