Posted on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 12:13 pm CST
Nicknamed the "Fishing Capitol of the World", Florida has once again been named the number one fishing destination by the Census Bureau who conducts the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. This comes as no surprise to VIP Fishing Charters representative, Noah Chanin.
Source: VIP Fishing Charters
Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 at 2:14 pm CDT
A bigeye tuna weighing 167 pounds was caught in Miami Beach on January 18, 1957 by Jerry Mills. The record for a thresher shark in Florida is 544 pounds, 8 ounces. This fish was caught by James Weil on September 15, 1984. On June 13, 2009, Larry Maier caught a 126 pound Atlantic Sailfish in Big Pine Key.
Source: VIP Fishing Charters