New NC Bluefin Tuna Record Shatters Old One.
There’s a new bluefin tuna record for North Carolina waters. Weighing in at 877 pounds the new record shatters the old one of 805. Check out Sam Walker’s article in the Outer Banks Voice for details.
“The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record for bluefin tuna that was caught on Saint Patrick’s Day by an angler aboard a Pirates Cove Marina boat.
The 877-pound bluefin was brought to shore aboard Capt. Dennis Endee’s A-Salt Weapon, after a 2 1/2 hour fight and then another 90 minutes to pull it on board, according to the Pirates Cove Facebook page.”
[box type=”bio”] Record setting days are few and far between on the sea, but that’s what Outer Banks blue tuna boat hauled in on St. Patrick’s Day. Check out the Outer Banks Voice for details.[/box]