Fisherman Catches Monster 876-Pound Record-Breaking Tuna
On 5/5/21 at 2:47 PM EDT
It's always bigger in Texas.
A Texas fisherman has broken state records with his impressive bluefin tuna catch, weighing in at a whopping 876 pounds and 121 inches long.
Troy Lancaster, a 50-year-old angler from Port Aransas, Texas, snagged the massive fish back in mid-April, according to a report from The Houston Chronicle. After spending nine hours trying to net the fish and several more weeks waiting on official state analysis, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed that it was the largest tuna fish caught in the state.
"When the fish got on the deck of the boat, it was like killing a big trophy deer," Lancaster told the outlet. "There was absolutely no ground shrinkage."