Donna Pascoe's 411.6kg Pacific bluefin tuna was the largest fish ever caught by a female angler in New Zealand.
Results of Aucklander’s four-hour struggle judged best world record at US awards.
After a four-hour battle with a monster tuna, an exhausted Donna Pascoe didn't need to be told she'd just hauled in a record-breaker.
But she still didn't expect her huge trophy Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing in at 411.6kg, to ultimately win an international plaudit.
The fish, caught last year off
the Three Kings Islands at the top of the North Island, was the largest caught by a female angler in New Zealand.
Now a panel of foreign judges have deemed the catch worthy of the prestigious Best World Record award, recently presented to the Auckland woman at the International Gamefish Association Awards in Florida.