A 10-year-old girl reeled in a 200-pound yellowfin tuna last month while visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, from Washington D.C.
According to Pisces Sportfishing Fleet, Kourtney Jackson landed the massive tuna after a fight of only 45 minutes while fishing with her family aboard the 37-foot yacht BBII.
That’s impressive, considering that yellowfin tuna are powerful swimmers and larger specimens often require hours to bring to leader.
Also, catches of yellowfin tuna weighing 200-plus pounds are somewhat rare. At 200 pounds, they’re considered “cows.” At 300 pounds, they’re considered “super cows.”
For comparison, the world record for yellowfin tuna stands at 427 pounds, for a fish caught off Cabo San Lucas in 2012. (The catch of a 443-pound yellowfin, also off Cabo San Lucas, is pending record approval by the International Game Fish Assn.)
Pisces announced Kourtney’s catch via Instagram and viewers can swipe on the post below to watch a brief interview and see other notable catches by lady anglers that day.
