In a rare achievement, breaking that size record was not Frazetti\u2019s only notable catch out into the Atlantic aboard the Talk\u2019n Trash, an Ocean City-based charter boat. <\/p>\n
He also earned the Master Angler Award<\/a>, the highest of three awards given out as part of the FishMaryland program. A DNR official said no other Marylander has broken a state record and earned the Master Angler Award in the same fishing trip before.<\/p>\n With a cast dropped 600 or 800 feet deep into the cold Atlantic Ocean, Frazetti hooked what he could tell was \u201ca really good fish.\u201d <\/p>\n After 15 or 20 minutes of careful work to reel it in, Frazetti saw his prize: a golden tilefish<\/a> of trophy size. It was the last of 10 qualifying fish he needed to catch to earn the Master Angler title.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been lucky to catch some cool stuff,\u201d Frazetti said, \u201cand I\u2019m looking forward to catching some more.\u201d <\/p>\n The angler, 47, said he\u2019s been fishing for almost his entire life. He grew up in Anne Arundel County, and now lives along the Severn River, which he called his favorite place to fish, followed by excursions off the coast of Ocean City.<\/p>\n A record-breaking pompano dolphinfish on Jim Frazetti\u2019s cutting board. He was about to filet the fish when he decided he should get it measured. (Courtesy of Jim Frazetti)<\/p>\n He gave a lot of the credit to the captain of Talk\u2019n Trash, Chris Little, and his crew. \u201cThat [record-breaking] catch is just as much them as it is me,\u201d Frazetti said.<\/p>\n Little did not return phone calls seeking comment.<\/p>\n Frazetti is the 26th person to be named a Maryland Master Angler, according to DNR<\/a>. To qualify, an angler must catch 10 from a list of 60 qualifying fish species that are found in Maryland, said Keith Lockwood, fisheries biologist with DNR. <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YQBRP2K4S5BFNDSHXTT5FHLDHI.JPEG\")
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