David Lamoureux who took a 157lb
tuna from his kayak off Race Pt will
be a featured speaker at Mass. Striped
Bass Assn. annual fishing expo on
March 6-7, 2010 at Stonehill College
Sports Complex in Easton,MA. Dave
plans to detail the whole thing on both
days. see http://www.msba.net/ (http://www.msba.net)

At 157lbs. it's a Bluefin tuna but not a giant, nice catch from a kayak I suppose.

This should be interesting on several counts.
1) As a kayak fisherman who has caught tuna on boats, I'd love to understand more about how he fights a fish from such a light platform.

2) There have been many questions raised about the legality of how he catches the fish (e.g., does he essentially land the fish from shore and has he not on at least one occasion handed the rod over to another boat to land the fish? Both are illegal.).

3) Some people feel he is endangering himself thus putting other boats, their captains/crews, and the Coast Guard in a position of having to risk themselves.

I'll be at that talk for sure!

A 157 lb tuna is not even close to a giant tuna. More like cookie cutter Chatham fish. Landing from a kayak is cool although he puts himself in a much riskier situation. To each there own.