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Pictured are members of the Citrus County Sheriff s Office Explorers program who helped
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Florida visitor sets shoal bass record - Charles Anthony Tucker of Albany, Ga., established the
with the passing out of turkey dinner items provided by M & B Dairy for the Homosassa
first official Florida state record for a shoal bass, about 2:00 pm on Dec. 6, just three days
Shop a on15. Explorers are youths between the ages of 14 and
  With Cop event  Dec. The 
before his 57th birthday. Pound-for-pound, shoal bass are one of the top fighters in the black
whohavecompletedthegrade,have havemaintaineda minimumgrade point
21     eighth  or     
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bass family.
average(a grade),hadno and do not use illegal drugs. They
 of 2.0  C  have  serious arrests  
Tucker's record catch weighed 4 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long, with a
learn beneficial information about law enforcement, and some go on to law enforcement
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13.5-inch girth. Tucker caught it using a Z-man Chatterbait with a Paca-Craw trailer, Shimano
careers. CCSO Photo
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reel and Carrot-stick rod. Hooked on shoal bass, is how Tucker described the outcome of his
experience. They are a unique fish that fights well.
Tucker was having an early familybirthdaycelebration 
  in Florida and staying at
Crippled Coon Lodge in Altha when he established the  In    
 record. making his plans, he checked
out MyFWC.com and found out the shoal bass record was      
  vacant and required a bass heavier
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than 4 pounds to establish the record.
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Evenwebait
though  have a great  selection!
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