Jimmy reels in the big one

[EE_]

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Jimmy Buffett reels in a very big tuna
Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY 8:23 p.m. EDT August 22, 2013

He is the son of a son of a sailor, after all.
Jimmy Buffett is happy after reelig in a 350-pound tuna off the Nantucket waters Wednesday.

It's not a shark. Or even a landshark, for that matter.

But it is one very big tuna.

And Jimmy Buffett was all smiles on Wednesday after reeling in this catch.

"Look what ran into my line this morning!" he tells USA TODAY through his rep.

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The singer/songwriter/surfer, 66, caught a very large tuna in the ocean waters off Nantucket while enjoying a day off between Jones Beach concerts in the New York area. It weighed in at 350 pounds and was 74 inches long.

That's one big fish, Jimmy!

And no, his publicist assures USA TODAY, it's not a stunt for his upcoming Broadway musical, Big Fish. But it sure could be.

In fact, Jimmy's rep tells USA TODAY that he was surprised by the catch, which took him about an hour to reel in.

[Twisted Titan]

Dam i love sushi

[gunDriller]

Nantucket = as far away from Fukushima as you can get.

[EE_]

After that monster catch, I wouldn't be surprised to find him wasted away in margaritaville tonight, looking for his lost shaker of salt.

[gunDriller]

After that monster catch, I wouldn't be surprised to find him wasted away in margaritaville tonight, looking for his lost shaker of salt.

hard to believe Japanese chefs pay those humongous prices for tuna. like $100 a pound or something.

[willie pete]

hard to believe Japanese chefs pay those humongous prices for tuna. like $100 a pound or something.

I don't know they're selling for these days but he could probably get get more than you think for it, I guess the species has a lot to do with it

[ximmy]

I'm not into fishing or anything like that but... WOW!

[Cebu_4_2]

What's the guy on the left doing, knitting a sweater?

[Libertytree]

What's the guy on the left doing, knitting a sweater?

That's the lure and he's untangling it.

Edit: That's a lure and he's untangling it or it looks that way because Jimmy's pole still has it's lure attatched in the holder. It also looks more like a Wahoo lure which are generally a little longer I think.

[Santa]

And no, his publicist assures USA TODAY, it's not a stunt for his upcoming Broadway musical, Big Fish. But it sure could be.

Yeah, uhuh... lol.

[Horn]

In-law knows Buffet personally, all that "cheesburger in paradise" crap is pure bologna.

Dude's an anxiety monster & all about business.