Jennifer Mckenzie+FollowThis Tuna Was Bigger Than My Car!Picture this: 30 hours of no bites, then BAM—Houston angler David Esslinger hooks an 884-pound bluefin tuna off Galveston! It took 5 hours, 1,400 yards of line, and a ton of muscle to reel in this beast (that’s 14 football fields away!). The crew thought it was 650 lbs, but it smashed the Texas record by 8 pounds. Bonus: this fish had been tagged twice before, once in Nova Scotia! Absolute legend status unlocked. #FishingLegend #BluefinTuna #TexasRecord #EpicCatch #SportFishing #Finance10Share
Ashlee Thomas+FollowShould Shore Bluefin Catches Be Legal?If you fish the North Carolina shore, you’ve probably heard about the epic bluefin tuna action happening within casting range—and also, the bummer news: it’s totally illegal to target or keep these fish from the shore! Only boats get the bluefin permits, leaving surfcasters in a weird spot. Shouldn’t NMFS let us report (and keep) these super rare catches? Sound off if you want to see the rules change! #fishing #bluefintuna #anglerlife #policychange #Finance60Share
