Tuna Weight Angler Location Date Bigeye Tuna 228 lbs Nicci Gehweiler Kona, Hawai'i 11/20/96 Nicci Gehweiler was baiting at C-buoy off the Big Island of Hawaii when she enticed the state record bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) to bite on November 20, 1996. The fish weighed in at 228 lbs.