Bluefin Tuna

The Atlantic Bluefin tuna is one of the largest and fastest fish in the world. They can reach swimming speeds of up to 43 miles per hour. On average, they measure 6.5 feet in length and weigh 550lbs, although much larger specimens are not uncommon. A man named Ken Fraser currently holds the all-tackle world record for bluefin tuna. He caught a fish that weighed 1,496 lbs. off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1979. If you want to see it, go to our web site aginfo.net. So why am I talking tuna? The final preparations are being made for the ultimate lunker fish adventure. Team #LunkerTunaHunt is getting ready to participate in the 2015 Canada International Tuna Cup Challenge Series Championship coming up in October. The 2015 Canada International Tuna Cup Challenge will be taking place out of North Lake, Prince Edward Island from October 10th to 13th.

 

The Tuna Cup Challenge has a long history with more than 30 years of bringing people from around the world to fish Bluefin Tuna in Prince Edward Island. Over the past number of years, teams came to Prince Edward Island from countries as far away as India, Denmark, France, Russia, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Japan, Italy, South America, the United Kingdom, United States and of course Canada.