Catch of a lifetime: Massive bluefin tuna snagged by SoCal fishermen unusually close to coast

Catch of a lifetime: SoCal fishermen snag massive bluefin tuna just a few miles off coast

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. -- A couple of Hawthorne fishermen are sharing the story behind their incredible, once-in-a-lifetime catch, just off the Southern California coast.

David Wilks and Dan Moenaert were just a couple miles off the coast of El Segundo, expecting to find black sea bass when they got a huge surprise. "I fought it for a half hour. I gave it to and he fought it for almost another half hour," said Moenaert. What they reeled in what a massive bluefin tuna weighing just over 178 pounds on an official scale at the Redondo Beach marina."I've been here 25 years fishing these waters and I can't believe what I just experienced," said Wilks.

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