Back at Oregon Inlet, the scale was broken, but the U.S. Coast Guard helped measure the bluefin tuna and estimated its weight as 1,000 pounds. It was 9½-feet long with an 83-inch girth.

Last October, she caught a 1,428-pound mega tuna in the same waters. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Members of the Coast Guard, however, estimated the fish’s weight to be about 1,000 pounds. If accurate, it would be a record-breaker in North Carolina, as the current state record for Bluefin ...

Father, son reel in 1,000-pound bluefin tuna off North Carolina coast by: Tamara Scott, Nexstar Media Wire. Posted: Mar 1, 2021 / 10:10 PM EST. Updated: Mar 1, 2021 / 10:10 PM EST.

Capt. Dan Smith, center, and his crew, Kyle Falle and Jim McCormack, caught a 10-foot plus giant bluefin tuna that weighed more than 1,000 pounds just a mile off Provincetown, Massachusetts.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...