new fla record

Discuss all of your General "Offshore" fishing here.

Moderators: GoodOyster, Cr0ck1

Post Reply
User avatar
bellyacher
First Class Scout
Posts: 755
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:23 am

new fla record

Post by bellyacher » Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:45 pm

The catch of an 826-pound, 8-ounce bluefin tuna off Destin, Florida, has been been approved as a state record.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the approval on Tuesday, more than a year after the catch was made by Rick Whitley aboard the vessel, You Never Know.
Atlantic bluefin tuna are typically caught farther north, and Whitley's catch in May of 2017 fills a vacant category for the species in Florida.
It's uncertain why the approval process took so long, but research reveals that Whitley and his pals were fishing for blue marlin when the tuna struck. According to a report in The Tennessean, the hookup occurred just after dawn and the fight lasted three hours.
Although other anglers were aboard, only Whitley handled the rod while Capt. Joey Birbeck maneuvered the boat. If another angler were to have touched the rod before the tuna was brought to the leader, it could not have qualified for a record.
The market value of the fish - bluefin tuna are prized in Asian markets, where the flesh is sold as sashimi - was estimated at $20,000.
While it was a massive specimen, Atlantic bluefin tuna grow much larger.
The International Game Fish Assn. lists as the all-tackle world record a 1,496-pound bluefin tuna caught in 1979 off Nova Scotia, Canada.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Be polite, be professional, BUT have a plan to kill everybody you meet

User avatar
Cr0ck1
ADMIN HOG STALKER
Posts: 14886
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:49 pm
Hunt or Fish: Equally Both
Location: Mossy Oak Swamp Bottom..
Contact:

Re: new fla record

Post by Cr0ck1 » Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:09 pm

bellyacher wrote:
Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:45 pm
The catch of an 826-pound, 8-ounce bluefin tuna off Destin, Florida, has been been approved as a state record.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the approval on Tuesday, more than a year after the catch was made by Rick Whitley aboard the vessel, You Never Know.
Atlantic bluefin tuna are typically caught farther north, and Whitley's catch in May of 2017 fills a vacant category for the species in Florida.
It's uncertain why the approval process took so long, but research reveals that Whitley and his pals were fishing for blue marlin when the tuna struck. According to a report in The Tennessean, the hookup occurred just after dawn and the fight lasted three hours.
Although other anglers were aboard, only Whitley handled the rod while Capt. Joey Birbeck maneuvered the boat. If another angler were to have touched the rod before the tuna was brought to the leader, it could not have qualified for a record.
The market value of the fish - bluefin tuna are prized in Asian markets, where the flesh is sold as sashimi - was estimated at $20,000.
While it was a massive specimen, Atlantic bluefin tuna grow much larger.
The International Game Fish Assn. lists as the all-tackle world record a 1,496-pound bluefin tuna caught in 1979 off Nova Scotia, Canada.

HOLY CRAP!!!!! thats awesome!!

User avatar
Bossman
Senior Patrol Leader
Posts: 1507
Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:46 am
Hunt or Fish: Equally Both
Location: Fl.

Re: new fla record

Post by Bossman » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:53 pm

FYI EVERYONE BOSSMAN is going Offshore fishing this weekend and going the break a new state record for Red Snapper. Just saying it here first...
Bossman

User avatar
jtcmedic
Troop Guide
Posts: 663
Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:25 pm
Location: Edge of the woods

Re: new fla record

Post by jtcmedic » Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:24 am

Good luck
DUTY, PRIDE, TRADITION

User avatar
Bossman
Senior Patrol Leader
Posts: 1507
Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:46 am
Hunt or Fish: Equally Both
Location: Fl.

Re: new fla record

Post by Bossman » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:56 pm

It was a rough weekend fellows.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Bossman

User avatar
Bossman
Senior Patrol Leader
Posts: 1507
Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:46 am
Hunt or Fish: Equally Both
Location: Fl.

Re: new fla record

Post by Bossman » Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:48 pm

Well this weekend was rough in a little different way.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Bossman

Post Reply

Return to “DEEP SEA FISHING FORUM”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest