Massachusetts fishermen land 1,260-pound blue marlin, just short of world record

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. A fisherman in the Philippines got more than he bargained for when a feisty octopus wrapped its tentacles around his face and refused to let go, forcing him into a frantic struggle to peel it off. Two Massachusetts fishermen spent three hours fighting to reel in what they at first thought was a shark, but turned out to be likely the largest Atlantic blue marlins ever caught off the East Coast. Damon Stacco said the day started off with no luck, then after he and client Walter Chapman loaded up the boat with yellowfin tuna, he saw a fin while fishing roughly 100 miles off Cape Cod. TENNESSEE ANGLER LANDS MONSTER 15-POUND LARGEMOUTH BASS THAT SHATTERS STATE RECORD HELD SINCE 2015 A "huge dorsal," he wrote on his Instagram page. "Am I really seeing this? Four feet high but pointed. A blue hue flashed beneath it. Pecs? Holy s--- it's a marlin! The fin di