TERRIFIC FIGHT
What is believed to be the largest tuna fish ever caught on line and rod by a sports fisherman was recently landed in the waters off Liverpool Bay on Canada's Atlantic coast. J. Frank Johnson, a contractor from New York, landed a blue fin tuna weighing 868 pounds after a two hour and twentyseven minute battle. The huge fish put up a terrific fight and finally dived to the bottom of the sea. where it died. W was necessary to pump it. to the surface.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 November 1939, Page 6
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87TERRIFIC FIGHT Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 November 1939, Page 6
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