Teen Fishermen Reel In 700-Pound Bluefin Tuna After 7-Hour Fight Off Coast of Maine

Teen Fishermen Reel In 700-Pound Bluefin Tuna After 7-Hour Fight Off Coast of Maine
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Three teenage fishermen can tell their friends about the big one that didn’t get away after fighting for seven hours to land a huge bluefin tuna earlier this month off the coast of Maine.

The fish weighed about 700 pounds (approx. 318 kg) and was strong enough to drag them for 10 miles before they could reel it in, 17-year-old boat owner Wyatt Morse told CNN. The teens were about 40 miles off the coast of Portland when they caught the fish.