01/08/2026
Landbased 50kg Yellowfin Tuna on 10kg line in Japan! 🎣🔥🍣🤙🏽
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Public premiere of the full video will be on 1st September!
I was lucky enough to become the first Vietnamese Australian to land a Yellowfin Tuna on this remote island in Japan.
Is this an unofficial Men’s C70kg Tackle World Record for landbased 50kg Yellowfin Tuna on 10kg line? - I would love to know!
So much research and time spent planning for this fishing trip to Japan. This trip took over 2 years of planning trying to align with our busy schedules and work/life commitments. We had to consider costs, flight timings, boat availability, accommodation, weather conditions, water temperatures, current patterns, moon phases, and so many more variables - with no guarantee of even hooking up on anything.
We fished through rough conditions, wind, swell, rain, freezing temperatures, and hot humid days. We struggled to get hook ups on lures, after hundreds of casts. We struggled to catch bait. We fished from sunrise to sunset everyday, 7 days in a row. We had to learn and adapt to the environment.
When we finally figured it out, things started aligning and connecting. This was when our luck changed.
I underestimated how big Japanese Tuna could be, bringing only my 10kg overhead setup. We had encountered Tuna that were well over 100kg!
I fought this yellowfin Tuna for over 20mins, almost losing it multiple times during the fight! Landbased game fishing is a difficult and brutal sport!
This was a dream fish for me, a fish of a lifetime!
I couldn’t have achieved this without the help of my mates and the mates I made along the way! 🙏🏽❤️
Reel: Shimano Talica 16A overhead reel
Rod: JC Customs 10-15kg LBG 8ft overhead rod
Line: Momoi IGFA Hi-Catch Monofilament 10kg line
Leader: Momoi Copolymer Monofilament 50kg Shock Leader
Bait: Muroaji (Horse Mackerel) live bait
Hooks: Black Magic GZ Livebait 9/0 hook
Shimano Fishing（シマノ｜Fishing・釣り）
Coastal Fishing Tackle
