ANGLER: Samantha Nichols
TAG ID: GFR5411
SPECIES TAGGED: Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus Albicans)
DATE: 04/15/2015
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BOAT NAME: Bouncers Dusky 33
CAPTAIN NAME: Bouncer Smith
MATE 1 NAME: Billy Springer
MATE 2 NAME: Sam Alsop
Catch Data
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 25.30.00 N
LONGITUDE: –80.05.00 W
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OVERALL LENGTH: 86 inch
MEASUREMENT WAS: Measured
ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 75 lbs
FIGHT TIME: 40 min
FISH CONDITION: Excellent
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Little pigtailed 70 lb Sammie Nichols, daughter of Steve and sister of Amanda, a well known tournament fishing team, made her first try for a sailfish and caught this 75 pound monster Atlantic sailfish on her 12th birthday today.
BAIT USED: Live Bait
WAS THE FISH PREVIOUSLY TAGGED? No
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