Article & Records
RECORDS
ROD & REEL TACKLE (top 3 or higher listed)
Gag Grouper 48.5 # by Joey Rieth (former # 1) currently #4 Louisiana state record
Gag Grouper 61.4 # by Mike Wyant current #1 Louisiana state record book
Warsaw Grouper 89.5 # by Rick Solari (former #2) currently #4 Louisiana state record
Warsaw Grouper 88 # by Dee Bruce (former #2) currently #5 LA state record book
Mutton Snapper 17.6 # by Brad Marks current #1 Louisiana state record book
Mystic Grouper 2.2# pending #1 Louisiana state record book
Silk Snapper 2.1# pending #1 Louisiana state record book
FLY TACKLE (top 3 or higher listed)
Blackfin Tuna 23 # by Joe Cerise, current # 3 LOWA state fly record
Barracuda – 12 # by Joe Cerise current # 1 LOWA state fly record
Rainbow runner 5 # by Joe Cerise current #2 LOWA state fly record
Gray triggerfish 3 # by Roger del Rio pending #1 LOWA state fly record
Dolphin 14 # by Capt. Scott Avanzino (former #2) currently #4 LOWA state fly record
PENDING RECORDS
Roger Delrio -#1 Amberjack at 23.25 pounds LOWA state record
Greg Mayere – #2 King Mackeral on fly tackle at 18.8 pounds
Gary Parish – #2 Amberjack on fly tackle at 17.2 pounds
ARTICLES
Take 3 on Tuna, Robert Sloan, Saltwater Sportsman, May 2003 p. 102
Doing the Impossible, Joe Macaluso, The Baton Rouge Advocate, March 6, 2003 p. 18C
Grand Isle International Tarpon Rodeo Roundup, Louisiana Outdoors – September 1995, Pat Legendre
Lump it or leave it, Louisiana Sportsman – August 1997, Vol. 17, No. 7, Todd Masson
Twilight Zone Tuna, Sportfishing – October 1997, Richard Husser
Of Spring, Specks, and the Chandeleur Islands Gulf Coast Fisherman – Spring 1998 Pete Cooper, Jr. View Article
The Ultimate Tuna Tower, Louisiana Sportsman – May 1998, Vol. 18, No. 4, Rod Bender
Deadbait Dolphin, Louisiana Sportsman – July 1999, Vol. 19, No. 7, Todd Masson
(also reprinted in summer 2000 issue Gulf Coast Boat Trader)
Waist high in Reds, Marsh and Bayou – May 2001, Capt. Scott Avanzino
Multiple Sargassum, monsters on the rip, Louisiana Sportsman – August 2001, Vol. 21, No. 8, Todd Masson
Out and Back, Summer 2001, Newsletter, No. 2, Albemarle Boats -Â View Article
Live Bait Connection – Marsh and Bayou November 2001, Capt. Scott Avanzino
Light tackle tuna, Marsh and Bayou – February 2002, Capt. Scott Avanzino
Amberjack, Old Reliable, Marsh and Bayou – May 2002, Capt. Scott Avanzino
Hardtail Solution, Saltwater Sportsman – July 2002, Vol. 63, No. 7, Pete Cooper, Jr.
Spread ‘em, Louisiana Sportsman – July 2002, Vol. 22, No. 7, Don Shoopman
State Records Continue to fall with 17.6 pound Mutton Snapper, Louisiana Sportsman – September 2002, Vol.22. No. 9, Andy Crawford
Wade through the wild side – Marsh and Bayou, October 2002, Capt. Scott Avanzino
Fishing in Louisiana with Capt. Scott Avanzino, WESTMARINE.COM – Powersports articles, Fall 2002, John Gregg
View Article
Fall Wahoo Blast – Marsh and Bayou, October 2002, Capt. Scott Avanzino(click to read)
Treasure of the Deep Blue Sea, Marsh and Bayou, November 2002, Capt. Scott Avanzino(click to read)
Wonderland Produces 2 State-Record Groupers, Louisiana Sportsman – December 2002, Vol 22, No. 12, John McQueen
Tuna – under the cover of darkness, Marsh and Bayou, December 2002, Capt. Scott Avanzino View Article
The Night Shift – Louisiana Sportsman, January 2002, Andy Crawford
Winter Workout – Tide, January/February 2003, Pete Cooper, Jr.
Mako Madness – RODNREEL.COM February 2003, Al Rogers View Article
