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Pictured are members of the Citrus County Sheriff s Office Explorers program who helped
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
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Tucker's record catch weighed 4 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long, with a
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13.5-inch girth. Tucker caught it using a Z-man Chatterbait with a Paca-Craw trailer, Shimano
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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.
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record. making his plans, he checked
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vacant and required a bass heavier
than 4 pounds to establish the record.
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