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From: Salt Water Sportsman - Sunday Oct 30,2022 04:01 pm

Big Vermilion Snapper, Swordfish and Bluefin Tuna.

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Biggest Vermilion Snapper in 35 Years Tops Current World Record

Jacob Felts reeled in the 9.26-pound vermilion snapper, which if approved, will smash the existing IGFA world record of 7 pounds, 3 ounces. “A lot of beeliners look like they are mostly head,” Felts said, using the nickname many use for vermilion snapper. “But this one looks like its shoulders are trying to eat its head. Just a meat missile.”

Forage Fiasco

Menhaden continue to be mismanaged by legislative bodies, negatively affecting recreational fisheries in both Atlantic and Gulf states. Recently, an Omega Protein boat dumped a net full of 900,000 pogies simply because they could not handle that amount. They also cut loose the 1,500-foot net that could continue to kill fish indiscriminately and also be a hazard to navigation.

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Fish Facts: What Eats Giant Ocean Sunfish?

That huge fish you saw swimming sideways and missing a tail? That's a mola, also called an ocean sunfish. Many blue-water anglers have come upon these fish — which spend much of their lives finning at the surface — memorable not only for their comical appearance, but also their size. With 2 mph as their average speed, they must be fair game for predators, right?

Big Swordfish on a Tiny Boat

San Diego-based Dylan Reed catches big fish with a small boat. It’s not because he’s a daredevil. Reed fishes from a small craft because it lets him fight the fish, operate the boat, and reach his flying gaff all from one place.

Biggest Bluefin Ever Caught in the UK

See what the papers got wrong about the 900-pound bluefin, the largest ever caught off the United Kingdom. The beastly tuna gave the Captain the fight of his life, pulling out all the stops in the dogged battle. Read why he called it “the dirtiest fighting fish I have gone up against.”

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