The 381.1-pound yellowfin tuna brought in by Dennis Williams of Carlsbad the day before Thanksgiving has found a high place for itself on the top ten tuna list. Here’s how the revised list reads:
Top Ten Tuna
1. Mark Gasich, 399.6 pounds, Polaris Supreme, Clarion Island, November 15, 1992
2. Dave Manella, 395.4 pounds, Royal Polaris, Clarion Island, Feb 19, 1993
3. Curt Wiesenhutter, 388.75 pounds, Royal Polaris, San Benedicto Island, April 1, 1977
4. Dennis Williams, 381.1 pounds, Royal Star, Finger Bank, Baja, November 26, 2008
5. Al Herzog, 380 pounds, Qualifier 105, San Benedicto Island, January 11, 1981
6. Corky Yokoe, 376.38 pounds, Royal Polaris, Clarion Island, January 5, 1996
7. Joe Simmons, 370 pounds, Clarion Island, Qualifier 105, June 1989
8. Dick McKenzie, 364.8 pounds, Royal Polaris, Clarion Island, April 20, 1982
9. Dick Minor, 363.9 pounds, Polaris Supreme, Roca Partida, January 1993
10. Roger Hawtree, 361.9 pounds, Royal Polaris, Clarion Island, January 12, 1992
Previous no. 10:
Jim Nemlowill, 361.63 pounds, Red Rooster III, Socorro Island, December 6, 1981
*(John Carbone and Doc Ski pulled on a 377-pounder aboard Q-105 at Clarion Island December 14, 1991.) |
