re: Listen you SOB's...I need tarpon rodeo stories and pics...

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White Trout: 1,Joseph Latino, Donaldsonville, 5-04

A 5lb white trout

ETA: After looking at the state records this really isn't as impressive as I originally thought it was.

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offshore white trout a giants

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Nola.com update
Tarpon

Branson Chiasson, 152-6

Mike James, 114-12

Bruce Dodd, 99-14

Blackfin Tuna

Chad Guillory, 25-0

Rodney Owens, 24-6

Chase Nevers, 20-4

Barracuda

Mason Maurer, 24-2

Bluefish

Tessa Gates, 2-6

Taylor Hebert, 2-2

Branson Cashiola, 1-6

Bonito

Brian Vanderlick, 13-10

Chase Nevers, 13-0

Cobia

Mary Acosta, 46-0

Aaron Mixon, 28-4

Todd Schultz, 13-14

Croaker

Taylor Hebert, 1-2

Black Drum

Butch Landry, 21-6

Jim Bell, 6-14

Gafftop Catfish

Matt Maier, 4-10

Martin Castjohn, 3-10

Terry Autin, 3-6

King Mackerel

Melvin Richard, 38-8

Taylor Hebert, 23-12

Kurt Boeding, 23-2

Spanish Mackerel

Trace Day, 3-6

Connor Shally, 3-4

Trace Day, 2-8

Mangrove Snapper

Royce Rispone, 10-0

Gary Holmes, 8-0

Brook Rispone, 8-0

Redfish

Patrick Brody, 37-6

Harlon Cashiola, 29-2

Rhett Seidenglair, 18-10

Sheepshead

Jim Bell, 4-6

James Roberts, 4-2

Chad Hebert, 4-2

Spadefish

Mason Magrer, 3-8

Aaron Mixon, 2-6

Jimmy Plauche, 1-12

Speckled Trout

Tommy Vidrine, 3-4

James Oifreo, 2-14

Mike LeBlanc, 2-8

White Trout

Joseph Latino, 5-4

Joseph Latino, 2-14

Kenny Acosta, 2-10

I was down in Exuma last week and noticed this shirt. Guy was talking to someone and I didn't have a chance to ask him about it. Is Swollfest a big tournament down yalls way?

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This day and age with cameras and video, why would you kill a big tarpon? Unless it was so big you thought it might be a record.

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I ask myself this every time TR comes around. That part of it is a black eye for sportsmen here.

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bluemoons

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I ask myself this every time TR comes around. That part of it is a black eye for sportsmen here.

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see tenfoe's quote above

Is the guy leading the speck division the one that caught that big one for the star a week or so ago?

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I imagine he has one over 5 in the ice chest waiting to be weighed tomorrow.

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nailed it....Tommy V in first place with a speck over 5

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Speckled Trout Tommy Vidrine, 5-6 Trey Milazzo, 5-0 Gina Hansel, 4-4

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OK you SOB's....good so far, but ya'll got more work to do...

they do Janky....but the practice of holding big fish back at the scales until needed is great theater ....

yeah, but alcohol fueled baws love the attention

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I ask myself this every time TR comes around. That part of it is a black eye for sportsmen here.

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You've been infected with the flerda.