Quite a Catch for a Local Fisherman!
Sunday, Jan 11, 2009 | Updated 10:00 AM PST
North County Times/Courtesy Photo
Paul Palmer, 63, of Temecula, hauled in a 313-pound tuna while on a 10-day fishing expedition off the coast of Mexico.
A 63-year-old Temecula resident knew he had something big on the other end, something that might let him check off a box on his "bucket list," the North County Times reported.
But he didn't know how big.
Before he left on his trip ---- a 10-day deep sea fishing adventure off the coast of Mexico ---- Palmer said he had been hoping for a 100-pound tuna, a good-sized fish that would be a great haul on his first long-range voyage, the paper reported.
After fighting the something big and getting it headed to the boat, Paul Palmer and the deckhands at his side saw color, a shimmering swatch of yellow under the water's surface.
That color, as Palmer soon found out, belonged to a 313-pound yellowfin tuna.
For the full story read the North County Time article "Temecula Fisherman Lands 313-pound Tuna."
