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Huge winner

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Jay Honse Jr. of Fincastle sent in this shot of his son, Jay Honse III, a former resident of the Cave Spring area who now lives in Richmond. This 49.05-pound striper, which was 47 inches long, won the CCA Dare Marina Rockfish Tournament this past Saturday in Yorktown. Honse was fishing with cousins Al and Norman Pulliam at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

This weekend was awesome for huge stripers in Virginia's coastal waters. In addition to this fish, several fish over 50 pounds were reportedly caught by anglers who weren't registered in this tournament. With water temps still around 50, and the current mild temps, the big fish should be around for a while..

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Mark Taylor holding a fish.

While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.

Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.

After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.

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