A Florida teenager and his friends got the catch of a lifetime when they pulled a fish estimated to weigh about 250 pounds off the beach.
FOX 13 in Tampa reports that Isaac Francis, a 17-year-old junior at Riverview High School, was fishing off Turtle Beach in Sarasota, Florida on Saturday night.
While fishing, Isaac’s line got tight and the fight continued until he brought in a nearly 250-pound goliath grouper, according to his father Stu Francis.
Francis senior told the station his son called the catch “lucky,” though he appreciates his years of fishing skill and experience.
Since Isaac was young, he became an avid fisherman, his father said.
Some of Isaac’s friends, who also attend Riverview High School, were also on the beach when he caught the fish, and helped bring it in.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s website says goliath grouper, at one time called “jew fish,” must be released alive, unharmed and with proper fish handling techniques.
Isaac Francis, a 17-year-old junior at Riverview High School, was fishing off Turtle Beach in Sarasota, Florida on Saturday night. Stu Francis Isaac’s line got tight and the fight continued until he brought in a nearly 250-pound goliath grouper, according to his father Stu Francis. Stu Francis The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s website says goliath grouper, once called “jewfish,” must be released alive, unharmed and with proper fish handling techniques. Stu Francis
Fishermen are also not allowed to pull the goliath grouper from the water because the skeletal structure cannot support its weight outside the water, and it can suffer fatal injuries.
Juvenile goliath groupers have very visible stripes or stripes, although as they age, the stripes can fade.
Although Isaac’s catch was huge, the Florida state record for goliath fish was set in 1961 when a 680-pounder was caught off Fernandina Beach.
The fish has been known to reach 800 pounds in other areas and can extend to over 8 feet in length.
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