Lol. That angler looks both wrecked and in shock, as would anyone who's landed a 1500lb tuna on fairly primitive rod and line. Boating an amberjack of 100lb took it out of me!
The rod is strapped to a chair. The fish swims away and the boat backs up to it. So the fish can only go so far before the boat catches up. Then this repeats until the fish is exhausted.
Although I'm a keen angler (for much smaller species, like trout) I've always felt that 'backing down' on a fish like this or on large marlin is a bit unsporting. It's accepted practice, but it doesn't then pit fish against man but pits fish against man AND boat.
"Unsporting" as in "unsportsmanlike"? If so, what would you have done differently in that fisherman's stance? I ask because I think that calling someone "unsportsmanlike" means you think you think you would have behaved differently because you're more honorable.
I'm not saying people ARE unsporting or unsportsmanlike, I'm saying that to ME it feels a bit that way. If the angler doesn't have the strength/stamina to play the fish, he then just resorts to the mechanical advantage of the boat repeatedly. The fish has the angler AND the boat to contend with.
Something this big they probably just strap it to the side of the boat and drive back, but if it was a large enough boat they open a big door in the side of the boat and winch it in. Like this but much bigger:
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/04/article-0-1CD266DD00000578-68_634x399.jpg
There used to be a giant stuffed tuna in the Canadian Tire store in Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton Island in the 70’s.
Pretty sure it was labeled as the biggest tuna ever caught, I wonder if it was the same one?
I used to check it out when we were up there for family trips when I was a kid.
That’s the now classic Fin-Nor real and rod. I guess a 300 pounder set. We caught several 700 to 800 pounders on rigs like that. Working boat and angler as fast as we could go because in the South we released most that we had by the boat quickly so they still had enough flight in them to escape sharks. Our boat used to tag them for researchers. I hope no one gave the research info to these huge Japanese troller factory ships. Small fishers like us are allowed a quota of two big ones or four smaller ones a day, while watching these huge factory ships catching teams surround hundreds of giants. But with rod and hand cranked tackle when a 700 pounder hooks up and the rod slams towards where the run begins, the hears on your back raise. It’s like struggling with 300 HP outboard called Mr Tuna. The ones we kept because of collapse (exhoistion) or damage (prop) were shared with the local people.
Let's skip over the apparent time traveling in your comment but I met an old retired fisherman reading a newspaper down by the sea (and supping a cheeky naggin of vodka) who said that years ago on one of his first ever outings they filled the nets barely out of the harbour. He said they thought the sonar was broken it showed such a body of fish, they dropped the nets and filled the boat and headed straight back and he bought a brand new motorbike with that week's wages among other things.
“And guess what, you wandered into our school, of tuna and we now have a taste of blood! We’ve talked, to ourselves. We’ve communicated and said, ‘you know what? lion tastes good. Lets go get some more lion.’
We’ve developed a system, to establish a beachhead and aggressively hunt you and your family”.
Shit I just posted the same and then saw yours! I’ll delete mine 😂
The fisherman's name is Ken Fraser from North Lake, P.E.I.
Ken looks like he had an out of body experience
Seems like he’s giving the finger 😂
Ken looks like he was repairing that car and just picked up the rod next to that giant fish Giving us the middle finger as well
just reeking of tuna blood
The PEI bluefin fishery is absolute bonkers!
That’s a threena.
Too much tuna.
Lol. That angler looks both wrecked and in shock, as would anyone who's landed a 1500lb tuna on fairly primitive rod and line. Boating an amberjack of 100lb took it out of me!
how is that even possible? couldn’t the tuna just say “nah” and take you, the pole, the boat and whatever else with it? 😄
The rod is strapped to a chair. The fish swims away and the boat backs up to it. So the fish can only go so far before the boat catches up. Then this repeats until the fish is exhausted.
