My first giant
 

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Caught a many a big bluefin in my life but never a giant. She was a mean one! 91 inch 450lbs

Congrats! tell us more all the good stuff!

:oh::drool::happy:

Wow, and you had enough juice left in you to hold the tail up for the picture. Nice job - congratulations!!!

Dang!

WOW. Nice fish.

Thats all the gas i had. I could barely hold that tale up. 2 hour battle on stand up takes ot out of ya and she was a mean girl! Then 3 of us had to get her over the side.

Fished out of Oregon inlet wensday. The morning started out crazy not being able to find ice for the boat on the way down. Got off to a late start. Had an electrinics blackout 10 miles off the beach freaked us all out but i was able to get us back online. Showed up really late to the party and Lines in the water at 8:30. We couldnt even get the 3rd rod in the water and she crashed the long rigger on a white/crystal joe shute followed by a horsey. It was crazy not even trolling 3 minutes. As i was fighting the fish we saw a pod of 8 or 9 bluefins crashing the topwater that were 600 to a 1000 pounds. Back to the dock by 1:00 drinking beer and cleaning fish. Crazy crazy!

I just thought you had to be in giant heaven for awhile. That trip will be hard to forget.Good for you!

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This fish was Caught within eye sight of us.....1000lb fish

So, as a recreational angler, are you allowed to sell that fish? Florida has some really strict laws preventing rec fishermen from selling catch. All i know about tuna fishing, i see on tv, but that looks to be a pretty exspensive fish.

No rec can't sell...

Yes...they are expensive...they can also be valuable...

If you're out of freezer space, I'll take a chunk...:sly:

What do you generally do with all the meat ?

It was split between 3 of us. It goes to co-workers, neighbors and friends. And the welder that just welded up my ladder and rod holders on my t-top. And we have been eating it all weekend.

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Alot of turns to this! Lol!

That last picture did it for me - I gotta find a sushi bar on the way home from work tomorrow. Looks good!!

Wow! Really Nice fish! Id love to hang into one of those! Congratulations!

Dang what a beauty, congratulations on your giant!

Kracker Jack was that fish caught on your V20?

Nice work!

It was caught on my buddys regulator

Nice
 

Is that the boat from the TV show coming in behind you? You went out through Hatteras Inlet or Oregon?

We fished out of oregon inlet there where like 3 boats out filming that day. Im not sure if thats one or not.