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This year's annual Bluefin Blowout tuna tournament was a record-breaking affair. A group of 85 boats – a new high – hauled in more tuna than ever before, with a total of 10,271 pounds. The winning fish, out of the 22 caught (yup, another record), weighed in at 719 pounds. This tremendous tuna was brought in by the Molly Jane out of South Portland, Maine, captained by Kurt Christensen and his son, Erik, and chartered by Matthew Turner of Boise, Idaho, and his two sons. The winners of the two-day tournament received cash and prizes worth about $160,000 (you guessed it – a record-breaking total), and then promptly donated $10,000 back
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