Giant Amberjack Weighing 56kg Caught Off Antalya Coast Sets New Record

Fishermen off the coast of Antalya, Turkey, have landed a massive catch: a 56-kilogram (123-pound) 'kuzu balığı,' locally known as an amberjack, measuring an impressive 1.5 meters (nearly 5 feet) in length. The remarkable fish was caught by Tuğrul Çalışkanlar and his friends while fishing near Konyaaltı Beach.

Çalışkanlar and his companions were about 75 meters from the shore when they cast their lines. After a period of waiting, they felt a strong pull on one of the lines. What they reeled in astonished them, especially when they measured its size and weight.

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The fish we caught, known as kuzu balığı, an amberjack, is 1 meter 50 centimeters long and weighs 56 kilograms. We were amazed, but also very happy. A fish of this size has never been caught in the central Antalya region before.

This particular amberjack is being hailed as a record for the Antalya central region. While larger amberjacks, around 69 kilograms, have been caught in areas like Adrasan and Finike, Çalışkanlar stated that a fish of this size and weight had never been caught in the central Antalya area before.

The fishermen successfully caught the giant fish using live bait, specifically a live horse mackerel (kolyoz), at a depth of 75 meters. The successful angling occurred early Sunday morning, around 5:20 AM, in a spot known to the fishermen.

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We caught the fish together with 3 friends off Antalya Konyaaltı Beach around 05:20 in the morning, at a depth of 75 meters, by luring it with live bait. The amberjack, which we call kuzu balığı, previously caught around 69 kilograms in Adrasan and Finike, has set a record in Antalya center.