After fisherman Art Weston caught the pending world-record-sized smallmouth buffalo fish during a trip to Austin, Texas, he captured footage of his fishing guide, Austin Anderson, releasing the beast back into Decker Lake. A Florida mother wanted to give her son a special 13th birthday to remember, so she reached out to her fellow community members for help. Marie posted on the Tampa Bay Fishing Club Facebook group looking to see if anyone could take her son, Stash, out fishing on a boat for his first time since she is a single parent and quotes for charters were out of her price range.
"To be honest I really wasn’t expecting much from the post, but was blown away by the amount of amazing people who offered and commented," Marie told Fox News Digital via email. 'DOOMSDAY FISH,' RUMORED TO BRING BAD OMENS, WASHES ASHORE IN POPULAR SURF TOWN Through the post, she connected with Captain Todd Young of Reel Memories Fishing Charter who has been running charters for six years in the waters of Tampa Bay . Marie posted on the Tampa Bay Fishing Club group on Facebook looking to see if anyone could take her son, Stash, out fishing on a boat for his birthday.
(Hannah May Marie) Young told Fox News Digital via email that he responded to the post and was happy to help. For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle .
"Originally [Marie] was looking for a charter for just her son and that can get really expensive. A bunch of people reached out that they would help donate the fu.
