There’s a new Maryland State Report for Albacore Tuna, Thomas “Tad” Bodmer of Poolesville has been acknowledged by the Maryland Division of Sources as the brand new document holder within the Atlantic Division for Albacore, also called long-fin tuna, (Thunnus alalunga). This was for his latest 77-pound Albacore catch. Bodmer is a latest convert to saltwater fishing, went out on the constitution boat “High Canine” on September twentieth. Tad was fishing with Captain Ryan Knapp and First Mate Josh, and the trio was having a sluggish day on the water. Whereas they had been making ready to go again to shore, issues did a 180 fast. Three of their trolling rods went down out on the identical time, the trio scrambled to select up the rods and begin preventing the fish.
“It was chaos,” Bodmer stated. “I might get my fish shut after which it might run again out. It took 25 minutes to get it.”
Bodmer’s document albacore hit a unadorned ballyhoo on the troll. The crew knew simply from the battle that that they had an enormous albacore however didn’t anticipate it to be a record-breaking catch till the fish was formally weighed.
“All these individuals got here out of the woodwork with cameras,” Bodner stated. “I used to be like a deer in headlights.”
The albacore was formally weighed and licensed by Sundown Marina in Ocean Metropolis. A Maryland Division of Pure Sources biologist was there to substantiate the catch. The earlier document Albacore was set in 2004 by Victor W. Gardner.
The division maintains state data for sport fish in 4 divisions – Atlantic, Chesapeake, Nontidal, and Invasive – and awards plaques to anglers who obtain document catches. Fish caught from privately-owned, fee-fishing waters are ineligible for consideration.
Anglers who assume they’ve a possible document catch ought to obtain and fill out the state document utility and name 443-569-1381 or 410-260-8325. The division recommends the fish be immersed in ice water to protect its weight till it may be checked, confirmed, and licensed.
