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Applegarth, allen, voshardt, robin, peebles, diane r 9780941072250. This potential florida state record fish was more than two feet long and had a girth of nearly 16 inches. Nothing beats a bookfactory permanently bound, archival quality. Public records florida department of law enforcement. Cynoscion nebulosus, the spotted seatrout, also known as speckled trout, is a common estuarine fish found in the southern united states along coasts of gulf of mexico and the coastal atlantic ocean from maryland to florida. The following record keeping forms can help you keep a record of your activities. Porgies, fish species your fish identification and fishing. With the current record at 8 pounds 14 ounces, jordans fish surpasses the current record by 2 ounces. Sep 28, 2012 as a final entry in this discussion, turn the pages of the international game fish association igfa record book to find the entry for a whopping 94pound, 8ounce wahoo captured on 16poundtest. Log books, log book, custom logbooks, any logbook type. Buy florida sportsman sport fish of florida book on. As a final entry in this discussion, turn the pages of the international game fish association igfa record book to find the entry for a whopping 94pound, 8. Throughout the past 5 years of soft plastics fishing, baits from berkley gulp consistently get more strikes from pinfish and. For more info visit learning to take good records of what you do and what you spend for your project is a 4h life skill.
This record was certified prior to those studies being conducted. Dolphinfish, dolphinmahi mahi, ashton troy mabire, pensacola, fl, 52607, 65lbs 8ozs. With that you can make a relatively delicate presentation to a crawler, buzz it past a tailer at the edge of a thick patch of grass, or prospect the intersections, points and. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of bespoke marketing campaigns. That means it is time to play some carnival games and win some big prizes. Project report forms can be found at junior ages 810 intermediate ages. Select category select category birds mammals invertebrates saltwater fish freshwater fish reptiles amphibians select subcategory select subcategory. Therefore he never weighed the fish on a certified scale and simply went home and made dinner out of the fish.
Jun 27, 20 this potential florida state record fish was more than two feet long and had a girth of nearly 16 inches. Jordan fought the fish for 10 minutes on 12pound line and once landed, the fish was taken to a certified scale for an official weighing. You can search all igfa world records for freshwater and saltwater fishes in alltackleline class, alltackle length for male, female and junior anglers. Bell fished out of key west, florida, to land his 243pounder on a pinfish. Includes large, fullcolor illustrations of saltwater fish and current fishing regulations for each species. Depending on your location, you could be in multiple regulation areas.
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