01-15-2008, 09:04 AM
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medical student lands 359-lb grouper
medical student lands 359-lb grouper
November 13, 2007 THIBODAUX , La. --A medical student who blindfolds his friends to keep his favorite offshore fishing spot secret has come up with a record-beating fish -- a warsaw grouper weighing 359.1 pounds. The giant hauled in by J.J. Tabor of Thibodaux is 12 ounces above the previous Louisiana state record, a state biologist confirmed. It's been cut down to fillets. The first fillet weighed 53 pounds, Tabor said. He caught it near an oil rig 70 miles south of Fourchon, in 400 feet of water. He won't give a more specific description. 'It's J.J.'s secret,' said Joey Rodrigue, a friend from Baton Rouge who joined Tabor and Tabor's father, John, on the record-making trip Saturday. 'I don't even know where I was. He blindfolds us on the way out.' Tabor said he thought at first that his hook with a live hardtail on it had it the bottom 'until I felt the big head shake.' Rodrigue steered away from the rig. 'I put myself in a harness and just had to lay back and fight,' J.J. Tabor said. 'It was about a 15 or 20 minute fight.' Tabor cleaned the fish late Monday afternoon outside his father's auto repair shop in Thibodaux . 'We'll split it up,' he said. 'I'll make some phone calls and try to get rid of it fresh. The rest, we'll vacuum pack it and cook it later.' Tabor says he believes the fish is about 33 years old. He plans to send an inner-ear bone called the otolith to a university in Florida where researchers can help determine the age of the fish. He hopes to get the results in about four weeks. The world record, caught off Florida in 1985, is 436 pounds, 12 ounces.
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01-15-2008, 09:16 AM
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Good find Bill. That is a stud grouper. The blind fold gig has me in tears over here. But it works for them. Congrats to the J J and crew
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01-16-2008, 12:13 PM
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Stop staring at my Avatar.
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That is one big Warsaw. Now if they would just allow the recreational angler to take goliaths I would be a happy camper.
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01-30-2008, 09:27 PM
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Yep, your gonna need stitches
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OMFG
 My chin hurts from my jaw hitting the floor. Now thats a pig! I need to get me one!
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03-03-2008, 09:54 PM
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I was just going to post this. Glad I checked first.
Mooonster. How long do you think he keeps his friends blindfolded for?
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03-03-2008, 10:55 PM
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"Life is what you make it!"
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Holy crap batman that is HUGE!! Congrats!!!
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03-03-2008, 10:58 PM
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Crab mustard is good
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that is huge
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03-04-2008, 08:40 AM
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Capt Paul Brady
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Now that's a fish! WoW!! Congrats!
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