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Twila Gates, from Marianna, established a new Florida freshwater fishing record with the

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) this month. Her

5.6-ouncepounds)flieronMayJackson County pond beat the old record of ebh ises: thenewscaster.com · Darren Hudman of Crystal Manor with one of the Snook he

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 (1.35     9 from a 

caught and released last week.

1.24 pounds. It had a total length of 12 inches and a girth of 11.8 inches. The previous state

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Time to reconsider bass fishing

record came from Lake Iamonia near Tallahassee, in 1992. If Gate's flier is submitted to the

International Associationthis couldthenew world record.

 Game Fish  (IGFA),  also become   

National Fishing and Boating Week celebrates popular and traditional outdoor ac-

from Northand world record jointly with a pair of

Anglers  Carolina Georgia held the previous 

tivities that families turn to during summer vacations. It takes place the first full week of

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1-pound, 4-ounce submissions. Gates has been fishing with her dad since she was a little girl

June every year. This year it s June 6-14, so visit TakeMeFishing.org to see what opportuni-

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and has passed her love of the outdoors on to her son, Jantzen, 15. On the Saturday before

ties might be available near you. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Mother's Day, she was fishing from a johnboat with her son and his friend, William Hinson, at

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(FWC) sweetens this family-friendly celebration by offering license-free saltwater fishing

a 15-acre cypress pond. She caught the flier on a Shakespeare micro-spin and 6-pound P-Line,

opportunities to residents and tourists during the first weekend (June 6-7) and follows up

with license-free freshwater fishing the followingweekend(June the

   13-14). In Florida, 

using a white grub beetle-spin, at about4:30 p.m. Hinson thought it was a record and looked

"Fishing Capital of the World," the number of anglers their to state 

  and  importance   the   is

it up online and called the regional office. Chris Paxton, an FWC fisheries biologist, met her to

verify the species and carefully measure and weigh the fish on certified scales.

amazing. Florida s Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor   Plan    

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percent of residents fish. In addition, 22 percent of tourists said they fish while here.

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