Handliner -- Peter J. Rogers, 29, with the 570-pound bluefin tuna he caught on a handline off this Maine port Sunday. The big fish towed Rogers and his 14-foot skiff for 25 minutes before a sports fishing boat came to his aid, harpooning the tuna just as it broke the handline.

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Handliner -- Peter J. Rogers, 29, with the 570-pound bluefin tuna he caught on a handline off this Maine port Sunday. The big fish towed Rogers and his 14-foot skiff for 25 minutes before a sports fishing boat came to his aid, harpooning the tuna just as it broke the handline.

Associated Press · [ca. July 1971]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Sport: Fishing: Wirephotos

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