OCEAN CITY, MD—A Pennsylvania angler has broken the state record for blueline tilefish, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Dominic Vuotto of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, caught a 21.3-pound blueline tilefish on July 26 while fishing offshore near Washington Canyon. It was Vuotto’s first time fishing, according to a press release from the DNR.
Vuotto was fishing aboard the charter boat Foolish Pleasures with Captain Dale Lisi out of Ocean City. After an unsuccessful attempt to troll for tuna, the group moved to a spot where the captain had previously found success targeting blueline tilefish. Vuotto used a hand-crank reel to catch the fish, as electric reels are not permitted for state or world records…