FISHERMAN HOOKS TROUT ”MONSTROUS” OF THE RIVER, REELS ARE REPORTED IN RECORD
The competing team that brought the fish record and won the tournament together included fisherman Justin Waight, ship owner Riley Rhodes, Captain Raleigh Morrison, first officer Johnny Luby and Ben Scott.
Previously, the record for the heaviest blue marlin was in 2010 that had hit 545 pounds.
IDAHO FISHERMAN SETS STATE RECORD FOR BLACK CRAPPIE
Fox News contacted the Texas Legends Billfish tournament but did not get an on-demand reaction.
The catch is 190.7 pounds less than the state’s all-time record, which is the 927.7-pound blue marlin he captured in 2014 at the John Uhr Memorial Billfish Pretty Tournament, according to a Report from Game and Fish Magazine.
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The world record for the heaviest blue marlin of 1,402 pounds caught in Victoria, Brazil, 28 years ago, according to the knowledge maintained through the International Association of Sport Fishing.