THIS PADDLE FISH WAS CAUGHT THIS (MONDAY) MORNING ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BELLEVUE.    JIM GERARDY OF MAQUOKETA TOOK
THE PARTY OUT IN THE BOAT AT AROUND 6 A.M.    PRETTY COLD OUT
THERE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY WERE ALL DRESSED FOR THE MORNING.
WHO CAUGHT THE FISH?    KENNY, IN GREEN JACKET, AGE 11, FROM WISCONSIN.    IT WEIGHED 44 POUNDS, 14 OUNCES AND WAS AROUND 40 INCHES LONG.    JIM SAID IT TOOK KENNY OVER 20 MINUTES TO LAND THE FISH BELOW THE DAM.
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DENNIS VOY