In 2015, Kenneth Westerfeld caught the world-record blackfish, a 28-pound, 13-ounce specimen, aboard the vessel. In January, another 'tog that's likely bound for the International Game Fish Association record book came over the gunwale of the same boat. This time, the angler was Jennifer Zuppe, and her 'tog weighed 23 pounds, 4 ounces.
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