Florida man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon

[Lead Belly]

Florida officials are investigating a fishy situation after a man was caught on camera walking through a Bass Pro Shops location while holding a large fish in a net.


The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said they are looking for a male suspect who is accused of grabbing a fishing net from the shelf at the hunting and fishing store in Fort Meyers and using it to steal a live tarpon from the store’s fishpond.


The man then fled the store in an unknown direction with the 50-pound tarpon, officials said....

https://fox40jackson.com/headlines/...o-shops-pond-flees-with-live-50-pound-tarpon/

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Man steals tarpon from Bass Pro Shop pond in Fort Myers

A man used a fish net to take a live tarpon from the indoor fish pond at Bass Pro Shop in Fort Myers, Florida.

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[Lead Belly]

Florida officials are investigating a fishy situation after a man was caught on camera walking through a Bass Pro Shops location while holding a large fish in a net.


The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said they are looking for a male suspect who is accused of grabbing a fishing net from the shelf at the hunting and fishing store in Fort Meyers and using it to steal a live tarpon from the store’s fishpond.


The man then fled the store in an unknown direction with the 50-pound tarpon, officials said....

https://fox40jackson.com/headlines/...o-shops-pond-flees-with-live-50-pound-tarpon/


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Man steals tarpon from Bass Pro Shop pond in Fort Myers

A man used a fish net to take a live tarpon from the indoor fish pond at Bass Pro Shop in Fort Myers, Florida.

www.news-press.com

 

[deemus]

Florida at it again

1 - Not a 50lb fish.

2 - guarantee this is a college prank.

 

[TipBledsoe]

You can say that again

 

[Wudidiz]

His lawyer will say that they failed to post a No Fishing sign.

 

[Grumps21]

Looks,Ike a kid. Must be some sort of college prank

 

[benenglish]

Redundant threads merged.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Why do they always call dumbass kids men? They are anything but.

 

[G O B]

He just needed to prove to his wife that he was fishing that's why he smells fishy!

 

[Texasgordo]

Just another normal day for Florida Man

 

[jmohme]

If anybody at Bass Pro Shops is shocked at this, then they are real dumbasses themselves.

Build the ultimate store for rednecks Have shelves and racks with all manner of fishing gear. Then add a huge fish tank stocked with trophy sized game fish.
College prank or not, This was going to happen. They should consider themselves lucky that he didn't try bow fishing.

 

[Moonpie]

You can't eat tarpon. They taste horrible.

A 50lb tarpon is a small one. They get up near 200lbs.
Haul one like that size off and I'll buy your beer for a month.

 

[Lead Belly]

Tarpon are fish of the genus Megalops. They are the only members of the family Megalopidae. Also called silver king, grand écaille, and sabalo real, it habitually breaks water and gulps air. Tarpon meat is not desirable.

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[deemus]

Port A used to be a world wide hot spot for tarpon. Presidents have fished for tarpon there.

The Tarpon Inn used to have scales on the wall from fish caught at Port A.