Massachusetts fishermen land 1,260-pound blue marlin, just short of world record
Two Massachusetts fishermen landed a 1,260-pound Atlantic blue marlin off the East Coast of the U.S., falling just 142 pounds short of the world record.
TL;DR
- Fishermen Damon Stacco and Walter Chapman caught a 1,260-pound Atlantic blue marlin off Cape Cod.
- The catch is potentially the largest ever recorded off the East Coast and a new Massachusetts state record.
- The fish weighed in on an IGFA certified scale and was 142 pounds shy of the world record.
- The fish's age is estimated to be 25-30 years old, and its head was taken to the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab for confirmation.
- The meat from the marlin will be divided among about a dozen people.