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Every fisherman wants a story, and Hunter Hicks now has 1 that sounds wholly made up. Except it’s each connected video.
The North Carolina angler was sportfishing solo disconnected nan Outer Banks erstwhile he hooked a 212-pound bluefin tuna. That’s a bully time connected nan h2o successful immoderate event. But particularly truthful if you’re connected a jetski.
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With nary vessel and nary crew, it was an all-out battle. Because erstwhile that tuna took nan bait, it didn’t conscionable conflict — it dragged him astir 10 miles offshore.
"At that point, I was almost 10 miles offshore, and (could hardly spot land)," Hicks told WTKR. "I don’t person a floor plan plotter aliases GPS erstwhile my telephone dies, but I cognize really to make it in, I’m a waterman, but still, successful my mind I was starting to get a small scared. But I knew if I would’ve fto spell of that fish, cipher would’ve believed me."
So he held on.
Built for illustration a torpedo, fights for illustration a freight train. This is what 200+ pounds of bluefin looks for illustration up close. (Getty Images)
Hicks fought nan tuna for much than 2 hours, by himself, without a fighting loop aliases immoderate of nan accustomed setup you’d expect for a food that size.
"I would opportunity nan hardest food I’ve ever caught successful my life, by far, nan measurement I did it, connected nan Jet Ski… it was conscionable maine aliases nan beast," he said.
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Eventually, he sewage nan food nether control, gaffed it and secured it pinch a rope. Then came nan portion that someway sounds moreover crazier.
He towed nan tuna back.
After hours offshore, Hicks dragged nan 200-plus-pound tuna down his pitchy skis each nan measurement done Oregon Inlet and backmost to shore, wherever a crowd had already started to gather.
"It was a infinitesimal of relief, truthfully. Next point you know, there’s 30 group connected nan formation wanting to return pictures of my fish," he said. "The boys picked it up connected nan beach, we put successful a surfboard container and took it backmost location to get cleaned."
The adjacent morning, his assemblage felt it.
"It virtually felt for illustration I had conscionable fought Mike Tyson and I lost," Hicks said.
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Worth it.
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Amber Harding is simply a writer for OutKick.
