World-record bluefin tuna caught off the coast of San Diego on rod and reel by sport fisherman

Fans of sushi in the San Diego area rejoice, as a world record bluefin tuna was reeled in off the Southern California coast earlier this week.

Markus Medak of Shearwater Fishing was able to snag the nearly 500-pound beast with the help of a fellow unnamed fisherman, on just a rod and reel.

According to the New York Post, the tuna weighed in at a staggering 446 pounds after being gilled and gutted, making it the largest bluefin ever caught on a rod and reel.

THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.