On The Water contributor Captain Bobby Rice of Reel Deal Charters landed a 423-pound bluefin tuna on Friday, one of the largest ever caught on a spinning rod and reel. The massive fish hit a Point Jude Deep Force lure and took an hour to land, with the entire crew on board sharing in the battle.
“I knew the fish was a big one, but didn’t realize how big. With hearts racing as it reached the boat, the reality struck with an invisible shockwave across the deck – this clearly was a giant.” -read the full story on Facebook
That isn’t even close to record size on spinning gear. A Shimano America product manager caught a 1000 lb Bluefin last month on the Shimano SW Stella spining reel.
Proof?
Excellent work cap to get that big boi in.
nice job bob ,eat your heart out ralph
Nice fish. I’m in truro. I come here from jersey to fish for them every year in October . Guess I need to go with you
Me and my buddies, Tom and Jerry were out with u Monday, got skunked on the tuna but made up for it on the striped bass, so jealous. Great job on landing a big one!
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