b'The hot game fishing season is also producing marlin and other quality fish such as this 14.5kg mahi mahi the current pin fish at Hokianga caught byThe FactsRochelle Pattinson.Yellowfin live only up to 6-7 years of age.A fast-growing species with the growing cycle for a yellowfin tuna of 8-10 pounds at year 1, at age 2 about 35lb and at 3 years old about 75lb. By 4 years old yellowfin will average about 130lb and get as large as 200lb.Yellowfin reach maturity around 2 years old, and they can breed year-round in tropical waters, and seasonally in sub-tropical waters.Yellowfin tuna are extremely fast swimmers and can reach top speeds of 50mph (80kph) by folding their fins into special indentations.Juveniles commonly form schools with skipjack tuna and juvenile bigeye tuna.Once they grow to over 40kg in size, yellowfin usually travel alone.The current IGFA All Tackle world record is 193.68kg (427lb) caught in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 2012.In Godzone the largest yellowfin tuna caught was off the Whakatane coast in 1984, weighing 95kg (209lb). /FISHINGINGODZONE17'