Pate, an Islamorada resident, held the world record for the largest tarpon caught on fly rod for nearly 20 years — a 188-pounder on 16-pound tippet in Homosassa in 1982. He also was the first angler to catch all six of the world’s billfish species on fly rod.
Pate was born Sept. 18, 1930, in Greenville, S.C. Pate's easygoing personality charmed his fellow anglers and guides. Pate was renowned for freely sharing his fly-fishing knowledge at seminars, fishing clubs, and on videos.
They don't make many like that!
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Are they giving away the anireverse reels.
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