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Angler: Bryce Luke S. Balingit
Common name: Needlefish
Other names: Batalay
Date caught: April 6, 2000
Place caught: Vicinity of Hundred Islands, Lingayen Gulf, South China Sea
Time of strike: 11:30 A.M.
Time caught: 11:38 A.M.
Weight: 900 grams
Length: 22 inches
Line:  30 lb.
Reel: 4/0 Penn conventional trolling reel
Rod: Daiwa 20 lb. class with full AFTCO roller guides
Lure: Mop Lure
Angler: John Balingit
Common name: Titan Triggerfish
Scientific name: Balistoides viridescens
Local names: Papakol
Date caught: April 6, 2000
Place caught: Bolinao Bay, Lingayen Gulf, South China Sea
Time of strike: 5:30 P.M.
Time caught: 5:45 P.M.
Fighting time: 15 minutes
Weight: 3 kilograms or 6.6 lbs.
Line:  Maxima line, 12 lb.
Reel: Quantum XR2 spinning reel
Rod:  Shakespeare Firebird 7 feet spinning rod
Bait: Live shrimp