https://archive.is/20130121035404/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1131724/2/index.htm Sports Illustrated – Test Time for Tuna] On 28 August 1911, after a struggle of a mere four hours and forty five minutes, Ross landed a 680 pounds tuna which set a record for the largest fish caught with a rod and reel.