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Old 04-05-2009, 07:47 PM   #1
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Whats your biggest catch?

Mine is 160lb. yellow fin, but my moms got me beat with her bluefin caught on 130lb. dacron with no help (tournament rules)
in just under 2hrs. She's holding the rod.

120" length x 82"girth

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Old 04-06-2009, 05:55 AM   #2
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My mom didn't fish but mine is a 200lb blue fin caught last June at SW corner Stellwagon. First time out in the new boat targeting tuna, trolled using a Penn 80VSW, a single Fisherman's Outfitters 4' spreader bar with 18" pink squid for 15-20 min before the strike. Fight took about 20 min to land the fish.

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Old 04-06-2009, 12:21 PM   #3
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I'm still holding my breath for my first one. Hopefully this season.
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Old 04-06-2009, 03:39 PM   #4
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72", I'd guess 220, we never weighed it
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Old 04-06-2009, 05:28 PM   #5
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In 2004, 964#, Bought a boat after

No, Im not joking.
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Old 04-06-2009, 05:45 PM   #6
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In 2004, 964#, Bought a boat after

No, Im not joking.
Wow....that must have been worth a fortune!!! Where did you catch it?
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:35 AM   #7
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YFT

Not my biggest but probably my most memorable, a 175 lb yellowfin caught off Isle Montousa, Panama. This fish kicked my a$$ six ways to Sunday, the 90* heat and zero wind didn't help either!

EC, great old-school photo, love it.
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:33 PM   #8
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My biggest catch

About 15000 lbs of pure joy !
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LETS GO BRANDON
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Old 04-08-2009, 10:43 AM   #9
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The Beach Whistle or the TGFB???
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Old 04-08-2009, 09:09 PM   #10
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The Silverline, Most of the procedes went to Dave, His boat, licence ect. I brought the beer and got to fight it, he realy did all the work.

I just like to tell people that then clarify it later.....
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Old 05-19-2009, 12:04 AM   #11
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i don't know my wife's like 130#
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Old 05-20-2009, 06:03 PM   #12
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got a 78" behind a scallop boat - second was a little bigger but we released her once we had the leader as only one over 73". Had plenty of meat that day as we where Tilefishing in the morning in the Baltimore Canyon then headed to the 30 line when one of our friends who runs a scallop boat called us and said the bluefin have been following his rig for 3 days.

Ride the spiral to the end...............
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Old 05-20-2009, 06:03 PM   #13
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now that is a fish!

Ride the spiral to the end...............
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