How large became evident only after a fight lasting more than two hours when the group (Brannan, Jere Bruning and Fred Roguske, along with Rio Indio Lodge guide Rito Espinosa) was able to maneuver the fish alongside the boat.
"Luckily, Fred had a 10-foot tape," Brannan says. "The tarpon was 9 feet, 2 inches long, with a girth of 48 inches. I told Fred that nobody's going to believe this! |
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