Record-breaking Maryland fish weighs more than the girl who caught it

Record-breaking Maryland fish weighs more than the girl who caught it

Source: washingtonpost

7/11/2016

Credit: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Never mind that the angler weighed only 65 pounds and was 9 years old. She reeled in a nearly 95-pound cobia fish and set a Maryland record for the largest fish of that type caught in the state.

Emma Zajdel of Ocean City might also have broken a record for young anglers who catch big fish, according to wildlife experts.

The tale of how Emma entered the record books began June 30.

She and her fishing buddy, Ashton Clarke, had gone out with her father, Ed, and Ashton’s dad, Robert. It was the end of the day, and they were headed back to shore in her father’s boat.

They had some bait left, so they decided to try for more bluefin tuna.

Atlantic bluefin tuna

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