November 13, 2007 THIBODAUX , La. --A medical student who blindfolds his friends tokeep his favorite offshore fishing spot secret has come up with a record-beating fish -- a warsaw grouper weighing 359.1 pounds. The giant hauled in by J.J. Tabor of Thibodauxis 12 ounces above the previous Louisiana state record, a state biologist confirmed. Its been cut down to fillets. The first fillet weighed 53 pounds, Tabor said. He caught it near an oil rig 70 miles south of Fourchon, in 400 feet of water. He wont give a more specific description. Its J.J.s secret, said Joey Rodrigue, a friend from Baton Rouge who joined Tabor and Tabors father on the record-making trip Saturday. He blindfolds us. Iput myself in a harness and just had to lay back and f ight, J.J. Tabor said. It was about a 15 or 20 minute fight. Tabor cleaned the fish outside his fathers auto repair shop in Thibodaux . Well split it up, he said. Ill make some phone calls and try to get rid of it fresh. The rest, well vacuum pack it and cook it later. Tabor says he believes the fish is about 33 years old. He plans to send aninner-ear bone called the Goliath to a university in Florida where researchers can help determine the age of the fish. He hopes to get the results in about four weeks. The world record, caught off Florida in 1985, is 436 pounds, 12 ounces.
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