Student shares giant bluefin tuna fishing story on Q97.9
University of Maine wildlife ecology major Jonah Paris recently shared his story of helping to reel in a giant bluefin tuna on Portland’s Q97.9. Paris is a part-time mate of Teazer Charters out of South Port Marina in South Portland, according to the report. He said he has been fishing since he was 3 years old and he’s familiar with the inshore species in Maine. But before being hired on Teazer, Paris said he “was relatively inexperienced fishing for Maine’s offshore species.” Paris, who shared a photo on Instagram of a 700-pound giant bluefin tuna he helped catch, shared the story behind the fish with the radio station. “The sheer size of it was incredible; I’d never seen a fish that big in person,” he said. “A 300-pound shark is exciting — a 700-pound tuna is something else.”