Half Ton Tuna

[LadyFish]

Y'all are not going to believe this. Click the link to see the pic and the rest of the story, amazing.<br /><br />[Louisiana Sportmans Magazine]<br />Each May and June, bluewater fishermen have tales of the marauding packs of giant bluefin tuna which frequent the northern Gulf. One of the ocean’s ultimate predators seldom feel more than a minute of pressure as they rip off the bulk of the angler’s line, but some quick thinking helped subdue – if not “put in the boat” – a 1152 lb. beast during the Baton Rouge Big Game Fishing Club’s Memorial Day Tournament.<br /><br /> The rest here

 

[NOSLEEP]

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Wow what a monster you would need a whole crew<br />to land a fish like that.

 

[LadyFish]

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The existing record is 891 pounds by Darlene Fischer in May of 1981

Now, that is as close to combat as any woman should get.

 

[snapperbait]

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WOAH! Talk about shattering a record... With monsters like that roaming about, I ain't going swimming in the ocean no more...

 

[JB]

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Hmmmm. That one would need at least 20 gallons of Shoyu or Teriyaki for a sashimi party.<br /><br />YUM!

 

[neumanns]

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Man that is an awsome fish and great story as well.

 

[cotterman]

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that would fill a lot of cans

 

[farginicehole]

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Yeah, and you could probably buy a new boat if you sold the fish for that sashimi you were talking about!!!