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June 29, 2010

Diamond Jim worth $20,000 in Maryland Fishing Challenge

Almost 200 tagged striped bass--including one that could be worth $20,000--were released today in the Chesapeake Bay as the Search for Diamond Jim enters its second month.

Charter boats left several marinas around the bay just after dawn to catch and tag stripers that were a minimum of 18 inches long.

With little more than a day to go, no one has caught the June tagged fish nicknamed Diamond Jim and worth $10,000 nor has anyone caught a $500 imposter.

If that holds through Wednesday, the bounty on the new Diamond Jim will increase by $10,000 while the value of imposters remains the same.

If no one catches the fish sporting the plastic, neon-green tag by the end of July, the final Diamond Jim will be worth $25,000. The contest ends on Labor Day.

The other component, the Maryland Fishing Challenge, is a year-round event that attracts thousands of anglers who catch legal-sized fish from more than 60 freshwater and saltwater species.

All successful Maryland Fishing Challenge and Diamond Jim anglers are eligible for the grand prizes, which will be awarded at a closing ceremony during the 43rd annual Seafood Festival on Sept. 11, at Sandy Point State Park.

Grand prize winners will be randomly selected. Top prizes are a boat, motor and trailer from Bass Pro and Tracker Boats; merchandise and fishing trips from Bill's Outdoor Center; a 7-day trip to the island of Tobago, courtesy of the World Fishing Network; and merchandise from Under Armour.

Posted by Candus Thomson at 7:30 AM | | Comments (1)
        

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I'm coming for you Diamond Jim!

Posted by: dvilleoysters | July 1, 2010 11:31 AM

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About Candus Thomson
In a world of paper vs. plastic and candy mint vs. breath mint, my early memories involved a debate about the merits of freshwater vs. saltwater.

On the one hand, a great uncle’s fishing cabin on the Susquehanna River beckoned, but so did family gatherings on the Jersey Shore.

The correct answer, thankfully, was, “both.”

As The Sun’s outdoors writer for more than a decade, I’ve fished across Maryland in one day, hiked the width of the state in one hour, camped overnight in the median of I-95 to experience the wildlife between the fast lanes and chased mountain bikers in a 24-hour marathon race.

Those are some of the highlights. I’ve also fallen in a raging Gunpowder River during a trout survey (photo available upon request), had a shark spill its guts on my clothes and been stuck in a sub-freezing Vermont wilderness with men armed with flintlocks and hatchets, shuffling along on ancient wooden snowshoes.

And, in my travels I’ve met lots of you, who share a love of the outdoors and the good times and mishaps that go along with it.
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