An angler in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Wednesday enjoyed a fish dinner prepared with a Sierra mackerel catch that had a solid chance of breaking a 33-year-old world record.
The 18.7-pound Sierra, caught by Sean Green in the Sea of Cortez, was weighed on a hand-held scale before it was filleted.
According to Pisces Sportfishing, “If they would have weighed it on a certified scale and this weight held this would have certainly been the NEW All Tackle World Record! Meaning, the LARGEST FISH of this SPECIES EVER CAUGHT on rod and reel & breaking the record held for over thirty years.”
The world record for Sierra stands at 18 pounds. It was established in March 1990 in Ecuador and matched in September 1990, also in Ecuador.
Pisces Sportfishing explained that Green and his buddies were fishing aboard the vessel Crudo and trolling live mullet for roosterfish when the massive Sierra struck.
It remains unclear if they knew they had landed a potential record-setting fish.
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Pisces stated late Wednesday: “In this case we will never know, Team Crudo preferred to enjoy their catch and not worry about the potential of a record. The Sierra is being enjoyed as ceviche with a few cold beers as we speak…. What would you have done?”
Sierra mackerel, commonly referred to as Sierra, are prized for their fighting ability as table fare. Many regard them as the perfect fish for the citrus-marinated delicacy known as ceviche.