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FL H9101
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/17/2014
Primary Sponsor
Holly Raschein
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AI Summary
- Commends Captain Bill Smith for being the first to catch a bonefish (albula vulpes) on an artificial fly in the summer of 1939, 75 years prior to this 2014 resolution
- Details that Smith caught an 8-pound bonefish near Islamorada Little Basin using a 9 1/2-foot Orvis Battenkill rod with a handmade fly tied to a Shakespeare #1891 reel
- Recognizes that Smith's achievement initiated fly fishing for bonefish, which became known as one of the most exciting forms of sportfishing and founded a multimillion-dollar industry
- Honors Smith for contributing greatly to the name and reputation of Islamorada and the Florida Keys as a fisherman's paradise
Legislative Description
Captain Bill Smith
Last Action
Adopted by Publication, companion bill(s) passed, see SR 1764 (Adopted)
4/23/2014
Full Bill Text
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