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https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/126/story/443887.html
Freshwater fishing starts to perk up as the area's lakes, ponds and streams warm up. The area's dedicated freshwater anglers help to get things going early in the season.
Charles "Chuck" Colon recently set out for a planned day of fishing in his 10-foot canoe at South Vineland Park. He missed most of the day, however. That's because he hooked into a big largemouth bass on his first cast. He spent the rest of the day keeping it alive so he could return it to the water, and trying to find a weigh station to measure the fish for the state Skillful Angler program.
He caught the largemouth with a lure Sunday, March 22. He called his wife, Lil Dreyer, to bring a cooler from the house, which took only moments because they live close by. He filled the cooler with water to keep the fish fresh.
They could not locate an open nearby weigh station by phone so they took the fish into a local Wawa to be weighed on a certified scale. It weighed 9.145 pounds. According to Dreyer, it had to be weighed with a deli sticker - white American cheese, in this case. The cost on the sticker: $59.60. Cindy Ford, who put the bass on the scale at the Wawa at Brewster and Chestnut in Vineland, jumped when the live fish flopped.
Then, it was back to the park to return the fish alive. Colon said he has caught a couple of 8-pound bass and has a 7-pounder on his wall at home. He's been fishing since he's been 12 or 13 and he's 46. He missed most of a day of fishing, but didn't seem to mind it. "It was worth it," he said.
Guess so!
EDIT: Found a pic
https://fishing.about.com/od/bassfishing/ig/Bass-Pictures/Charles-Colon-and-9-Pound-Bass.htm
Freshwater fishing starts to perk up as the area's lakes, ponds and streams warm up. The area's dedicated freshwater anglers help to get things going early in the season.
Charles "Chuck" Colon recently set out for a planned day of fishing in his 10-foot canoe at South Vineland Park. He missed most of the day, however. That's because he hooked into a big largemouth bass on his first cast. He spent the rest of the day keeping it alive so he could return it to the water, and trying to find a weigh station to measure the fish for the state Skillful Angler program.
He caught the largemouth with a lure Sunday, March 22. He called his wife, Lil Dreyer, to bring a cooler from the house, which took only moments because they live close by. He filled the cooler with water to keep the fish fresh.
They could not locate an open nearby weigh station by phone so they took the fish into a local Wawa to be weighed on a certified scale. It weighed 9.145 pounds. According to Dreyer, it had to be weighed with a deli sticker - white American cheese, in this case. The cost on the sticker: $59.60. Cindy Ford, who put the bass on the scale at the Wawa at Brewster and Chestnut in Vineland, jumped when the live fish flopped.
Then, it was back to the park to return the fish alive. Colon said he has caught a couple of 8-pound bass and has a 7-pounder on his wall at home. He's been fishing since he's been 12 or 13 and he's 46. He missed most of a day of fishing, but didn't seem to mind it. "It was worth it," he said.
Guess so!
EDIT: Found a pic
https://fishing.about.com/od/bassfishing/ig/Bass-Pictures/Charles-Colon-and-9-Pound-Bass.htm