David Esslinger reeled in the tuna while fishing with some buddies, and it took everyone onboard to boat the massive fish.

David Esslinger and crewmates pose with an 884-pound bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Galveston, Texas. Screengrab from ...

It weighed in at 884 pounds. The current record for largest bluefin tuna caught in Texas was set nearly four years ago, in April of 2021, when angler Troy Lancaster caught an impressive 876-pound ...

A Texas fisherman may have landed a new state record after reeling in a “giant” 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast ... to this amazing game of sport fishing,” he said in a Facebook post.