Captain William Parker of Ocean Isle Beach, Duwane Wood and stepson Caleab White took to the high seas on Duane's 23 ft. Keywest yesterday in search of kings. Caleab caught 3 with the biggest being 18 lbs., and a shark. William caught 2. Duwane has been catching the big one that always got away..until now! He caught a 40.6 lb king! William said they would have released him, except he was already dead when they brought him along side. The fish were hitting naked pogies about 25 yards. back. Their catch totaled 98.7 lbs., which paid for their fuel and fed some hungry mouths.
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