Louis Thornton, out of Venice, Louisiana has spent many of his days scouting for fish in the open water off the coast. After becoming an expert in this field, he knows when he has found a record winning sized catch and when it is time to pass one up and wait for something better.

Louis was almost hesitant to slay this 36 inch, 31.2 pound record winning Tripletail. He says, “I almost didn’t want to get it mounted, I know I’m going to get a bigger one in the next few weeks.”

For more specifications on this beautiful Tripletail and in depth details of the fight that was put up, click here.