Thursday, September 27, 2007By JEFF DUTE
Outdoors Editor
While taking a break from building a new church in Robertsdale, Moldovan missionary Pavel Malancea caught an Alabama-record 10.78-inch, 1.4-pound doctorfish Sept. 13.
The fish would also tie the existing world record, but Malancea has not yet begun the process of filling out the paperwork required by the International Game Fish Association to have it verified.
When Malancea brought the strange-looking fish over the side of David Baggett's 25-foot boat, the local members of his crew had no idea what it was, said Aubrey Grant, who set up the trip for Malancea and his nephew Vikalie Malancea.
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