A phone call from skipper Mike Spaguolo of Freeport, Long Island got the information for another giant yellowfin. Mike's fish, caught aboard the Excel on her latest trip, weighed 303 pound on the boat's scales.

"It was my biggest yellowfin," said Mike. "He fought for an hour and a half."

Spagnuolo runs a charter boat near his home. If you find yourself wanting to go fishing back East, you can give him a call at (516) 652-7472.

Captain Mike said he baited a sardine on a Charlie Brown 6/0 ringed circle hook, on a 100-pound Basil topshot and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with an Avet 50 reel and a Calstar 6465 XXH rod.