Travel Report: Mississippi
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Travel Report: Mississippi
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REEL BIG FISH
CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS TALK ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS’ BIGGEST CATCHES.
BY LAYLA SCHLACK
ILLUSTRATIONS BY DIANE PEEBLES
THE CAPTAIN: Lenny Maiolatesi, who has caught several record-breaking fish himself, including a 5-pound, 6.4-ounce longtail bass and a 15.7-pound,
7.2-ounce black driftfish
THE BOAT: Fighting Chicken
THE FISH: A 226-pound warsaw grouper
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT IN: “The grouper ate a 9-pound baiter.”
CONTACT: 228-326-3180; www.fightingchickensportfishing.com
THE CAPTAIN: Scott Simpson, a light-tackle fisherman for more than 30 years who has been featured on ESPN2’s George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing
THE BOAT: Impulsive
THE FISH: A state record-holding, 167-pound tarpon
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT IN: “The fight lasted three hours. From the point where we hooked the fish to where we loaded the fish was 30 miles.”
CONTACT: 228-669-6204; www.myweb.cableone.net/captscott
THE CAPTAIN: Bobby Williams, whose family-run business has been around for 28 years
THE BOAT: Three Sons IV
THE FISH: An 875-pound marlin
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT IN: The woman who caught the marlin “fought it for five and a half hours. We tagged the fish and turned it loose. You don’t want to kill a fish like that.”
CONTACT: 228-392-8243; www.threesonscharters.com
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