Everyone on board helped land the fish. They used multiple gaffs and a tail rope to boat the big tuna. David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on ...

A Texas fisherman may have landed a new state record after reeling in a “giant” 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. David Esslinger set out with a crew of friends at 6 a.m.

In April of 2025, a group of anglers off the coast of Galveston, Texas caught a monster-sized bluefin tuna. The previous state record was a whopping 876 lbs., but the bluefin hoisted aboard the ...

A pending Texas state record bluefin tuna, described by Esslinger as "the size of a car," was hauled in after an epic five-hour battle off the coast, near a floating rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

David Esslinger and crewmates pose with an 884-pound bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Galveston, Texas. Screengrab from Facebook post by David Esslinger. A Texas fisherman may have landed a new ...