Dreamtime Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Fourteen-year-old angler Andrew Hargen may have netted himself a world record when he hooked this bluefin tuna off Westport. Andrew Hargen, 14, of Christchurch, with the giant bluefin tuna he caught off Westport. Andrew, of Christchurch, caught the 268kg pacific bluefin tuna off the charter boat Te Ariki Nui on Thursday. The fish took just over an hour to land on an 80lb line. Andrew is no stranger to catching big fish. At age seven he caught a 117kg marlin in the Bay of Islands. His father, Alan Hargen, said the catch could be a world record for Pacific bluefin tuna in his son's age group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherackattack Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 what a lucky kid hes already caught what i probably will never catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan the fisherman Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 (edited) poor kid - only 14 y/o - how would he top that? I'd give up fishing!!! Edited October 13, 2008 by tan the fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Holy s*#t! What an amazing fish! One very lucky young man Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thats a big fish!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephan Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 holly s#@! i would of like the have that at the end of my line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbielites Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boban Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I hate when people put the fish out the front of them (or bend their knees) to make the fish look bigger than it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trungie Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I know of people who are good at photoshop.......................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickN Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 You'd have to troll a live human as bait to get onto something like that! That thing is a whopper. I bet he'll be sick of eating tuna in a few months time. 1 hour fighting time to land a fish like that is good going for a 14 year old, i'd be puffed after 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Imagine what it would be like seeing that coming up next to the boat. What a lucky kid, pretty damn hard to top that now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 what an awsome catch, i guess the rest of his fishing career will be pretty boring trying to compare to that. Awesome MItch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 I hate when people put the fish out the front of them (or bend their knees) to make the fish look bigger than it is. Yeh, that really annoys me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Awesome fish! Little bloke is going to send his family broke trying to pay for the soy and wasabi. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Thats one hell of a fish.Better to see someone catching & fighting one of these instead of the sharks. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORES Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 how many tuna sandwiches will that make? It will be tuna sandwiches for school for the next 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNoah Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 aren't bluefin tuna worth top dollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taloyoak Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Where did you say that was?... I'm packing my bags now and moving there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr magoo Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 IMAGINE HOW BIG A CAN OF TUNA THAT WOULD MAKE cheers arman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 IMAGINE HOW BIG A CAN OF TUNA THAT WOULD MAKE cheers arman I am more worried about the size of the cat thats going to eat it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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