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Rip Collins' and His
World Record Brown Trout
On May 5, 1992, Howard "Rip"
Collins of Heber Springs, Arkansas, caught "a mighty fine fish."
Fishing with a 1/32
oz. jig on 4-pound line and ultralite fishing tackle in the Little Red
River near his home, he landed a 40 lb. 4 oz. German Brown Trout, a new
world record.
When it came time to
make a replica for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Museum, Rip chose
renowned Arkansas wildlife artist Duane Hada to do the project.
The pictures on the
left show Duane and Rip laughing about the ultralight tackle used to land
the giant fish, the replica in process in Duane's workshop, and the
finished project, now in the AGFC museum in Little Rock.
Duane will soon have
some stories to tell here about Rip as they became good friends before
Rip's death in 1997.
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Duane
Hada's