"We've actually got better pictures on the boat from Andy Mill that clearly show the tag." People on message boards were calling for Bush and Wood to receive fines, as having no tag is a second-degree misdemeanor with maximum penalties of up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
"If you decide to release fish, you simply cut the tag, revive the fish." "We have said that if you're going to reduce a fish to possession, drag it onboard, pose with pictures, it darn well better have a tag in it," Beaton said. "We were able to zoom in, and we saw the tag."īeaton also said the FWC received confirmation from one of its lieutenants and Secret Service personnel accompanying Bush that they believed no infractions were committed as the fish was out of water about one minute. "The picture put on AP - the tag wasn't obvious," Beaton said. "We started making some calls."Ī reader sent reporter Byron Stout of The News-Press in Fort Myers the picture, pointing out that the ex-president's fish didn't have a $50 tarpon tag, a rope was through the fish's easily-damaged gills and the fish was out of the water. Rob Beaton of the FWC's Field Operations. "Once we got the call, we're like 'Oh no,'" said Capt.
Readers took Bush and Wood to task, implying the tarpon did not have a tag and that their handling of the trophy didn't follow Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission guidelines. "After we released the tarpon, he was immediately ready to fish for another.''Ī minor stir and short-lived battle ensued once the image and story were made public. "It was remarkable to see a man of this age be so persistent in battle,'' Wood told Newman."This was an 84-year-old man pulling against 15 pounds of drag. With a live crab as bait on the end of 25-pound test line on a Shimano Triton 15 reel, Bush needed 45 minutes to fight the behemoth silver king to the boat. "A great fighting fish was finally baited.'' ''It was a thrill of a lifetime,'' Bush e-mailed Andy Newman, who coordinates media relations for the Florida Keys. George Wood on a trip set up by Bush's fishing buddy Andy Mill, a former Olympic skier, Bush landed one of the largest gamefish the 41st president of the United States has ever had on a line. Bush and his guide received some flak from a handful of conservation-minded anglers for a photograph of the trophy catch.įishing with Capt.
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You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĮven the former leader of the free world doesn't get a free ride fishing.Īfter catching and releasing a 135-pound tarpon off Islamorada, Fla., on Saturday, April 19, former President George H.W.
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