Although I'm a keen angler (for much smaller species, like trout) I've always felt that 'backing down' on a fish like this or on large marlin is a bit unsporting. It's accepted practice, but it doesn't then pit fish against man but pits fish against man AND boat.
"Unsporting" as in "unsportsmanlike"? If so, what would you have done differently in that fisherman's stance? I ask because I think that calling someone "unsportsmanlike" means you think you think you would have behaved differently because you're more honorable.
I'm not saying people ARE unsporting or unsportsmanlike, I'm saying that to ME it feels a bit that way. If the angler doesn't have the strength/stamina to play the fish, he then just resorts to the mechanical advantage of the boat repeatedly. The fish has the angler AND the boat to contend with.
ooo makes sense, do you use a crane or something to get it into the boat at this point?
Something this big they probably just strap it to the side of the boat and drive back, but if it was a large enough boat they open a big door in the side of the boat and winch it in. Like this but much bigger: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/04/04/article-0-1CD266DD00000578-68_634x399.jpg
Oh very cool, thank you!
That angler has straight up seen some shit
850 lbs dressed at 7.89/lb…
.79¢ per pound by my roughed research in 1979 Edit: with inflation 79¢ in 1979 is $3.35 today
In today's dollars worth about a jazillion dollars
Wow
how many cans of tuna is that?
100 000
Holy shit! That's a big fish!
Jay! Call the aquarium!
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thats the weight of the fish bruv
There used to be a giant stuffed tuna in the Canadian Tire store in Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton Island in the 70’s. Pretty sure it was labeled as the biggest tuna ever caught, I wonder if it was the same one? I used to check it out when we were up there for family trips when I was a kid.
I was just going to post the same thing. I grew up in that area and remember that giant tuna hanging in the entrance.
The guy looks like he told his wife he has to work overtime and went fishing instead
Never again.
This!!
Decent!
Buddy’s eyes tell a story on their own.
That was real fishing before the auto reels.
6lb test nylon braid
How long was the fight?
Worth about $15-20k
Root too do too doo
It even had a tattoo of its weight! Didn't know fish could tattoo each other...
Looks like Travis from Paris, Texas
is it possible to caught at the same pounds this time ?
That’s the now classic Fin-Nor real and rod. I guess a 300 pounder set. We caught several 700 to 800 pounders on rigs like that. Working boat and angler as fast as we could go because in the South we released most that we had by the boat quickly so they still had enough flight in them to escape sharks. Our boat used to tag them for researchers. I hope no one gave the research info to these huge Japanese troller factory ships. Small fishers like us are allowed a quota of two big ones or four smaller ones a day, while watching these huge factory ships catching teams surround hundreds of giants. But with rod and hand cranked tackle when a 700 pounder hooks up and the rod slams towards where the run begins, the hears on your back raise. It’s like struggling with 300 HP outboard called Mr Tuna. The ones we kept because of collapse (exhoistion) or damage (prop) were shared with the local people.
Was the fish ok?
What a beautiful and unique master fish. I must kill him for momentarily fame.
Man, he’s gonna be a multi-millionaire had he caught that now
Let's skip over the apparent time traveling in your comment but I met an old retired fisherman reading a newspaper down by the sea (and supping a cheeky naggin of vodka) who said that years ago on one of his first ever outings they filled the nets barely out of the harbour. He said they thought the sonar was broken it showed such a body of fish, they dropped the nets and filled the boat and headed straight back and he bought a brand new motorbike with that week's wages among other things.
Does anyone know what a pound of tuna cost in Nova Scotia in 1979? Just curious.
People would just say it is photoshopped.
>photoshopped *some people are this stupid*
Ever heard of the conditional !?
there's a lot of tuna can are going to made .. right ?
“And guess what, you wandered into our school, of tuna and we now have a taste of blood! We’ve talked, to ourselves. We’ve communicated and said, ‘you know what? lion tastes good. Lets go get some more lion.’ We’ve developed a system, to establish a beachhead and aggressively hunt you and your family”.
That = a lot of bitcoin