[Jim Eddie]

An 8ft Bluefin Tuna was washed up on the beach not far from where I live.
I think you would need more than 6lb nylon for that 

https://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/gigantic-8ft-long-tuna-found-washed-up-on-scottish-beach-1-5070831

 

Jim

[Derek Roxborough]

One sold in Japan for £1.3million, that's how scarce they are, Derek Roxborough

[Jim Eddie]

They are becoming more common in UK waters, I think the rise in the sea temperature and the resurgence of the Herring shoals.

 

Jim

[Darius Marek]

One sold in Japan for £1.3million, that's how scarce they are, Derek Roxborough

That's insane. Who paid that much for it?

[Jim Eddie]

Darius
Sold at the Tokyo Fish Market

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/a-tuna-sells-for-1-8-million-dollars-at-the-first-auction-after-new-years-in-tokyo-2446735.html

 

Jim

[Hamish Young]

I have a birthday coming up in  roughly 18 months that looks a lot like 50 - 'cos it will be 50  - and it has to be said that going Tuna fishing in the Bay of Biscay was on my 'to do' list.
This rate I might as well consider going from Boddam 
Catch one Tuna of reasonable proportions, sell for a fortune, retire with a 'modest' pension - nice 
Back in the real world..... 

[Derek Roxborough]

Used to see the Thorniers in the Bay when I was in the MN, we were slogging through a westerly gale and these 40 footers were working away , the ship I was on was about 12,000 tons, and we were making heavy weather in the Gale , The Pamir sailing ship was lost and a ship similar to the on I was on disappeared, but these boats were working away  Derek Roxborough

[Hamish Young]

I had to look up the loss of the Pamir in 1957 and the havoc wrecked by hurricane Carrie, interesting stuff.

[Derek Roxborough]

there's a book about the damage, called the Serpents coil, but I don't remember the author, the Bosun on the ship I was on said He hadn't seen weather like it and he started in sailing ships, Taking slate from N.Wales, and bringing salt cod back, my cabin was on the Boat deck and it used to Bury in the seas, my Porthole leaked every time it went under, so I couldn't use my bunk, happy days, Derek Roxborough