Kiwi angler hooks record-breaking tuna at Waihau Bay five minutes after first cast

Angler Helen Horrocks, left, with friend Nicky Sinden. Horrocks landed a record breaking 99.1kg bluefin tuna at Waihau Bay. Photo / Supplied

Just five minutes after tossing her lure into the waters of Waihau Bay Helen Horrocks found herself battling to reel in a record-breaking 99.1kg southern bluefin tuna.

Horrocks catch is now pending a New Zealand women's 37kg line class record, smashing the previous record by 7.7kg.

The angler was out on the water with her friend Nicky Sinden who was filming her fishing show ADOS Addicted to Fishing.

Just five minutes after putting her red gill tuna brown & white lure out, a 45-minute battle ensued before the duo could get the tuna within reach of a gaff.

It wasn't until they lugged the behemoth aboard that they realised the record-breaking potential of the fish.

Before casting out, the two had agreed if they did hook a tuna then they would cut the fish and pack it up quickly on ice, to preserve the high-quality meat.

But once the tuna was on the boat they decided to have it weighed at the Waihau Bay Sports Fishing Club.

The fish tipped the scales to 99.1kg, beating the current NZ women's 37kg line class record of 91.4kg.

The record-breaking capture was recorded by the film crew on board for an episode of Sinden's show, ADOS Addicted to Fishing, which will air later in the year.

Sinden herself was no stranger to breaking records of her own.

Last year, she hooked a 361kg, 4.2m-long broadbill at a secret location off northern New Zealand.

The catch broke the women' all-tackle world record, women's 60kg-tackle world record and the women's New Zealand record.