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

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 a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was ...

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 ...

The bluefin tuna is trophy fish that's historically championed among anglers for its mammoth size and high quality meat that ...