Texas Fisherman Lands Record-Setting 884-Pound Bluefin Tuna That Took 5 Hours To Reel In

Man Bags 884-Pound Bluefin Tuna To Set New Record In Texas

An angler based in Houston bagged an 884-pound bluefin tuna in April. When the catch gets certified, it will set a new Texas state record.

Texas Man Lands Record-Breaking, 884-Pound Bluefin Tuna

A Houston-based angler landed an 884-pound bluefin tuna last month. Once certified, the catch will break the existing Texas state record.It took David Esslinger five hours to reel in the behemoth about 160 miles off the coast of Galveston. The tuna officially weighed 884 pounds, topping the standing Texas bluefin record of 876 pounds, caught in 2021.For perspective, the IGFA all-tackle world record bluefin tuna, caught off Nova Scotia in 1979 by…

Texas Fisherman Lands Record-Setting 884-Pound Bluefin Tuna That Took 5 Hours To Reel In

massive bluefin tuna fish swimming underwater There is a new pending state fishing record in Texas after a Houston-based angler on an overnight trip out of Galveston landed an 884-pound bluefin tuna. Once certified, that fish will break the existing Texas state fishing record for bluefin tuna by 8 pounds, a record that has stood since 2021. Angler David Esslinger was fishing aboard the Catillac in search of blue marlin on an offshore trip and sp…