Florida Spearfisherman Snags New Gulf Record Lionfish
by TBC Press on 11/10/20
Donald C. Vautrinot was spearfishing for red snapper off Destin, FL Oct. 18 when he went back down to snag a few lionfish. And there it was. I saw a monster lionfish and immediately knew I wanted to measure it,” Vautrinot said. I got really excited because I knew the Gulf record was around 18 inches but I didn't know exactly and we didn't have a cell signal to check it out there. Once back at shore, they took it to Okaloosa County coastal resource manager Alex Fogg for an official measurement. Fogg confirmed that... READ MORE
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