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25-03-2023, 08:30 PM
Radio Sintonia:
Patricio Francés, fisherman: "We spent two and a half hours fighting until the fish got tired".
Patricio Francés, el Tinta, fisherman of Morro Jable with his brothers Bernardo and Rafael arrived yesterday, Thursday, March 24, about 18:00 p.m., at port aboard the Pescador Libertad, with the largest bluefin tuna of the last 30 years, 417 kilos, as confirmed to Radio Sintonía, the Major Patron of the Brotherhood of Morro Jable, Juan Placeres.
Patricio relates that "we hit the bigeye (bluefin tuna) with a mackerel and two and a half hours we were fighting with it. We put three buoys in him and he went to the bottom where he stayed for an hour. It didn't go up, we fought and fought until the man got tired and nothing, we were lucky and caught him with a 2.40 nylon and a very big hook."
He insists on the fight between fishermen and bluefin tuna, "we battled with the fish that gave us a lot of can, two and a half hours we were with it and with the luck that we caught it. We took him to the band and were amazed at how big he was. Compared to 200 or 300 it has a lot of difference," he says.
"I'm very happy because it's already the second year that we catch the biggest fish in the harvest," recalls Patricio.
11 tuna with a total weight of 6 tonnes
The Patron Major of the Brotherhood of Morro Jable, Juan Placeres looks back to remember that about 35 years ago his father and uncle caught 11 tuna with a total weight of about 6 tons.
El Patrón also recalls that Patricio a few years ago broke the record with the fishing of a tuna that reached 400 kilos. "This family is very rooted in the sea since Morro Jable was founded," he concludes.
In the background, in the audio that Placeres sends us to elaborate this information, a smile of satisfaction is intuited for the good luck of his companions, the French brothers.
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Patricio Francés, fisherman: "We spent two and a half hours fighting until the fish got tired".
Patricio Francés, el Tinta, fisherman of Morro Jable with his brothers Bernardo and Rafael arrived yesterday, Thursday, March 24, about 18:00 p.m., at port aboard the Pescador Libertad, with the largest bluefin tuna of the last 30 years, 417 kilos, as confirmed to Radio Sintonía, the Major Patron of the Brotherhood of Morro Jable, Juan Placeres.
Patricio relates that "we hit the bigeye (bluefin tuna) with a mackerel and two and a half hours we were fighting with it. We put three buoys in him and he went to the bottom where he stayed for an hour. It didn't go up, we fought and fought until the man got tired and nothing, we were lucky and caught him with a 2.40 nylon and a very big hook."
He insists on the fight between fishermen and bluefin tuna, "we battled with the fish that gave us a lot of can, two and a half hours we were with it and with the luck that we caught it. We took him to the band and were amazed at how big he was. Compared to 200 or 300 it has a lot of difference," he says.
"I'm very happy because it's already the second year that we catch the biggest fish in the harvest," recalls Patricio.
11 tuna with a total weight of 6 tonnes
The Patron Major of the Brotherhood of Morro Jable, Juan Placeres looks back to remember that about 35 years ago his father and uncle caught 11 tuna with a total weight of about 6 tons.
El Patrón also recalls that Patricio a few years ago broke the record with the fishing of a tuna that reached 400 kilos. "This family is very rooted in the sea since Morro Jable was founded," he concludes.
In the background, in the audio that Placeres sends us to elaborate this information, a smile of satisfaction is intuited for the good luck of his companions, the French brothers.
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