Saturday, January 4, 2014

Angler wasn't reeling for a record

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Andy Moore simply slid the fish back into the water and watched it glide away under the ice.

It wasn't the triumphant ending many fishermen might have dreamed of after catching a potential state record, but it was the right one for Moore and his brother Scott.

“Qualifying a fish for a state record, you more than likely have to kill it,” Andy Moore said. “I wasn't prepared to do that.”

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6 comments:

  1. Damn. A five-pound bass is worth bragging on, but a 5-lb black crappie? Damn. No sweeter-eating freshwater fish exists. We called them "speckled perch" in Florida when I was growing up.

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  2. A real "fish story", for both of them! I can only imagine the beautiful filets that one could get off that monster. I'm afraid I wouldn't have put it back.

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  3. He knows how to photograph a fish. Hold it at near arm's length and the camera lens will double its size. I've done it. Then report that you threw it back. Never believe a fish story. Plus they took down the video.

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  4. Video was good. Yes the further out you hold anything the bigger it looks. I've even seen rulers that look real size to but are smaller to make fishy bigger looking. But this one looked like the real deal...Good for him
    B.R.

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