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By Outer Banks Voice on April 9, 2018
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record for bluefin tuna that was caught on Saint Patrick’s Day by an angler aboard a Pirates Cove Marina boat.
The 877-pound bluefin was brought to shore aboard Capt. Dennis Endee’s A-Salt Weapon, after a 2 1/2 hour fight and then another 90 minutes to pull it on board, according to the Pirates Cove Facebook page.
The angler was Scott Chambers from Townsend, Del., a retired U.S. Army general. He caught the fish trolling bait on 130-pound line test on a Shimano 130 rod and reel.
It measured 113 inches curved fork length, tracing the contour of the body from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail, and had a girth of 79 inches.
The “trophy-size” fish was caught on the final day that bluefins more than 73 inches long could be kept in the Atlantic south of Great Egg Inlet, N.J.
The new mark shatters the previous state record of 805 pounds, set in 2011 by Corey Shultz of Waverly, Va. fishing aboard the Sea Breeze out of the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.
A bluefin weighing more than 1,000 pounds was hauled to the docks in Beaufort earlier this winter, but because that catch was sold to a dealer it was not eligible for the recreational-only N.C. Salt Water Tournament record.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO REVIEW PLANS FOR AN OUTER BANKS EVENT CENTER
County Dare, North Carolina
Dare County Tourism Board
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Visitors Bureau will hold a public meeting to review the plans for an Outer Banks Event Center. The meeting will take place on Monday, June 6, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Keeper’s Galley building at Haven on the Banks, 115 Dove Street, Nags Head North Carolina 27959.
Still in the conceptual phase, the Event Center is intended to provide suitable and flexible space for year-round events, concerts, sports, meetings, smaller tradeshows, galas and any number of other uses. Learn more about the benefits for visitors and residents and how the Event Center is planned to complement the new Soundside boardwalk that is being designed.
Staff will be on hand to answer any questions. For additional information, please visit our Event Center FAQ page.
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Kit Hawker
So, what happened to the 877 pounder… tuna steaks?
dave
Who was the captain/owner of the boat? How come they weren’t mentioned?
dave
Oops! My bad. I see it now….unless it was snuck in after my post! Lol!
Sam Walker
It was…honestly just tried to get the story out and didn’t even think of dropping that on.
dave
Thanks Sam! Real News here!
Steve Jones
I thought that you had to release them if over 72″ after March 15th.
Steve Jones
It is my understanding that after March 15 all Bluefin tuna over 72″ must me released. How did they get to keep it?
Sam Walker
The “trophy size” season closed at 11:30 p.m. on 3/17/18, the same day as this catch.
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/news
OBXChris
I am sure the fish was dead by the time they got him to the boat. No need to release a dead fish.
Steve Jones
Sam, thanks for the clarification, we caught 3 citation blue fin on the 24th and had to release them all.