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A 738-pound Pacific bluefin tuna described by angler Nathan Adams as a "fish of a lifetime" may also be the largest Pacific bluefin ever landed on rod and reel.

The catch was made aboard an 18-foot boat during a recent competition off Houhora in New Zealand. If it's approved by the International Game Fish Assn., it will set an all-tackle world record, replacing a 716-pound 8-ounce Pacific bluefin landed off Westport, New Zealand, in 2007.

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Posted by Nascar Fan

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Posted on 3/5/12 at 5:17 pm to Motorboat

Big arse fish

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Posted by QuietTiger

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Posted on 3/5/12 at 5:19 pm to Motorboat

Thanks MB, Geauxt and I need to take some lessons.

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Posted by Who Me

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Posted on 3/6/12 at 1:24 pm to Motorboat

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A 738-pound Pacific bluefin tuna described by angler Nathan Adams as a "fish of a lifetime" may also be the largest Pacific bluefin ever landed on rod and reel.

Is Pacific Bluefin is a different species from any other Bluefin? That's a big fish by any account but didn't they catch one in the Gulf like 10 years ago or so that was over 1400 lbs. I believe it's the largest fish ever caught in the Gulf on a rod and reel.

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Posted by pooponsaban

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Posted on 3/6/12 at 1:37 pm to Motorboat

We know a guy that caught a 1200 lb. bluefin in the gulf. Won him a shite-ton of money. had to back the boat into seas to get in on deck...

frick all that.

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