Surf & Turf: David Fenton’s Catch of a Lifetime!
September 4th, 2007
I was on the boat Tailwalker with Captain Scott Walker out of Hawks Cay Marina in Duck Key, FL on May 11th, 2007. I was with my wife Jackiy and friends Jeff Grube and Carey Patton on a full day charter fishing in the Gulf Stream some 20 miles out.
We were sight casting to fish along a weed line when we saw this monster. We threw a google eye at him for bait and he hit and the fight was on. I used spinning tackle with 20 lb. test and the battle lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes.
The fish weighed in at 59.2 lbs. and measured 65″ from nose to the fork of the tail. The days take included our limit of 40 dolphin – 4 of which were over 20 lbs.
As you can tell, I was a bit excited!
David Fenton
Golf Course Superintendent
Quail Creek Country Club
Naples, Florida
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