| Massive bluefin tuna snagged by SoCal fishermen unusually close to coast | |
| By Marc Cota-Robles |
Source: abc7 |
7/1/2022 |
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Credit: abc7 |
A couple of Hawthorne fishermen are sharing the story behind their incredible, once-in-a-lifetime catch, just off the Southern California coast.
David Wilks and Dan Moenaert were just a couple miles off the coast of El Segundo when they got a huge surprise.
"I fought it for a half hour. I gave it to (David) and he fought it for almost another half hour," said Moenaert.
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What they reeled in was a massive bluefin tuna weighing just over 178 pounds on an official scale at the Redondo Beach marina.
Typically, fishermen go 100 miles out for a catch like that.
"I've been here 25 years fishing these waters and I can't believe what I just experienced," said Wilks. |
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