World Record Yellowtail Kingfish

Nat shot a monster 49.7kg/110LB Kingfish and caught it all on GoPro

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Awesome Kingie! Very jealous. Nice work Nat.

[@collinmccosh1688]

where was the certified scale located at? just need to know where one is down there

[@rgibson759]

On close observation, the weigh station in 3:21 is in Pihia, in the Bay of Islands. There are others 'relatively' close by which include, Whangaroa (north of Pihia) and Tutukaka (south of Pihia). Hope that helps

[@kawacarrington3179]

@@rgibson759 it’s spelt *Paihia

[@nzhuntfishoutdoors2947]

Awesome Fish !!

[@niallprosser9606]

where abouts at the kings was this?

[@bendistaso1397]

where was this shot at

[@icrazycamel3513]

Nice fish👌🏿

[@abhilashchandra2187]

Amazing catch

[@MrSmokeoneg]

badass bro✌

[@acouplefishermen5602]

Nice king. But its not the world record

[@olliecraig-primalpursuit]

He also holds the current world record 50.6kg

[@peterflett6505]

World record on a line n hook is 52kg

[@Gamgam4843n]

spearfishing doesn't count

[@darknightnz1186]

gam - I agree

[@acouplefishermen5602]

gam its harder then line fishing you idiot 😂

[@Gamgam4843n]

what? theres no fight when you spear it... A 50kg king on line would be near impossible for most to bring up. Anyone can spearfish...

[@locust7777]

What? They come so close he could almost touch them. How is that hard??? Just a man in the right place at the right time. No skill at all.

[@Gamgam4843n]

Divers are like cyclists on our roads. Most annoying douchebags in our oceans.

[@CGRealStudios]

Sign states "caught" which is incorrect, he killed that fish

[@qdrevenger]

Mean!!!!

[@slyarsenal]

Spearfishing is not true fishing

[@martincachia6188]

Of course it is it's just a different technique

[@horus2153]

It's just way more hardcore

[@slyarsenal]

@@horus2153 That's subjective. Shooting a fish dead isn't really hardcore. The fish has no chance to fight. I do respect that these guys risk their own lives against sharks and potential hazards but I'm a purist at heart. People who fish the conventional way, as in rod and reel, actually have a better connection with the fish than those who shoot it. I'm not saying spearfishing doesn't require any skill, of course it does with the addition of fitness as well, but when you're hooked on a huge fish and it takes hundreds of metres of line, that to me is more exhilarating because you know its going to be a true battle. This allows the fish a chance to survive which is much more sporting

[@islandpainter3964]

Wankers with spear guns!!. Why kill a fish like this?. Catch and release is the only way with this size fish. They are so easy to shoot and have no fear of man under the water. Im sad this even happened, def nothing to be proud of...

[@markhow3428]

Yup agree. What a waste of a majestic fish

[@sera56jase]

Is it still a waste if it is eaten? Is it more or less waste to kill 5 other fish to get the same amount of meat?