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Related: About this forumCops hunt for Florida man who fled Bass Pro Shops with a 50lb tarpon he fished out of the store's pond with a net
A Florida man was caught on camera stealing a 50-pound tarpon from a Bass Pro Shops' tank in a net and fleeing the scene.
In true Florida style, the suspect allegedly walked into a Bass Pro Shops located on Gulf Center Drive, grabbed a fishing net from a shelf and picked up a 50-pound tarpon from the store's pond.
Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office said the suspect had a woman and another man with him, who took video of the theft with a GoPro. ...............(more)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12894217/Cops-hunt-Florida-man-fled-Bass-Pro-Shops-50lb-tarpon-fished-stores-pond-net.html
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Cops hunt for Florida man who fled Bass Pro Shops with a 50lb tarpon he fished out of the store's pond with a net (Original Post)
marmar
Dec 2023
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I guess we should be thankful he didn't pull out his gun and blam blam blam it
Diamond_Dog
Dec 2023
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Wonder Why
(4,164 posts)1. Only in Florida.
bluedigger
(17,126 posts)2. Stealing is wrong, m'kay, but that is hilarious.
Was his name Willie Tarpon, because he knows where the fish are?
sinkingfeeling
(52,458 posts)3. Christmas dinner?
getagrip_already
(16,783 posts)6. I dont think they are particularly good eating....
Maybe he just wanted to mount it as a trophy?
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)7. Tarpon are fun to catch but not to eat.
Diamond_Dog
(33,624 posts)4. I guess we should be thankful he didn't pull out his gun and blam blam blam it
bahboo
(16,718 posts)5. getting close to peak Florida Man with this one....