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Solo Fisherman on Jet Ski Tows 212-Pound Tuna Ashore

On Easter Sunday, Hunter Hicks caught a 212-pound, 70-inch bluefin tuna while riding a Jet Ski off North Carolina's Outer Banks, landing the massive fish solo with a single fishing rod.
Hicks, a mate at Longer Days Sportfishing for 11 years, initially planned to fish with a buddy but headed out solo after losing a 500-pound tuna that spat the hook earlier that morning.
Describing the ordeal as the "worst fight in my life," Hicks compared it to "fighting Mike Tyson, but losing, it was tough," and suffered bruises and a locked arm for two days straight.
Towing the catch nearly 10 miles through Oregon Inlet, Hicks feared losing his prize without GPS or a chart plot, but was greeted by 30 people on the beach wanting pictures.
An Outer Banks resident for 15 years, Hicks remains a dedicated waterman whose unique feat gained regional attention through WTKR, cementing his place in local fishing lore.

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OUTER BANKS, North Carolina (WTKR) — On Easter Sunday, Hunter Hicks had planned to go out with a buddy early in the morning to fish for bluefin tuna. “My plan initially was to go out there and go catch a bluefin. Now, not by myself. My buddy was supposed to wake up at 3 in the morning,” said Hicks. But Hicks still had the urge to get out on the water and did just that, packing up his Jet Ski and heading out. “Next thing you know it, I seen blue …

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