New Hampshire angler lands record 1,116-pound bluefin tuna off Rye Harbor
Brandon McGirl caught a 1,116-pound bluefin tuna aboard the Out of Line on Saturday, beating New Hampshire's 2013 record by more than 150 pounds. The fish will be sold.
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Right · 2Fisherman Brandon McGirl caught a 1,116-pound bluefin tuna off New Hampshire on Saturday, more than 150 pounds heavier than the previous state record set in 2013. Fox NewsR “1,116 pounds, over 150 pounds heavier than the previous New Hampshire record holder caught back in 2013” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “more than 150 pounds heavier than the previous New Hampshire record, set in 2013” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1McGirl was on the Out of Line, a Savage Charters NH boat captained by Jamie Savage, on an overnight trip out of Rye Harbor on the New Hampshire Seacoast, as reported by WMUR. New York PostR “boarded the Out of Line, a Savage Charters NH boat captained by Jamie Savage, on Saturday for an overnight fishing trip out of Rye Harbor” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2McGirl said conditions were difficult and rougher than hoped. As the crew prepared to call it a night, his reel began clicking. New York PostR “the crew was gearing up to call it a night when, out of nowhere, McGirl’s reel began clicking.” Read at New York Post ↗ Fox NewsR “It was very difficult conditions to try and fish. It was a little bit rougher than we were hoping for,” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 2The crew chased the fish for about a mile. Unable to get it on deck, they towed it toward the harbor and lifted it from the water there, according to the New York Post. Savage said they immediately knew it was bigger than anything either of them had seen. New York PostR “With no way to get it on deck, they towed the fish back toward the harbor, where they lifted the beast from the water.” Read at New York Post ↗ Fox NewsR “bigger than anything either of us had seen before” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1The New York Post, citing On The Water, said the largest bluefin on record in US waters weighed 1,142 pounds, 12 ounces, caught off Block Island, Rhode Island, in September 1981, about 27 pounds more than McGirl's fish. New York PostR “weighed 1,142 pounds, 12 ounces, and was caught off Block Island, Rhode Island, by J. Dempsey in September 1981” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1Gov. Kelly Ayotte congratulated the crew on Facebook, writing "Now THAT is a catch." New York PostR ““Now THAT is a catch,” Ayotte wrote on Facebook” Read at New York Post ↗
Right · 2The tuna will be sold to market and could be shipped as far as Japan, though its tail will stay at the harbor as a souvenir. McGirl told Foster's Daily Democrat he will be paid by check later and does not know what it will fetch. New York PostR “The tuna will be sold and could be shipped as far as Japan, but its tail will stay behind at the harbor” Read at New York Post ↗ Fox NewsR “the tuna will be sent to the market” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Both outlets compare the catch with a nearly 500-pound bluefin caught off San Diego last month; the Post gives that fish's weight as 446 pounds, estimated at 500 whole. Fox NewsR “That monster weighed in at nearly 500 pounds” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “The beast weighed 446 pounds — with an estimated weight of 500 pounds whole.” Read at New York Post ↗
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- Framing
- Light, awe-driven human-interest piece built on WMUR's reporting; Fox (OutKick) leads with the size comparison to the San Diego catch, the Post adds detail on the struggle, the governor and the national record.
- Emphasis
- Size of the fish, the struggle, quotes from McGirl and Savage; the Post adds the national-record context and sale details.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither gives an independent weigh-in or certification detail for the record; Fox omits the Rye Harbor location, the governor's reaction and the national record.
- Charged language
- “insane”“smash”“monster”“mammoth”
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“New Hampshire fishermen smash state record by snagging insane 1,116-pound bluefin tuna” — Fox News
“lifted the beast from the water” — New York Post
What every side reports
- Brandon McGirl caught a 1,116-pound bluefin tuna aboard the Out of Line, captained by Jamie Savage, on Saturday.
- It beat the 2013 New Hampshire record by more than 150 pounds.
- The fish will be sold to market.
- Both outlets rely on WMUR's reporting.
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New Hampshire fishermen smash state record by snagging insane 1,116-pound bluefin tuna
Celebratory Enthusiastic first-person OutKick piece marvelling at the fish's size relative to the San Diego record.
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New Hampshire fisherman reels in record-breaking 1,116-pound bluefin tuna, smashing state mark
Celebratory Newsy human-interest account of the struggle and record, with added national-record context and the governor's praise.
- 7 Oct 17:08 First Fox NewsR New Hampshire fishermen smash state record by snagging insane 1,116-pound bluefin tuna
- 8 Oct 06:27 +13h 19m New York PostR New Hampshire fisherman reels in record-breaking 1,116-pound bluefin tuna, smashing state mark
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