A group of four men caught a massive tarpon on June 3 in the Gulf of Mexico off the beach in Longboat Key near the Positano condominiums.
It took Clark Wright and his charter of three men about 45 minutes to reel in the fish, which weighed about 150 pounds.
“I’m 38 years old. I’ve been tarpon fishing since I was 7,” Clark Wright said. “I’ve caught a lot of them. That fish is well above average. That’s a full-grown one.”
Wright owns and operates Wrightstuff Fishing Charters. He said the largest fish he’s ever caught was between 210-220 pounds.
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Capsized Seacor Power rotates, hull cracked in latest update from Coast Guard Share Updated: 1:57 PM CDT Jun 9, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 1:57 PM CDT Jun 9, 2021
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Show Transcript THERE IS ANOTHER HOMICIDE INVESTIGATNIO ON NOPD’S PLATE AND THE UPPER 9TH WARD. YOU ARE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM THE SCENE. POLICE WERE CALLED ABOUT 11:00 THIS MORNING ABOUT A DEADLY SHOOTING. RIGHT NOW, NO INFORMATION AON SUSPECT OR A MIVE.OT YOU ARE ASKETOD CALL CRIME STOPPERS IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS CASE. 822-1111. NOW TO THE LATEST EFFORTS OF SALVEAG OPERATION. THE COAST GUARD SAID IN THE LAST WEEK CREWS REMOVED DEBRIS AROUND THE PARTIALLY SUNKEN LEFT BOAT. THEY WILL MAKE ROOM FOR EQUIPMENT TO RAISE THE VSEESL TO THE SURFACE. SIX BODIES WERE RECOVERED.
According to our media partners at KATC-TV3, owners of the Seacor Power vessel have filed civil action in hopes to protect the company from liability. The filing is against families of the crew members of the vessel that capsized in April.