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Color photograph of Blake Banks holding up a sailfish, dorsal fin up.

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#4
6'11" ~39#
July 91 Sailfish 25°45' 85fm

Color photograph of Blake Banks displaying a red snapper aboard his boat, the Medusa.

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37# Redsnapper
April 85 27°30" 42fm

Color photograph of Blake Banks holding a severed fish's head.

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Whats left of a sharks snack.
1978 60fm

Color photograph of Blake Banks holding a fish nearly as long as he is tall. Blake is wearing a blue shirt, darker blue pants, and white boots. Right edge is cut off.

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May 94 25°00' 80fm

Four color photographs of Blake Banks with a fish on the deck of a boat.

Color photograph of Blake Banks holding a fish against the edge of a basin. Blake is wearing a dark colored shirt and gloves.

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unloading

Color photograph of John Eckleberry (left) and Blake Banks (right) removing sardines from a net.

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Pickin Spanish Sardines
May 1975 West of Ft Myers Beach
Blake Banks
John Eckleberry

Color photograph of Blake Banks holding a black grouper from its head. Blake is wearing dark clothes and white boots.

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Xmas Ridge
March 91
48# Black Grouper

Color photograph of Blake Banks holding a fish by a rod in its mouth. Fishing reel and line mounted to boat at his left.

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Carbarita

The sailfish is known for its large, sail-like dorsal fin and its elongated bill (rostrum), similar to that of marlins and swordfish. The sailfish is considered the fastest fish in the ocean, with recorded speeds up to 70 mph. They can grow up to 10…