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Subject: Connecticut Angler Sets Record
Connecticut Angler Sets First State Freshwater Line Class Record
Dania Beach, Florida, U.S.A. –The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has announced the approval of Connecticut’s first state freshwater record on 12-lb test line for a smallmouth bass caught in the Connecticut River, Connecticut.
On April 21, 2000, Joseph A. Netolicky of Windsor Locks, Connecticut caught a 4 lb 8 oz smallmouth bass on 12-lb test line filling the vacant 12-lb line class category.
There are still 14 vacant Connecticut state line class records remaining in the 4, 12, and 20-lb line classes for largemouth and smallmouth bass, brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. A complete list of eligible record species in each state is available free of charge. State record application forms are also available from IGFA at no charge. There is no fee for IGFA members to submit state record applications. Non-members are charged an application fee of $35, which includes all processing and administrative costs, a state record certificate, and a one-year membership in IGFA.
The IGFA State Line Class Record Program is separate from each state’s all-tackle record program, where rules vary from state to state. Anglers are allowed to release their potential record catches alive after weighing, photographing and measuring their catches.
IGFA is a nonprofit, membership-supported, conservation and record-keeping organization founded in 1939 with members in over 120 countries. The association welcomes visitors to the 60,000 square foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
For further information, contact Mike Myatt at the International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 · (954) 927-2628 · Fax (954) 924-4299 · Email: igfahq@aol.com
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