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HOW TO TRACK THE
SILVER KING
THE USS MOHAWK’S
FINAL MISSION
DOING THE
OBX
GAFF STYLE
HOW TO SPEAR
A WORLDRECORD
GULF ATLANTIC FLORIDA FISHING
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012
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DESTINATIONS
DOING THE OBX GAFF STYLE
Our GAFF crew endures the elements as
they take on the Big Rock in search
of marlin.
James Goding
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DESTINATIONS
BELIZE’S AMBERGRIS CAYE
HOW TO TRACK THE SILVER KING
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28 DESTINATIONS DOING THE OBX GAFF STYLE
features, cont’d. 34 TIPS FROM THE PROS CATCH
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Photo by Capt. Trehern ward for protection from
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Photo by Capt. Prieto in my cast net by Calusa.
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Fishing the grass flats in the bay will always
forecasts Capt. Chris O’Nei
Taylor and Cody Lapnow of Conneticut with their s
in the bay will make for some great fishing action
owing schools of finger mullet work- ing south th
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