A Gilbertsville man who went fishing for the first time last month in Maryland walked away with a state record after he caught a 21.3-pound blueline tilefish during a charter trip, officials with the state's Department of Natural Resources said.

Dominic Vuotto made the record-breaking catch on July 26 off the coast of Ocean City near Washington Canyon, a popular place for tuna fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Vuotto was fishing with friends aboard Foolish Pleasures, a charter boat run by captain Dale Lisi from Ocean City.

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Vuotto, 46, said Friday that he and his wife recently bought a vacation home in Ocean City. One of his friends there goes on annual fishing trips and ment

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