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What a day at the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show!
IGFA President Nehl Horton stopped by the show, produced by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, and got to hang out with some fishing legends.
It's been 14 years since legendary angler and revolutionary skiff builder, Hal T. Chittum III, set the IGFA Men's 8-kg (16 lb) Tippet Class World Record with this MONSTER 67.1-kilogram (147-pound, 14-ounce) dogtooth tuna.
Hal was fly fishing Lizard Island near the Great Barrier Reef when the tuna struck a Howe Style Profile Tube Fly. After a 35-minute battle, he landed the fish, smashing the previous record by nearly 120 pounds.
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Legendary Captain Alert: Captain Billy Knowles.
We will honor Capt. Billy Knowles at the Annual Tommy Gifford Awards on 10/31 for his contributions to sport fishing.
Billy is a fourth-generation captain and a renowned guide in the Florida Keys. He has fished with writer Ernest Hemingway, actress Grace Kelly, MLB Star Ted Williams, and Presidents' George H.W. Bush and Herbert Hoover.
Knowles claimed dozens of tournament victories including the Gold Cup Invitational Tarpon Tournament, Don Hawley Tarpon Tournament, Spring Fly Bonefish Tournament, and Fall All-Tackle Bonefish Tournament. At 78, he is still an is an active guide in the Florida Keys.
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