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A pending Texas state record bluefin tuna, described by Esslinger as "the size of a car," was hauled in after an epic five-hour battle off the coast, near a floating rig in the Gulf of Mexico ...

David Esslinger with the pending state-record tuna he landed on April 10. Photo via Facebook. The Catillac’s crew caught bait offshore early that morning, then started fishing as the Gulf began to ...

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.

Giant indeed, tipping the scales at 884 pounds, the massive Bluefin is officially a new state record for largest Tuna caught in Texas. Eclipsing Troy Lancaster's 876 pound Bluefin caught back in 2021.

David Esslinger reeled in the pending state-record tuna while fishing off the Texas coast with some buddies. It took everyone on board to boat the massive fish.

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.

A Texas angler caught a giant 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. The fish could set a new state record.