Two female anglers caught an 800-pound bluefin tuna, but it was too heavy to haul onto the boat.

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How heavy could a three-meter-long blue-striped mackerel possibly be Two female anglers
are now facing exactly that question despite
having successfully landed the massive fish
But getting it aboard proved a headache for the two men
The fish appeared to weigh at least eight hundred pounds
Despite straining every muscle they couldn't lift it clear of the water
Even with the help of a strong man
the three of them still couldn't haul
it onto the boat—clearly installing a small winch on board is essential
The sisters stared at the big fish in the water utterly stumped— they’d already hooked it by two
o’clock in the afternoon yet now as evening
approached six they’d made no progress at all
Unfortunately at night they had to try a different approach this time lifting the heaviest part of
the fish—the head—first but even so the woman angler still
lacked the strength to pull the fish's tail aboard
The fish's jaw was on the verge of
snapping when suddenly the boat lurched
violently and just as it broke free
the fish tumbled neatly into the boat
The sisters finally succeeded in landing the giant fish
As everyone knows the Blue Flag Fin Whale is a large species of fish
capable of growing to over a thousand catties in weight
Due to slow growth and overfishing blue whales
weighing over 500 pounds are now rarely seen
And conveniently Captain Xiao An caught
a fish today—let's see how much this big
catch is worth in dollars After gutting and cleaning the fish weighs 513 pounds
That's equivalent to 465 catties and the final
value of the fish depends entirely on its fat
content After evaluation by China Gold Merchant
the fat level of this fish is considered moderate
The fish's color and flesh were excellent so China International Merchant offered a price of
twenty dollars per pound and the fish ultimately
sold for ten thousand two hundred and sixty dollars
The three of them were also satisfied
with the price Captain Dai this fish
was tough to handle today because it struggled fiercely from head to tail
It took the three anglers over four hours to haul it to the stern
The captain seized his chance and hurled
the harpoon but missed the vital spot the
massive fish remained strong and vigorous
forcing the crew to launch a second harpoon
The large fish's gills quickly lost vitality after being struck
Several people managed to secure its tail using hooks and ropes
Freshly caught bluefin tuna must be
trailed behind the boat to cool for an
hour and a half then brought aboard and laid on the side deck for two feet
The fish measured 95 inches in length
immediately set off back to the dock to sell it to Zhongjin Trading
to see how many dollars they would offer for it
After trimming the
fish weighed 356 pounds
it then moved on to the meat evaluation
stage where its fat content was moderate
but its color was exceptionally vibrant
The transparency of the core section was
also impeccable so CICC priced it at $19
per unit the fish ultimately sold for $6
764 a price everyone found fully acceptable
They hadn't even left yet
when seagulls swooped down and snatched the fish flesh
Fat Brother also hooked
a big fish It took over three hours to haul it all the way to the back of the boat
But the fish struggled
fiercely writhing constantly
and it took all their effort to secure its tail
After cooling is complete haul the fish onto the deck
This fish measured 91 inches
in length Now let's see how much this big catch from Fat Brother is worth in US dollars
After gutting the fish weighed 370 pounds
The fat content of the flesh is moderate but
the color is less than ideal especially in
the core area which appears notably paler
Thus Zhongjin Shang offered a unit price
of $17 and this fish ultimately sold
for $6 290 Meanwhile Taylor also hauled in a fish and returned to the dock
This fish doesn’t look very large—after gutting
and filleting it weighs
only 182 pounds not only is
the weight modest but the quality is also poor with
very low fat content and a somewhat dull color
The transparency of the core section was also
poor Overall the quality of this fish was very low CICC offered only a
unit price of 12 dollars
and this small fish sold for just 2 184 dollars
The siblings found it hard to accept but
poor quality was unavoidable they had thought
Taylor’s price was already low enough only
to discover Captain Jason offered even less
And his fish were even smaller—only 150 pounds —quality was worse than
Taylor's with almost no
fat in the flesh and an unappealing color so Zhongjin Trading offered a
price of just $9 per unit
This small fish sold for only 1 350
dollars Although the three were very
disappointed they had no choice The
quality of each Rancho tuna varies
The group ended up catching some poor ones
