“My mentors for fly fishing and tying were my dad and my uncle Hubert Davis,” he explained, but also noted another influence. “My first hard-bound ‘adult’ book was Joe Brooks’ Salt Water Fly Fishing.” It was 1968 when he caught his first saltwater fish on a Frankee-Belle pattern that had been developed by legendary Florida Keys guide Jimmie Albright. From that start, Herrington obviously developed into a competent fly angler. In 2003 he set the Mississippi State Record for cobia taken on a fly. That fish weighed 43 pounds, 13.6 ounces. “But, it’s not my biggest cobia,” Herrington said. “Two bigger were caught, one in Destin and one before they started keeping records in Mississippi. Oh, I’ve lost monsters. Rachycentron canadum is a tough fish on the fly.” September 2018
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