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Big Fish, Little Fisherman: 9-Year-Old Reels in 150-Pound Rare Fish Off East Coast
Will Nelson landed the fish after a 10-minute fight and released it, his family said.
- A 9-year-old Greenville resident, Will Nelson, landed a nearly 150-pound tarpon while vacationing in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in early September. The fish weighed more than twice the young angler's own weight.
- From the time he could bait a hook, Nelson has been an avid angler, though he never expected to catch a fish just shy of the 154-pound South Carolina record. The tarpon presented an unprecedented challenge.
- "He was really able to do something that, frankly, most adults can't accomplish," said Michael Shope, the family's fishing guide. The 10-minute struggle tested the 70-pound boy against the floundering tarpon.
- After releasing the fish and taking photos, Nelson is already angling for a bigger catch. His father, Michael Nelson, said, "I was really proud that he didn't give up, because it was definitely something where, you know, he was getting tired."
- In 50-plus years of weekly fishing, guide Shope noted this was the first tarpon he has landed with a client on the South Carolina beach. The feat marks a rare accomplishment for the region.
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A 9-year-old from Greenville just landed a fish nearly twice his own body weight. Will Nelson, who weighs about 70 pounds, hauled in a tarpon weighing nearly 150 pounds off South Carolina's coast while vacationing with his family in Pawleys Island in early September, coming just short of the state's all-time tarpon record. A Near-Miss With History As reported by WYFF, Will's catch fell just short of South Carolina's 154-pound tarpon record. For …
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