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 ...

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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.

While fishing 160 miles offshore aboard a 46-foot catamaran, Capt. Carson Deer and crew landed an 884-pound Atlantic bluefin—now a pending Texas state record. The five-hour stand-up battle tested ...

Those with better sea legs can venture out into the more active offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico to fish for larger 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.

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.