Talk about a hookup! Fish can range from just a few inches to a literal ton, no this does not include dinosaurs but some of these fish are definitely prehistoric. Have you ever wondered what the largest fish ever caught looked like? Well look no further! We have collected the biggest sea monsters ever caught on a rod and reel. You may underestimate what this might look like but these fish are literal beasts! 

1,560 lb. Black Marlin

On August 4, 1953, Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. caught a 1,560 lb. black marlin off the coast of Cabo Blanco, Peru, on a handheld rod! You can view this photo at the Smithsonian Museum! This 14-foot-7-inch, 1,560 lb female Black Marlin (Istiompax indica) held the world’s largest marlin record for more than 60 years. What is more shocking is that in 1952, Glassell at that point caught a 1,090-pound ‘grander’ marlin only one year prior to this! Footage of this fight was later included in the film version of The Old Man and the Sea. Fun fact: You can view this photo at the Smithsonian Museum!

1,496 lb. Bluefin Tuna

This is not fake news! Ken Fraser truly caught this tuna of a lifetime. He hooked and landed it in under an hour, it took him 45 minutes to reel in this fish. Caught off of the Nova Scotia coast using a mackerel as bait, it still holds the record for largest bluefin ever caught. Ken caught this monster in October of 1979, and it is still one of the largest fish to ever be seen. 

1,182 lb. Swordfish 

Caught off the coast of Chile, this World Record Broadbill Swordfish weighed in at 1,182 pounds. Landed by Louis Marron, this fishing world record may truly never be broken. On May 7, 1953, Marron fought this fish for two-hours before landing and boy is he glad he didn’t give up! 

680 lb. Goliath Grouper

Known as a goliath grouper, or giant sea bass or jewfish, Lynn Joyner, of Fernandina Beach, FL is the king of grouper. The fish weighed 680 lbs. and was 7 ft., 1.5 in. in length. Its girth was 77 inches. I guess in 1961 they didn’t have a hoist to get the fish out of the water so they lassoed the fish and hoisted it from the water using a wrecker. The Container Corporation of America (or Rayonier) scale was used to weight the fish. This catch broke records on both all tackle and 80 lb. test. After an hour and 15 minutes of battle, Joyner’s catch went into the history books. 

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You have been driving for five hours and you still have three more hours to go, you have not eaten since before you left for your road trip and the growling in your stomach is unbearable…. Do you eat at the next fast-food restaurant you see or do you wait it out? 

We have all been there either on a road trip, drunk after bar hopping or maybe you are just too darn busy and you have to turn to a fast-food establishment for that delicious and nutritious meal to stop your tummy from rumbling. 

Well, you are in luck! We have collected the healthiest and unhealthiest fast-food options to dine on. The next time you are in a pinch and pull into that drive thru choose one of these 15 healthy or unhealthy fast-food meals!

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Guess what …your cat really does love you! According to a study published in September, findings indicate that domestic cats have been thoroughly misunderstood. If you own a cat, you know they can be a bit aloof and independent but when it comes right down to it, they crave human interaction. 

This is a PSA to all dogs…. your social cognition has received considerably more scientific attention over the last several decades but the time has come and science proves that pet cats form secure and insecure bonds with their human caretakers.

“She just hugged me!” is a common saying in my house and if you own any kind of fur baby, you know the realization that yes, they really can differentiate who feeds them! This study indicates that cats (similar to dogs) are securely attached to their owner and use them as a source of security in novel environments. 

Cats have a strong reputation for being independent but their love has been underestimated! To test a cat’s love for their owner, the research group had to decipher how much attachment an animal has for its caregiver, using a series of tests where you watch how a subject response when reunited with their caregiver. Basically when an animal or infant is left alone, anxiety peaks and once their caregiver returns the subject quickly relaxes. 

During this study, an adult cat or kitten spent two minutes in a room with their owner followed by two minutes alone. Then, they had a two-minute reunion. The cats’ responses to seeing their owners were classified by their attachment styles.

If you own a cat, what they found by doing this series of test will not surprise you. The results highlight that cats bond in a way that’s surprisingly similar to infants. Cats human attachments are stable and very apparent in both kittens and adult cats. 

So there you have it! Your cat is just like a dog, it is your best friend and companion and absolutely adores you! The importance of this research is not to just prove that cats crave human interaction but to explore several aspects of cat attachment behavior, including if socialization and fostering opportunities in shelters impact attachment security in adoption cats.