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Bobby Bolduc of Quebec broke the record for the biggest fish in the history of the Fort Kent International Muskie Derby, according to organizers.
This weekend’s tournament was the 22nd, and had a purse of $10,000. It featured special $200 prizes for the biggest fish each of the tournament days in honor of Erik Gardner, an Allagash man who recently died from cancer. Normally the biggest fish gets $100 each day.
The winning muskellunge, or muskie, was 46 ¾ inches long and weighed 27.75 pounds, netting Bolduc the $2,000 grand prize.
Zack Gallant-Cote came in second place with a 45 ⅝ -inch muskie weighing 27.51 pounds for a $1,500 prize. He also had sixth place at 43 ¼ inches and 21.84 pounds for $550.
Scott Haggerty came in third place with a 43 ¾ -inch, 21.45 pound fish for a $1,000 prize. He also had ninth place at 41 ¾ inches and 19.33 pounds for $300 and 15th place at 40 ½ weighing 19.15 pounds for $100.
Jim Campbell was fourth with a 43 ½ -inch, 18.05-pound muskie, for a $650 prize.
Tyler Thibeault was leading at the end of Saturday with a 41 ⅜ inch long and 16.79-pound muskie. By Sunday afternoon, he was fifth on the leaderboard with a 43 ⅜ -inch, 26.47 pound fish and was in the money for $600. His Saturday catch was 11th for $200.
Felix Gautreaux was seventh with a 42-inch, 21.75-pound muskie, for $500.
Dave O’Brien came in eighth with his 41 ¾ -inch, 21.45-pound fish, for $400. He also had 12th place at 41 inches and 24.55 pounds, for $175 and 14th place at 40 ¾ inches and 18.78 pounds for $125.
David Sheldrick III had the 10th place muskie, at 41 ¾ inches, 17.5 pounds, for $250.
Tucker O’Brien was 13th with a 41-inch fish weighing 19.31 pounds, for $150.
A simultaneous bass tournament ended with a big fish in first as well. Zach Haggerty caught a 21-inch, 4.78-pound bass for the top prize of $1,000. He also had the second-place bass at 20 ¼ inches and 4.01 pounds for a prize of $500.
Shane Wishart was third with a bass measuring 20 ⅛ inches long and weighing 4.18 for a $250 prize.
