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Trolling a mile off the beach helped this Southport, NC crew land the 92-inch bluefin tuna shown here.

Southport crew lands 92-inch bluefin one mile off beach

Capt. Joe Seegers was just offshore of the East Beach of Bald Head Island on Dec. 3, when a 92-inch bluefin tuna grabbed a bait and headed offshore. He was trolling the Hooked Up and crew to the spot of last year’s encounter with a 900-pounder when he noticed a flock of birds closer to the beach and turned towards them. […]

May is a great month for tuna fishing off the coast of the Outer Banks.

Hit the OBX tuna blitz

Dan Kibler

May is the month when bluewater fishermen flock to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the year’s best chance at doing battle with big yellowfin tuna and their blackfin cousins. […]

George Dillinger, Daniel LeGrande, and Patrick Callahan pose with one of the giant tuna they caught off of Oregon Inlet on Feb. 22.

900-pound tuna, 600-pound tuna caught off of Oregon Inlet

Dusty Wilson

After being towed nearly 15 miles by a bluefin tuna that pushed 600 pounds, Daniel LeGrande of Virginia Beach, Va., and his crew chose to return to their hot spot outside of Oregon Inlet rather than head in with their catch. […]

While several giant bluefin have been caught off N.C.'s coast this year, Scott McCoy, Chris Garner, and Clarke Merrell have caught the biggest so far, this 1045-pound beast.

1045-pound bluefin tuna caught by Morehead City anglers

Dusty Wilson

Who has caught the biggest bluefin tuna in North Carolina waters this year? That honor is being passed back and forth between fishermen from Morehead City and Southport, but since Jan. 20, it has belonged to three Morehead City anglers who landed a 1,045-pound fish that day. […]

The crew of the Hooked Up out of South Harbor Marina caught this 900+ pound bluefin tuna on Jan. 17.

900-pound bluefin tuna caught 1 mile off beach

Chris Burrows

In the past few weeks, the bluefin tuna bite, which has been somewhat scarce south of Morehead City in recent years, finally showed up in the Lower Cape Fear region. Anglers Austin Eubank and Clint Richardson caught four tuna that all measured over 73 inches in a week. […]

Tommy Adkins (left) and Stephen Lilly (right) caught this big bluefin out of Beaufort Inlet, N.C. The tuna weighed over 800 pounds.

800-pound bluefin tuna caught out of Beaufort Inlet, N.C.

Dusty Wilson

Partnering to catch bluefin tuna for 2017, Tommy Adkins and his first mate, Stephen Lilly are having an outstanding season. After catching a doubleheader the first week of January, they hauled in a 106-inch beast on Jan. 11 that was estimated to weigh more than 800 pounds before being beheaded and gutted — and still weighing 626. […]

This 84-inch, 308-pound bluefin tuna, caught by Capt. John Quattlebaum and the crew of the QB's Sea Witch, was the first bluefin tuna ever sold in Brunswick County.

Bluefin Tunas Move South; Strong Showing at Frying Pan Shoals

Jerry Dilsaver

There had been talk, rumors and rumblings of bluefin tuna around Frying Pan Shoals and Cape Fear for a while, but when Capt. John “QB” Quattlebaum and his crew on QB’s Sea Witch brought an 84-inch, 308 pounder to the dock on January 16, all the speculation quickly turned to fact. […]

Anglers use legs and body weight with Braid’s harness to battle tuna.

Stand Up to North Carolina Bluefin Tuna

Bob Goldstein

I once caught a bluefin tuna in the 200- to 300-pound range, so I’m familiar with near-death experiences. […]