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427.9-pound tuna disqualified from record
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| April 20, 2012
Posted on 04/21/2012 11:39:03 AM PDT by JoeProBono
DANIA BEACH, Fla., -- The International Game Fish Association in Florida said a 427.9-pound yellowfin tuna is not a world record because someone else touched the angler's pole.
The organization said the giant fish, caught by Robert Pedigo aboard the Journeyman off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Thursday, is not eligible for the world record because Danny Osuna, a captain working as a deckhand aboard the Journeyman, touched Pedigo's pole while he was struggling with the tuna, FoxNews.com reported Friday.
IGFA rules state a world record fish must be caught without any help.
"We have caught a lot of fish in the high 300s, but this is the first time we've caught something like this," Osuna said.
He said Pedigo, who Fox said could not be reached for comment, was not too upset about losing the record.
"We're fine with that," Osuna said. "Actually, we never even thought the fish would be that big."
An IGFA spokesman said the incident puts the world record for a yellowfin tuna catch back to 405 pounds.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Hobbies; Sports
KEYWORDS: tuna
To: JoeProBono
Can't we put an asterisk (*) by it and let it slide? That's a HUGH fish!!
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:41:31 AM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: JoeProBono
This was the previous record...
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:44:20 AM PDT
by
fhayek
To: JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
Don’t touch my pole!
(Yes, I have a twisted mind)
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:45:04 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Tories in- now the REAL work begins!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:45:22 AM PDT
by
Ken H
(Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
We’re gonna need a bigger grill!
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:47:05 AM PDT
by
snuffy smiff
(Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.)
To: snuffy smiff
We’re gonna need a bigger grill! Maybe in GA, but over here in TX, we'd still have room for the veggies. /h oh yes, i went there! :o)
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:50:55 AM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: Ken H
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:51:30 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
“That’s ok, I’ll just tell the last two sushi chefs in the line out my door that they can go home.”
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posted on
04/21/2012 11:52:05 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: jiggyboy
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posted on
04/21/2012 12:02:14 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
I've seen a couple of sides of beef on a grill here in Texas. That little minnow shouldn't be a problem. I even know one guy with a mobile grill that could handle it. ;)
/johnny
To: JoeProBono
That looks really good (but it is salmon).
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posted on
04/21/2012 12:20:38 PM PDT
by
ican'tbelieveit
(Washington,DC is FULL of people with Political Experience... How's that Working out for you??)
To: ican'tbelieveit
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posted on
04/21/2012 12:40:07 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: Squawk 8888
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posted on
04/21/2012 12:43:18 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: JoeProBono
...Well, the place was crowded
We were packed in like sardines
They were all there to listen to the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsal
-- what sole
Tommy was rockin' the place with a very popular tuna
-- "Salmon Chanted Evening"
And the stage was surrounded by screaming groupers
Probably there to see the bass player...
To: ican'tbelieveit
hamachi should be a little less red.
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