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Contest begins; get set to go fishing Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service Director Tom O’Connell and biologist Lisa Warner release one of the potential ‘‘Diamond Jim” rockfish into the Patuxent River on Thursday near the Gov. Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge in Solomons. DNR released 21 striped bass, or rockfish, with special tags, one of which is ‘‘Diamond Jim” and worth $25,000 in cash from Boater’s World and a $5,000 diamond from Smyth Jewelers. The 20 ‘‘impostors” are worth a $500 Boater’s World gift card. Diamond Jim will need to be caught before midnight Aug. 31. Anglers who catch ‘‘citation-quality” fish can enter into a drawing for one of three grand prizes: a 2008 Toyota Tundra 4x4 pickup truck, a boat and trailer package and $5,000 in fishing gear. The 2008 Maryland Fishing Challenge ends on Labor Day. For the full story, see today’s Sports section, starting on B-1.
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