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An amateur fisherwoman whitethorn person unexpectedly surgery a world grounds while angling for rockfish successful Oregon connected April Fool's Day.
Tillamook, Oregon, resident Rebecca Jones began her Monday greeting by digging for soil shrimp, according to an April 5 news merchandise from nan Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. She told officials that she began sportfishing and hunting a fewer years ago, and described herself arsenic self-taught.
"[She] past headed to Barview Jetty adjacent Garibaldi hoping to drawback rockfish for dinner," authorities officials explained.
"Instead, she hauled successful an eel-like food she’d ne'er seen before, nan monkeyface prickleback."
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Tillamook, Oregon, resident Rebecca Jones caught a record-breaking monkeyface prickleback past week. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
The strange-looking monkeyface pricklebacks are sometimes called "monkeyface eels", but they are not technically existent eels. They unrecorded successful rocky, tidal areas and tin past retired of h2o for astir a time and a half.
According to nan International Game Fish Association's website, nan largest monkeyface prickleback was caught successful Newport, Oregon successful June 2008. It weighed astir 3 pounds and 4 ounces.
Jones' drawback weighed 4.8 pounds, meaning that she perchance collapsed nan world record. She petitioned nan statement to spot if nan food meets nan mark.
"I’m comparatively caller to sportfishing and was losing bait disconnected my line, but I kept astatine it," she explained to authorities officials. "Within an hr of fishing, I felt different hit. It wasn’t a difficult fight, nan food came correct up."
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Jones' monkeyface prickleback weighed 4.8 pounds, meaning that she perchance collapsed nan world record. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
"But it was a very beardown food though, I had to beryllium connected it to get nan hook out."
Jones told authorities officials that she watches hunting and sportfishing videos to thatch herself valuable skills. She besides gets accusation from books, magazines and moreover Oregon sportfishing and hunting regulations – and mostly hunts and fishes successful solitude.
"She’s been hunting deer, elk, and carnivore for 3 years," Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife described successful nan property release. "This year, she’s trying her skills astatine outpouring turkey season."
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Rebecca Jones taught herself everything she knows by watching videos and reference books astir hunting and fishing. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
"Living successful Tillamook, Jones takes advantage of trout sportfishing and ocean fishing, landing water salmon, rockfish, and Dungeness crab."
The awesome fisherwoman says that she wants to thatch different women to "pass [these skills] connected to nan adjacent generation."
"I’m passionate astir fishing, hunting, crabbing, and clamming," she said. "And encouraging women to person and usage these skills to walk connected to nan next generation."
Jones showed liking successful school women to "pass [these skills] connected to nan adjacent generation." (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
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"Taking advantage of nan opportunities Oregon offers gives you self-confidence and self-efficiency," Jones added.
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