A World Record?

A beast of a tarpon was reportedly caught off Anna Maria Island recently. It might have been a world record and likely was a state record.
Del Milligan of The Ledger fills us in on the details behind the big fish.

The monster tarpon was likely a state record of at least 250 pounds, and possibly a world record. But four fishermen took turns fighting it, which negates a record, and Moore didn't have a tarpon tag to keep it.

"I wouldn't have killed the fish anyway. It's just not worth it to me,'' said Moore, from Holmes Beach and one of the most expert and experienced charter captains on the Gulf Coast.