Reel big! Virginia Beach angler catches 832-pound bluefin tuna

Reel big! Virginia Beach angler catches 832-pound bluefin tuna

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A fisherman and his crew may have just smashed a state record by reeling in the biggest bluefin tuna over the weekend at more than 832 pounds.  “It was just a matter of getting lucky,” said Captain David Wright, a longtime fisherman with High Hopes Sportsfishing. Wright's boat, High Hopes, [...]

Record Breaking 832-Pound Virginia Bluefin Tuna Catch

OutdoorHub Record Breaking 832-Pound Virginia Bluefin Tuna Catch The Virginia State Record for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna has been broken once again. The current standing record of a 708-pound bluefin tuna was caught on February 16, 3030, by Jake Hiles of Virginia Beach. This fish had broken the previous record of a 606-pound bluefin, which had been caught in April of 2007 by Jake’s friend Chase Robinson. Now the existing record has been dwarfed by a…