N.J. man reels in a hefty tautog that breaks the RI record.

N.J. man reels in a hefty tautog that breaks the RI record.

By Dave Monti

Source: providencejournal

10/25/2024

Last Monday, Vinney Simms Jr.’s huge tautog made a total of four runs back down to the bottom. He managed to keep the fish off the bottom and got it into the boat; it was a record-breaking 31-inch, 22-pound 5.28-ounce tautog. By Wednesday morning, the State of Rhode Island had it verified and posted as the state’s top tautog.

Simms, a resident of Hamilton, New Jersey, landed the huge tautog while fishing with Capt. Rob Taylor of Newport Sportfishing Charters, one of the state’s premier tautog and bluefin tuna charter captains.

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