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Tall Tale Contest Draws Outlandish Fishing Yarns
A 1974 judges panel heard wildly exaggerated fishing tales from readers. Rollie Christian of Rogers Minnesota claims a carp so large it scaled the barn and home. John R. Smith of Cotuit Massachusetts shares a Montana parson dragged by a catfish to New Orleans and back. L D Tenenbaum of Phoenix details active trout thwarting lures with a barrel trick. Karl A. Christ of Fort Wayne recalls a seven hour fight and a startling double eye encounter before he cut the line.
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Rollie Christian
Rogers
Minn
Rollie
John R. Smith
Cotuit
Mass
Montana
Mississippi
New Orleans
John
L.D. Tenenbaum
Phoenix
Ariz
Fort Wayne
Ind
Karl A. Christ