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Nice Gag on light tackle 15lb test!!!
January 19, 2024 St. Petersburg 1 photo
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Grouper (Gag)
Grouper (Gag)

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82 year old client fought this beast on an inshore spinning rod with 25 lb fins spin 5 braid and a 20lb Seaguar fluorocarbon leader, and a 1/0 owner hook!
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George Hastick
St-petersburg, Florida, United States
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Captain George Hastick a.k.a. The Fish Hunter has fished the productive waters of the Tampa Bay and St Petersburg area for the last 30 years. George developed a passion for fishing very early in his childhood at the ripe age of 5. Over the years, his love...

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