The Biggest Catch

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Junior, Dylan Alafi caught the biggest fish, reeling in an incredible 8 foot (96 inch) bull shark. Dylan’s fish weighed over 250 pounds. However, that impressive weight did not stop him from reeling in this fish in less than 30 minutes. Dylan hooked his fish using bonita as bait and casting it over the side of his boat. This magnificent shark was not harmed, as Dylan made the choice to release it back into the water. 

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Sophomore, Ryan Mattis hooked a remarkable fish this summer, reeling in an impressive Mahi Mahi fish with an approximate length of about 46 inches. This monster of a fish had a weight of over 50 pounds. Wasting no time, it took Ryan about 10 minutes to reel in his fish, using small minnows as bait. Upon pulling the fish onto his boat, Ryan ended up killing and eating his amazing catch.

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Senior, Caleb Gibson cast his rod out from his boat and reeled in a grand catch of a 45 inch long mahi-mahi fish.This monster weighed approximately 35 pounds, putting up a little fight, as Caleb spent about 15 minutes reeling it in, using ballyhoo as his choice of bait. This impressive fish did not go to waste; “what did you do with the fish,” he replies “cut it up and’ ate it.”

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Junior, Oliver Fox caught an impressive catfish over summer, with an estimated length of 42 inches. This massive fish had a weight of about 50 pounds and was hooked using eel as bait. With the help of some friends they pulled their fish up onto the boat in less than 10 minutes. Their exciting catch did not go to waste, as some of the boys on the boat cut up and fileted the fish so they could enjoy it.

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Sophomore, Colin Scaggs spent time this summer fishing in Ocean City. Colin had the goal of catching personal record rockfish, and this goal was met when he reeled in a 38 inch rockfish. Colin was unsure of the weight of the fish; however, judging by the 10 minutes it took for him to reel it in, and its length, it can be assumed that the fish weighed over 10 pounds.Colin used live bait to hook his fish and bring his catch onto his boat. However, due to the large size, Colin did have to throw back his catch.

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Senior, Noah Bergerson reeled in an above average rockfish, with a length of about 34 inches. This fish had an estimated weight of about 25 pounds. With a bit of a struggle Noah reeled in his fish to the boat after 15 minutes. Noah states that to hook he used, “an artificial lure, so, like a swim bait.” Afterwards Noah states that he did end up eating his catch.

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Junior, Kenneth Phipps reeled in an impressive catch. An invasive blue catfish, with an estimated length of about 30 inches. This fish had a weight of 32 pounds, putting up a bit of a fight when reeling it in. Kenneth hooked his fish using bluegill as bait, before spending about 10 minutes reeling it close enough to the pier before spearing it and dragging it onto the dock. “What did you do with the fish?” Kenneth stated “I killed it and cooked it.” Kenneth notes this catch as the biggest fish he caught this summer on the Patuxent River.

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Sophomore, Cody Do highlights his catch of a 23-inch rockfish. This fish only took about five minutes to reel in and that could have been a result of the lighter weight of the fish. Cody wasn’t sure about the weight of his fish, but upon further thinking he came to a conclusion that the fish probably weighed around 10 pounds.Cody caught this fish by attaching battle tale to his rod, and casting it off the side of his boat.Putting this fish to good use Cody ended up eating his catch.

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Junior, Rylan Bowman quickly reeled in an impressive largemouth bass, with a length of about 18 inches and a weight of about 20 pounds. This fish was hooked with an artificial lure and swiftly reeled in. “Were you fishing on a boat or a pier?” He replied, “I was fishing on a boat by a pier.” Although Ryan was proud of his catch, he did end up releasing his fish back into the water.

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Senior, Will Swann believed that he caught a big fish this summer. Reeling in a 16-inch bass, weighing about 5 pounds. Sparing no time reeling this fish in, it took Will less than a minute to bring his fish onto the land outside of the pond he was fishing on. This fish may have been a decent size, but it wasn’t a keeper to Will. He ended up throwing his catch back into the pond in order for it to grow and possibly be caught again.